Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
SYNOPSIS.


and trainmastcr Mt Medicine Bend, Is
beaten ut target shooting by Nan Nor
gan of Music Mountain. Jefrries, diy
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 Gale, and is moved to
change his mind and accept the stage
line job.
Chapter Hide Spain ard I4efeyer
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 Il &c driver and De
Spain refuses. De Spain meets Nan
but fails to overcome her aversion to
him.
Chapter lV--Sasson knifes Elpaso
the stage driver, and escapes to Nor
CAMS gap, the stronghold of the Nor.
gans. De Spain, Lefever and Scott 80
In after him, and De Spain brings out
Sasson alone.
Chapter Vile meets Nan, who de-
lays him until nearly overtakcn BY tn
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 Willie prevents her going
into a gambling hall to find her Uncle
Duke and inside faces Sandusky and
Logan, who prudently decline to fight
at the time
Chapter Willie Spain, anxious to
make peace with Nan, arranges lit.
tie plan with McAlpin, the barn man,
to die her out to Morgan's gap, and
while waiting for her goes down to
the inn to get a cup of coffee.
Chapter IX-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,
he wander3 into MCrgans gap and is
discovered On Music Mountain by
Nan.
Chapter XI--Nan, to prevent further
fighting, does not tell but finds on,
from McAlpin that De Spain had rea,
ly been trapped and had left his carr,
ridge belt behind when he went into
the fight at the inn.
Chapter XII-While De Spain is un
able to travel Nan brings food to him
lie tells her that he became gun
man to find and deal with his fathers
unknown murderer. He gives Ma,
his last cartridge.
Chapter XIlI-Gale almost stumbles
over De SPANS hiding place. Mar
draws him away and to stop Gales
rough wooing Dc Spain bluffs him on
with an empty gun. Nan plans d.
SPANS escape.
Chapter XIV-7De Spain crawls GU
OF the gap over the face of FL Capitar
at night, Nan meets him with a hors,
and his cartridge belt. which she hat
sneaked from McAlpine, and De Spaii
rides into Calabasas.
Chapter Xv---De Spain hires oil
Bull Page and gains valuable aid
After two nightly visits to the gap
Despair gets word with Nan. Sh'
tells him to forget her and he ask
her to shoot him.
Chapter XvI-Nan attends her Tn
Gle Duke in the hospital at Sleep.
Cat, and Despair wooes and wins he
love.
CHAPTER XVIT--Lefever manifest
an interest in De Spain's cartridg,
belt, and expresses surprise at his I'm
readiness to get sassoon. Sassoon al
most discover the lovers at thei
trysting place.
Chapter Xv1II-In Morgan,s gal
Gale tells Duke of Mans meeting
with De Spain and Duke warns Nal
that he will kill De Spain II she trie
to marry him.
Chapter XIX--De Spain arranges
meeting with Duke and tries 70 max
friends with him without success,
Chapter XX--Gale persists In hi
wooing OF Nan.
Chapter XXI-De Spain enlists
spy. He hears that Nan Is kept 4
the house and that her uncle Is tryin
TO force her to marry Gale.
Chap. XXII-A mysterious messag
comes from Nan t take her away.