Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-01
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Chapter Set afoot and alone by
an accident in the desert near the Rio
Grande 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 compan-
ion.
Chapter IlI--Law captures the muir
derer but Is compelled to kill his COM
panion, Panfilo Sanchez, who happens
to be q cousin of Mrs. Austin's horse
breaker. Jose Sanchez.
Chapter lV--At Las Palmas Alaire
tells her husband, Ed, that his carous-
ais and inebriety must stop. Her cat.
tie at La Feria, the Mexican ranch. are
confscated by Longorio, Mexican fed
eral general, and she finds that 1t Is
because Ed has been helping the rebel
junta.
Chapter VOn her way to La Feria
in Mexico Alaire meets Longorio who
falls In love with her and agrees to
settle for the conhscated stock.
"Nr. Austin's business occupies HIS
time: this is my own concern. | am
not the only practical woman in Tex
49, So
I.ongorlo appeared to be laborious!y
digpsting this statement. $50" he
said at last. "When you heard of
thisAsou cane, eh? You came alone
intosMeylco, where we are fighting and
killing each other? Well! That is
spirit You are wonderful, superb "
He smiled showing the whtest and
evenest teeth.
Such extravagant homage was en-
barrassing, yet no woman could be
wholly displeased by admiration Sc
spontaneous and intense as that which
LonGorio manifested in every look and
word. Alaire knew the susceptibility
Of Mexican men, and was immune tt
ordinary tlattery; yet there was some
thing exciting about this martial hero''
complete cnptvation. 70 have charmed
hiuAto the point of bewildernent wa
a uuJque triumph, aud under his hun
cry Eyes she felt an adventurous thrill
While he and Alaire were talking tn
passengers had returned to their seats
they were shouting good-bys to tn
soldiers opposite; the conductor an
prodfhcd and informed the general 0
his finin orders.
I6ngorlo favored him with a sloy
stare you may 60 when l leave,
saidhc.
"SL scDor. But"
The general uttered sharp exclt
mation. of Qngcr, at which the condut
tor backed away, expressing by voic
nndagesturc his most hearty approx,
Of tic changp Of plan.
We mustn't hold the train" Alair
said quickly. IT viii arrange to Sc
yous]n Nucyo Pueblo when I return
L6hgorio smiled brilliantly and If
cd u brown hand. NO, no! l am
selfish man; I refuse to deprive plyse
Of MIs pleasure. Now about thes
cattle" fIe thought for Il moment, IN
his Zone altered as he said: "Scnor
theFe scents to be an unhappy compl
catlNn in our way, and this we mu
remove. First, may | ask, are you
frictid to our causeT'
"k,am TN American, but what HI
thati TO, do with my ranch and II
~.Nt? This is something that co
!, no one except you and me-"
oo,.orio was plainly fattered by h
a.o, nd took no trouble to hide h
,.,,s "Ah! II that were on
$40 would arrange everythil
,faction Without anoth
,, ,,nirlng gaze seemed
Raymond II its warmth was II
Miss Merle
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Miss Barbara ~.
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