Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-29
SYNOPSIS.

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Slec.y Cat, Henry de Spain. gunman
and tranrlaster at Medicine Bend, is
beaten at target shooting by Nan Nor
gan of Music Mountain. Jeffries, divl
sion superintendent, asks De Spain to
take charge Of the Thief River stag
line, but he refuses.
Chapter II--De Spain sees Nan
dancing with Gale Morgan, is later de-
risively pointed out to Nan on the
street by GAL, 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
Sasson, gunner and retainers of the
Morgan clan. Morgan demands the
discharge of a stage driver and De
Spain refuses. De Spain meets Nan
but fails to overcome her aversion to
him. -
Chapter IV-Sasson knifes Elpaso
the stage driver, and escapes to Nor
-gau,A- gap. 1he stronghold of the Nor
gans. De Spain. Lefever and Scott &C
Ia after him, and De Spain brings out
6asson alone.
Chapter Vile meets Nan, who de
lays him until nearly overtaken by the
Morgans, but lands his captive in Jail
(" Chapter VI--Sassoon breaks jail
Despair boards the Morgans in a sa
loon and is shot at thru the window
He meets Nan again.
Chapter vll--He prevents her going
into gambling hall to find her Uncle
Duke and inside faces Sandusky and
Logan, who prudently decline to fight
at tie time
Chapter Wilde Spain, anxious tt
make peace with Nan, arranges a lit
tie plan with McAlpin, the barn man
to drive her out to Morgan's gap, ant
while waiting for her goes down t
the inn to get cup of coffee.
Chapter 1X--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
lie wande.s into Morgan's gap and i
discovered on Music Mountain b,
Nan.
H Chapter KHAN, to prevent turtle
fighting, does not tell, but finds on
from McAlpin that De Spain had rea
ly been trapped and had left, his car,
ridge belt behind when he went int
the fight at the inn.
Chapter XII-While De Spain is III
able to travel Nan brings food to hin
He tells her that he became a gul
man to find and deal with his father
unknown murderer. He gives Ma
his last cartridge.
Chapter xIII--Gale almost stumble
Doyer De SPANS hiding place. Ma
draws him away and to stop Gale
rough wooing Do Spain bluffs him on
with an empty gun. Nan plans D
SPANS escape.
\ Chapter XIv-De Spain crawls on
Aof the gap oyer the face of FL Capita
at night, Nan meets him with hors
and his cartridge belt, which she ha
.sneaked from McAlpine, and De Spai
rides into Calabasas.
Z Chapter Xv-De Spain hires oil
Bull Page and gains valuable al,
AFTER two nightly visits to the gal
fDeSnain gets word with Nan. Sh
BELLS him to forget her and he ask
tlier to shoot him.
Chapter xylz5-Nan attends her u
scle Dukee in the hospital at Sleep
sCat, and Despair wooes and wins he
Hove. f,sa spSsq
Chapter Whichever manifest
an interest in De SPANS cartrida
belt, and expresses surprise at his u
readiness to get Sassoon. Sassoon q
most discover the lovers at the
trysting place.
Chapter xvIITA-Tn Morgan's IA
Gale tells Duke Of Mans meeting
with De Spain and Duke warns Ma
that he will kill De Spain II she trit
TO mary him.