The Huttig news., 1917-06-16
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 CHAPTER T-Set afoot and alone by an accident in the desert near the Rio Grande Mrs. Alaire Austin, mistress of Las Pal mas and La Feria ranches, meets Dave Law, Texas Ranger, at water hole and is compelled to spend the night there with him, as he is in ambush for a murderer and cannot leave his post.
 murderer appears with a companion.
 CHAPTER III-Law captures the mur- derer but Is compelled to kill his eompan- lon, Pannio Sanchez, who happens to be a cousin of Mrs. Austins horsebreaker, Jose Sanchez.
 CHAPTER Iv-At Las Palmas Alaire tells her husband, Ed, that his carousals and inebriety must stop. Her cattle at La Feria, the Mexican ranch, are con general, and she finds that it is because Ed has been helping the rebel junta.
 CHAPTER VI-Entertained at their home by Blaze Jones and his daughter Paloma, Dave hears something about the Tad Lewis outfit which is suspected of cattle stealing. With Ricardo Guzman and his boys Dave and Blaze so on a scout after cattle thieves.
 CHAPTER VII-Law catches two of the Lewis outfit branding stolen calf and in light kills one and has his horse shot Under him. He trails the other thief to Las Palmas, where he is insulted by Ed Austin, whom he knows to be very friend ly with the Lewis outfit.
 CHAPTER VIII-Law follows up the trail of Urbina, the escaped thief. to no purpose except to confirm Austin's con neotion with the Lewis outfit.
 CHAPTER IX-On her homeward jour ney Alaire again meets Longorio. who openly makes love to her. She obtains release Garcia
 CHAPTER x-Jose Sanchez swears to nnd out the truth about the staying Of Panfilo. Dave gets further information about the Lewis outfit. Ricardo Guzman goes to Mexico to sell horses to the fed erals.
 CHAPTER xI-Dave and Alaire attend the Las Palmas rodeo. She presents Dave with horse to replace the one killed by the cattle thieves. They discuss the kill ing of Panflo.
 CHAPTER xII-Guzman does not re- turn from Mexico and his reported killing arouses Americans. Dave and Blaze ar range to go to Romero across the river and recover the body. Jose hears that Dave killed Panfilo and goes to join Lon gorio. Paloma and Aiaire arrange to go to the river to await the return of Blaze and Dave. Longorio appears at Las Pal mas with an escort and overhears Ed man to Tad Lewis. ~ '''
 CHAPTER xIII-Longorio compels Ed to 90 to the river with him. The girls foley and a hide in the pnmphquse: The The prevented by Captain Evans and his rang CTS who appear on the scene and support Dave Dave arrests Urbina-
 CHAPTER xIv-Blaze lodges dress makers and fortune tellers.
 DrUp w cSr,noa <or+,no tau CT. warns Dave that Jose Is cooking up trouble for him and Alaire. Dave goes to see her and in moment of emotional stress they confess their love.
 CHAPTER xvI-Ed. who had disap- peared after the Guzman incident, comes back and Aiaire decides to divorce him. She writes to her lawyer and to Dave. Jose carries Dave's letter to Longorio. who orders him to kill Ed.
 CHAPTER xvI1-Aiaire moves to di- vorce Ed. War with Mexico seems immi- nent Dave comes to the Jones home sick. Strange warns him that Alaire Is gone to La Feria and is in great danger.
 CHAPTER xvIII-Dave goes to Las Palmas and arrives just after the murder of Ed Austin.
 CHAPTER xIX-He rounds up Jose, gives him the water cure and gets from him confession that he killed Ed. then starts Tor La terla 10 protect AialTe, whom he knows Longorio will capture. He instructs Blaze to give the whole matter the widest publicity and to send Ellsworth to Washington to sing battle hymns.
 CHAPTER XX-At La Feria Alaire finds that she Is Longorto's prisoner.
 CHAPTER XXI-Longorio woos Alaire and brings a priest to marry them that night.
 CHAPTER XXII-Dave wins through to La Feria and the priest marries Alaire to him during Longorios temporary ab- sence.
 CHAPTER xXIII-The priest plays on Longorios inordinate vanity until ne con. sents to send Alaire and Dave away to the border.