Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-10
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\ Chapter Set afoot and alone by
Jan accident in the desert near the Rio
iGrande 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 murderer and cannot
leave his post
n Chapter II-Next day at evening
the murderer appears with compan-
ion.
y Chapter Ill--Law captures the MUIR
derer but is compelled to kill his COM
panion, Panfilo Sanchez, who happens
ito be . cousin Of Mrs. Austin's horse.
breaker. Jose Sanchez
Chapter IV-At Las palmas Alaire
tells her husband, Ed, that his carous-
.alssaads inebriety must stop. Her cat.
tie at La Feris. the Mexican ranch. are
confiscated by Longorio. Mexican fed
eral general, and she finds that It Is
because Ed has been helping the rebel
Jrnta.
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 confiscated stock.
Chapter vI--Entertalned at their
home by Blaze Jones and his daugh-
! ter. ,Palom.. Dave hears something
about the Tad Lewis outfit which Is
suspected OF cattle stealing. With
Nicurdo Gnzman and his boys Dave
and buxs 80 on a scout after cattle
thieves.
CHATTER vII--Law catches two OF
the Lewis outfit branding stolen calf
and 10 fight kills one and has his
I. horse shot under him. He trails the
+, other thief to Las Palmas, where he
I Is, fnsulted 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 Austin's
connection with the Lewis outfit.
(, Chapter IX-On her homeward jour
ney Alaire again meets Longorio. who
4 openly makes love to her. She OBJ
tains the release of Juan Garcia from
prison.
4 Chapter X--Jose Sanchez swcars t.
\ Ind out the truth about the Staying o
4 panlilo Dave gets further informa
n ton about the Lewis outfit. Ricardo
\ Guzman goes to Mexico to sell horse
to the federals.
Chapter xI--Dave and Aiaire atten,
4 the Las Palmas rodeo. she presen,
Dave with horse to replace the on
killed Wy the cattle thieves. They dis
cuss he killing OF Panfllo.
\ Chapter x1I-Guzman does not re
turn from Mexico and his reporte
killing arouses Americans. Dave an
Haze arrange to go to Romero acros
the river and recover the body. Jos
4 sthsarS that Dave killed Pannlo an
goes to join Longorio. Paloma an
Ala!re arrange 70 70 to the river t
await the return of Blaze and Dave
DensArio appears at Lac Palmas wit
al ebamt and ovcrhears Ed tclephor
4 Ing news of the trip after Gusman I
VI Chapter XII1--Longorio compcls q
4 to gosto the river with him. The girl
follow and hide In the pumphous'
The Lewis OUTFIT appears. Whe
BjAze and Dave cross the river ger
n eral mix-up is prevented BY Capital
Evans and his rangers who appear 0
Y the scene and support Dave. DIV
arrests Urbina. % !. (
v Chapter x1v--Blaze lodges dres
: makers and fortune tellers.
X Chapter Xv--Strange, a fortune tel
.er,, warns Dave that Jose Is cookin
up trouble for him and Alaire. Dav
goes to see her and in moment {
emssional stress they confess the
4 love. III
Chapter xvI--Ed, who had disa
u peared after the Guzman inciden
comes back and Alaire decides to q
\ v0Eck him. She writes to her lawyc'
and to Dave. Jose carries Dawes let
tel ia l4ongorio, who orders him to xii
ed.
chapter xVI1--Alaire moves to d.
\ vofd4- ma. War with Mexico SEEM
imminent. Dave comes to the Jonc
ll3isa sick Strange warns him tina