The Snowflake herald., 1917-06-08
HEART OF THE SUNSET
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Set afoot and alone by an
accident in the desert near the Rio Grande
mrs Ala1re Austin, mistress of Las Pal
mas and La Feria ranches, meets Dave
= Law, IeXas Ranger, at water hole and
is compelled to spend the night there with
MIN, as he is in ambush for a murderer
and cannot leave his post.
CHAPTER II-Next day at evening the
murderer appears with companion.
CHAPTER III-Law captures the mur-
derer but is compelled to kill his compan-
a cousin of Mrs. Austins horsebreaker,
Jose Sanchez.
CHAPTER Iv-At Las Palmas Alaire
tells her husband, Ed, that his carousals
and inebriety must stop. Her cattle
at La Feria, the Mexican ranch, are con-
general, and she finds that it is because
Ed has been helping the rebel junta.
CHAPTER Won 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 daughter
Paloma, Dave hears something about the
Tad Lewis outfit, which is suspected of
cattle stealing. With Ricardo Guzman and
his boys Dave and Blaze go on scout
after cattle thieves.
CHAPTER VII-Law catches two Of the
Lewis outfit branding a stolen calf and in
a 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 friend
ly with the Lewis outfit.
CHAPTER WILLIAM follows up the
trail of Urbina, the escaped thief, TO nc
purpose except to confirm Austin's con.
nection with the Lewis outfit.
CHAPTER IX-On her homeward jour
ney Alaire again meets Longorio, who
openly makes love to her., She obtains
the release of Juan Garcia from prison.
CHAPTER X-Jose Sanchez swears to
find out the truth about the Staying of
Panfilo. Dave gets further information
about the Lewis outfit Ricardo Guzman
goes to Mexico to sell horses to the fed
erals. -
CHAPTER xI-Dave and Alaire attend
the Las Palmas rodeo. She presents Dave
with a horse to replace the one killed by
the cattle thieves. They discuss the kill
ing of Panfilo.
CHAPTER XII-Guzman does not re-
turn from Mexico and his reported killing
arouses Americans. Dave and Blaze ar
range to go to Romero across the river
and recover the body. Jose hears that
Dave killed Panfilo and goes to join Lon
gorio. Paloma and Alaire arrange to go
to the river to await the return of Blaze
and Dave. Longorio appears at Las Pal
mas with an escort and overhears Ed
telephoning news of the trip after Guz-
man to Tad Lewis.
CHAPTER XIII-Longorio compels Ed
to go to the river with him. The girls
follow and hide in the pumphouse. The
Dave cross the river a general mix-up is
prevented by Captain Evans and his rang
ers who appear on the scene and support
Dave. Dave arrests Urbina.
CHAPTER XIv-Blaze lodges dress
makers and fortune tellers.
CHAPTER XV-Strange, a fortune tell
er, warns Dave that Jose is cooking up
trouble for him and Alaire. Dave goes to
see her and in a moment Of emotional
stress they confess their love.
CHAPTER XVI-Ed, who had disap-
peared after the Guzman incident, comes
back and Alaire decides to divorce him
She writes to her lawyer and to Dave
Jose carries Dawes letter to Longorio
who orders him to kill Ed.
CHAPTER XvII-Alaire moves to di-
vorce Ed. War with Mexico seems immi-
nent. Dave comes to the Jones home
sick. Strange warns him that Alaire is
gone to La Feria and is in great danger.
CHAPTER XvIII-Dave goes to Las
Palmas and arrives just after the murder
of Ed Austin.
CHAPTER XIX-He rounds up Jose,
gives him the water cure and gets from
him confession that he killed Ed, then
starts for La FeTia to protect Alaire,
whom he knows Longorio will capture. He
instructS Blaze to give the whole mater
the widest publicity and to send Ellsworth
to Washington 20 sing battle hymns.
CHAPTER Xx-At La Feria Alaire
finds that she is 1 ongorio's prisoner.
CHAPTER XXI -Longorio woos Alaire
and brings priest to marry them that
night.
CHAPTER XXII-Dave wins through
to La Feria and the priest marries Alaire
to him during Longorio's temporary alb
sence.
CHAPTER XXIII-The priest plays on
Longorio's inordinate vanity until he con-
sents to send Alaire and Dave away to the
border.
CHAPTER XIV-Juan Garcia, the peon
whom Alaire saved, is able to help her
and Dave on the road to the border.
CHAPTER XXV-Blaze invades Mexico
with the Jonesville Guards to rescue his
friends They meet and travel home to-
gether.