Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-17
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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
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 compan-
ion. az
Chapter III--Law captures the MUIR
derer but is compelled to kill his COM
panion, Panflo Sanchez, who happens
to be Q 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
connscatcd 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, who
falls in love with her and agrees to
settle for, the confscated stock
Chapter VI-Entertained at their
home by Blaze Jones and his daugh-
ter Palcma. Dave hears something
about the Tad Lewis outfit which IS
suspected of cattle stealing. With
J. Ricardo Guzman and his boys Dave
and Blaze 60 on scout after cattle
thieves.
CHAPTER VII--Law catches two of
the Lewis outfit branding stolen cali
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
trail OF Urbina, the escaped thief to
no purpose except to confirm Austins
connection with the Lewis outfit
Chapter IX--On her homeward jour
ney Alaire again meets Longorio, who
openly makes love to her. She OBJ
tains the release of Juan Garcia from
priscnlli e
Chapter X--Jose Sanchez swears tt
find ott'thc truth about the Staying Of
Panhilo Dave gets further informa
ton about the Lewis outfit. Ricardo
Guzman goes to Mexico to sell horses
to the federals.
Chapter X--Dave and Alaire attend
the Las Palmas rodeo. She presents
Dave with horse to replace the on
killed blythe cattle thieves. They dis
cuss he killing Of Panfllo.
Chapter Xll--Guzman does not re
turn frpm..sMexico and his reported
killing sarOuses Americans. Dave ant
Blaze arrange to go to Romero across
the river and recover tile body. Jos,
hears that Dave killed Panfllo ant
goes to join Longorio. Paloma ant
Alaire ARRANGE to 20 to the river t
await the return Of Blaze and Dave
DongdEio appears at Las Palmas will
an escort and overhears Ed .telephon
ing nSvs Of the trip after Guzman u
"Hddh You're making too muci
noise.'l You'd better scatter out, too
for there's no telling where They'll
land,'if Alnire leaned weakly agains
the dd1r. h"pm going to leave, and le
you.nlli attend, to the rest" ne wa
sayin4y But Tad Lewis halted him a.
he turned from the group.
"Where are you going, Ed? You lef
your tar back yonder By the road
almost iran into IT,"
"IIh7 What are you talking about
My c,tr is over by Morales house
"Seppr Austin is in n great hurry
sneerdd someone in Spanish. "Onc
more he leaves all Of the fighting t
his friends"
"Thnts ,Adolfo urbina," painted Pa
Iona. III kQ9w hjW.' Stung By tn
open thnrge*of cownrdlce, Austin be
gun vdluble defense, but In the mlds
OF 1t General Longorlo addressed hir
sharply.
"Yoti win stay here, senior. Nobod
lenveS tlIls place..
II told you l wouldn't be n party I
the business" Ed declared hotly. "Yo