Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-19
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MUSIC MOUNTAIN
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iChapter /. On Frontier day at
Sleepy Cat, Henry de Spain. gunman
and trainmaster at Medicine Bend, is
beaten at target shooting by Nan Nor
gan of Music Mountain. Jeffries divi
sion superintendent, asks De Spain to
take charge OF the Thief River stag
line. but he refuses.
AChapter lI-De Spain sees Nan
dancing with Gale Morgan, is later de-
rlsively pointed out to Nan on the
street by Gale, and Is moved to
change his mind and accept the stage
line Job.
Chapter Hide Spain and Lefever
ride to Calabasas inn and there meet
Gale Morgan with Deaf Sandusky and
Sass0n, gunner and retainers of the
Morgan clan. Morgan demands the
discharge Of stage driver and De
Spain refuses. De Spain meets Nan
but fails to overcome her aversion to
him.
Chapter 1v--Sasson knifes Elpaso,
the stage driver, and escapes to Nor
gans gap, the stronghold of the Nor
g6sYs.s De Spain, Lefever and Scott 60
in after him, and De Spain brings out
Sasson alone.
Chapter Vile meets Nan, who de-
lays him until nearly overtaken by the
M0rgans, but lands his captive in jail
Chapter Vl--Sassoon breaks jail.
Despair boards the Morgans in sa-
loon and is shot at thru the window.
He meets Nan again.
Chapter Willie prevents her going
into gambling hall to find her Uncle
Duke and inside faces Sandusky and
Logan who prudently decline to fight
at the time.
Chapter Wilde Spain, anxious to
make peace with Nan, arranges lit
tie plan with McAlpin, the barn man,
to drive, her out to Morgan's gap, and
while waiting for her goes down to
the inn to get cup of coffee.
Chapter IX--In the deserted bar
room he is trapped. He kills Sandus-
ky and Logan, wounds Gale and Sas-
soon and escapes, badly wounded.
Chapter X--Bewildered and weak,
he wander3 into Morgans gap and is
discovered on Music Mountain by
Nan.
Chapter KHAN, to prevent further
fighting, does not tell, but finds on,
from McAlpin that De Spain had real
ly been trapped and had left his cart
ridge halt behind when he went into
the fight at the inn.
Chapter XlI-Whlle De Spain Is un.
able to travel Nan brings food to him.
He tells her that he became gun
manltu find and deal with his fathers
unknown murderer. He gives Nan
his last cartridge.
Chapter XIII--Gale almost stumbles
over De SPANS hiding place. Nan
draws him away and to stop Gales
rough wooing Dc Spain bluffs him out
With an empty gun. Nan plans De
Spain's escape.
Chapter XIv-De Spain crawls out
a the gap over the face Of FL Captain
at night, Nan meets him with horse
and his cartridge belt, which she had
sneaked from McAlpine, and De Spain
rides into Calabasas.
Chapter XV--De Spain hires old
null Page and gains valuable aid.
After two nightly visits to the gap,
Despair gets word with Nan. She
tSlls him to forget her and he asks
her to shoot him.
\ sChapter XVI---Nan attends her I'm.
Gle Duke in the hospital at Sleepy
Oht, and Despair wooes and wins her
1--we.
4Chapter xVII--Lefever manifests
an interest in De SPANS cartridge
belt, and expresses surprise at his I'M
readiness to get Sassoon. Sassoon al
most discover the lovers at their
tfysting place.
,sCkapter Xv1II--In Morgan's gap
dAlc tells Duke OF Mans meetings
With De Spain and Duke warns Nan
that he will kill De Spain II she tries
to marry him.
Chapter xIX--De Spain arranges a
meeting with Duke and tries to make
fuends with him without success.
9Chapter xx--Gale persists In his
YrninE Of Nan.
SChapter Xxl--De Spain enlists q
n.y. He hears that Nan Ia kept In
u house and that her uncle Is trying
@ force her to marry Gale. =.