Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-15
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Chapter Set afoot and alone by
an ACCIDENT in the desert near the Rio
GrahGe Mrs. Alaire Austin, mistress
Of Las Palmas and La Feria ranches,
meets Dave Law, Texas ranger, at a
water hole and Is compelled to spend
the night there with him, as he is in
ambush for murderer and cannot
leave;his post.
Chapter II--Next day at evening
the murderer appears with a compan-
ions Z
Chapter llI--Law captures the MUIR
derer but is compelled to kill his COM
panlon, Panfilo Sanchez. who happens
to be a cousin of Mrs. Austin's horse
breaker. lose Sanchez.
: Chapter 1V-At Las Palmas Alaire
tells her husband, Ed, that his carous-
ais and inebriety must stop. Her cat
tleNt La Feria, the Mexican ranch, are
coAAscatsd by Longorio. Mexican fed
eral general and she finds that 1t Is
because Ed has been helping the rebel
junta
Chapter v--On her way to La Feria
In Mexico Alaire meets Longorio whn
falls In love with her and agrees to
settle for the confiscated stock.
Chapter Entertained at their
home by Blaze Jones and his daugh.
ter Palonla, Dave hears something
about the Tad Lewis outfit which is
suspected Of cattle stealing. With
Ricardo Guzman ard his boys Dave
and Blaze 60 on a scout after cattle
thieves.
CHAPTER VII--Law catches two OF
the Lewis outfit branding stolen calf
and in fight 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 friendly with the
Lewis outfit
Chapter WILLIAM follows up the
traH Of Urbina, the escaped thief, to
no Suppose except to confirm Austins
CONNECTION with the Lewis outfit
Chapter IX-On her homeward jour.
neyaAlaire again meets Longorio, who
opehly makes love to her. She OBJ
tairix the release of Juan Garcia from
pri@Sn. ,.-
Chapter X--Jose Sanchez swears to
fnd*put the truth about the Staying Of
Pa,tAilo, Dave gets further informa.
tiorhascur the Lewis outfit. Ricardo
GuAhan goes to Mexico to sell horses
to die federals.
Chapter X1lDave and Alaire attend
the Las -ralmas rodeo. She presents
Dava with a horse to replace the ons
killN by the cattle thieves. They dis
cus he killing Of Panfllo.
"WsHswe could be there-you and
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Paloma agreed eagerly. "Ycs! May
be we could even help them If Tidy got
into trouble
'Come, then! Wen have supper Mt
Las Palmns and slip down to the river
and watt"
Paloma was gone with rush. In
moment ske returned, rendy for the
tip. and with her she carried a rifle
nearly as hong us herself.
trA -
In Offering to lend hand in this
difficulty, Alaire had acted largely
upon impulse, and now that she took
time to think over the affair moro
cooliy,, she asked herself what pos
sib1d btisfncss Or hers 1t could be- For
her part. p,ilomn was troubled by no
uncertainty Of purpose; It did not
seem to her at all absurd to 90 to
her fathers assistance and she was
SO eager to be mp and away thnt the
prospect Of long evenings wait made
her restless.
AS usual, Ed Austin had not taken
the trouble to inform his wife Of hts
whereabouts; Alnire was relieved to
find that he was out and she decided
TINT he hnd probably stayed at Tad
Lewis for supper.
The women were sented on the
porch after their meal, when up the
driveway rode two horsemen. A mo-
ment litter a till figure mounted the
steps and came forward with out
stretched hnnd. crying In Spanish:
'''Scnoral surprise you Wen,