Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
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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 q murderer and cannot
leave his post.
Chapter II--Next day at evening
the murderer appears with a compan-
ion.
Chapter III--Law captures the muir
derer but is compelled to kill his COM
panion, Panfilo Sanchez, who happens
to be cousin of Mrs. Austin's horse.
breaker, Jose Sanchez.
Chapter Iv--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
connscated BY Longorio, Mexican fed
eral general. and she finds that it Is
because Ed has been helping the rebel
5unta.
Chapter V---On her way to La Feria
in Mexico Alaire meets Longorio, who
falls In love with her and agrees tc
settle Tor the c6nlscated stock
Chapter VI-Entcrtained at theil
home " Blaze Jones and his daugh
ter Pafbma, Dave hears something
about the Tad Lewis outfit which IL
suspcctEd of cattle stealing. With
k.Hicard3 Gu7.nan and his boys Dave
and Rlpzc SO on scout after cattle
thievcg
CHAPTER VII--Law catches two O
the Lewis outfit branding a stolen cal
and In a fight kills one and has hi
horse ahot under him. He trails thu
other thief to Las Palmas, where HI
Is insufted by Ed Austin, whom h
knowsho be very friendly with thu
Lewis Sutft.
Chapyer WILLIAM follows up thu
trail Oh Urbina, the escaped thief, t.
no PURPOSE except to confirm Austin
connection with the Lewis outfit.
Chapter IX-On her homeward jour
fiey Alaire again meets Longorio, VIII
openlysmakes love to her. She OF
tains the release Of Juan Garcia from
prisonA
Cha1lcr sx-vJose Sanchez swears t
md cut tho truth about the staying 0
PanfilG Dave gets further informa
ton a5but the Lewis outfit. Ricard
Guzmal goes to Mexico to sell horse
to the aederals.
Charger xI-Dave and Alaire atten
the LAD 'ralmas rodeo. She presen,
Dave With horse to replace the on
killed by tho cattle thieves. They di.
cuss he killing Of Panfilo.
Chapter xII-Guzman does not n
turn from Mexico and his reporte
killing Arouses Americans. Dave an
Blaze arrange to 90 to Romero acros
the river and recover the body. Jos
hears that Dave killed Panflo an
goes tS join Longorio. Paloma an
Alaire Arrange to 80 to the river I
await the return Of Blaze and Dav'
Dongorto appears at Las Palmas wit
an escort and overhears Ed telephol
ing news of the trip after Guzman
Chaptor X1II-Lonsorio compels E
to 20 to the river with him. The girl
follow and hide in the pumphous'
The Lewis, outfit appears. Whe
Blaze md Dave cross the river gel
eral nIiA-up .is prevented by Capital
Evans End his rangers who appear 0
the scehe and support Dave. Da'
arrests Urbina
II al It sure whether she's to blam
or heHe husband. but misfortune hi
folded lne to herself"
"HoY?" WI
Wei I'm sick"
"You don't look IT.
II dxh't exactly feel 1t, either, b'
I am. N don't sleep good my heart
actin Up, T've got rheumatism, n
stomnd feels Ike I'd swallowed som
tht,g dhvc--'
't'oulrc smoking too much Alall
affirmed, with conviction.
Bnt skepticism aroused Blazcs i
dignatinn. With elaborate sarcasm, |
retorte0 reckon t6ats Why my pc
team df mules ran away and drags'
1872 '""- go.