Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-05-31
9 NAN Of 9
MUSIC MOUNTAIN
By frank H. SpedrmdN
Author Of Whispering Smith
SYNOPSIS.
Author Of Whispering SmIth

CHAPTER lon Frontier day at Sleep
Cat, Henry de Spain, gunman and train
master at Medicine Bend. is beaten at
target shooting by Nan Morgan OF Music
Mountain. Jeffries, division superinten-
dent asks De Spain to take charge OF the
THIEF River stage line. but he refuses.
CHAPTER II-De Spain sees Nan dane
ing with Gale Morgan, is later derisively
pointed out to Nan on the street by Gale.
and is moved to change his mind and ac-
cept the stage line job.
CHAPTER Hide Spain and Leftover
Gale Morgan with Deaf Sandusky and
sassoon. gunner and retainers OF the
Morgan clan. Morgan demands the dis
charge OF stage driver and De Spain re.
fuses. De Spain meets Nan but falls to
overcome her aversion to him
CHAPTER Iv-sassoon knifes Elpaso.
the stage driver, and escapes to Morgan's
gap. the stronghold OF the Morgans. Da
Spain, Lefever and Scott go In after him.
and De Spain brings out Sasson alone
CHAPTER Vile meets Nan. who de-
lays him until nearly overtaken by tho
Morgans. but lands his captive in jail
CHAPTER vI-sassoon breaks Jail. De
Spain boards the Morgans in a saloon
and is shot at through the window. He
CHAPTER Willie prevents her going
Duke and inside faces Sandusky and Lo-
gan, who prudently decline to fight At
the time.
CHAPTER Wilde Spain. anxious to
make peace with Nan, arranges a little
plan with McAlpin. the barn man. TO
drive her out to Morgan's gap, and while
waiting for her goes down to the inn to
get a cup OF coffee
CHAPTER KIN the deserted barroom
ha &c IA
Logan, wounds Gale and Sassoon and es-
capes. badly wounded
CHAPTER x-Bewildered and weak, he
wanders into Morgan's gap and is dis
covered on Music mountain by Nan.
CHAPTER KHAN, to prevent further
lighting, does not tell, but finds out from
McAlpin that De Spain had really been
trapped and had left his cartridge belt
behind when he went into the fight at the
Inn.
CHAPTER xII-While De Spain is I'M
able to travel Nan brings food TO him.
He tells her that he became a gunman 10
and and deal with his fathers unknown
murderer. He gives Nan his last cart
ridge.
CHAPTER XIII-Gale almost stumbies
over De SPANS hiding place. Nan draws
ing De Spain blufrs him out with an empty
gun. Nan plans De SPANS escape.
CHAPTER XIV-De Spain crawls out
OF the gap over the face OF Ell Captain !
at night. Nan meets him with horse and
his cartridge belt, which she had sneaked
from McAlpin. and De Spain rides into
Calabasas.
CHAPTER xv-De Spain hires old Bull
Page and gains valuable aid. After two
nightly visits TO the gap, De Spain gets a
word with Nan. She tells him to forget
her and he asks her to shoot him.
CHAPTER XVI-Nan attends her Uncle
Duke In the hospital at Sleepy Cat. and
De Spain woos and wins her love.
CHAPTER XVII-Lefever manifests an
interest in De SPANS cartridge belt. and
expresses surprise al his unreadiness TO
get Sassoon. Sassoon almost discovers
the lovers at their trysting place.
CHAPTER XVIII-In Morgan's gap
Gale .tells Duke OF Mans meetings with De
Spain and Duke warns Nan that he will
Kill De Spain If she tries TO marry him.