Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-05
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CHdpler Oct dIOOl duu dlohe Wy
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 a
water hole and is compelled to spend
the night there with him. as he is In
ambush for a murderer and cannot
leave his post.
Chapter iI-Next day at evening
the murderer appears with compan-
Ion. fs
/ Chapter llI--I.aw captures the MUIR
derer but Is compelled to kill his COM
spanion, Panfilo Sanchez, who happens
70 be q cousin of Mrs. Austins horse.
breaker Jose Sanchez.
Chapter lV-At Las Palmas Alaire
teiis her husband, Ed, that his carous-
ais ant .nebriety must stop. Her cat
tie at La Feria, the Mexican ranch. are
,c0nAseatod by Longorio, Mexican fed.
sral general. and she finds that 1t Is
because Ed has been helping the rebel
1unta. '
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 conflscated stock.
Chapter Entertained at their
home by Blaze Jones and his daugh-
ter Palom,, Dave hears something
abotiy the Tad Lewis outfit which is
suspected OF cattle stealing. With
Ricardo Guzman and his boys Dave
ana fllazc 60 on a scout after cattle
thieves
CHAPTER VIl--Law catches two OF
the Lewis outfit branding a stolen calf
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 yIII-1.aw 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 LonEorio, who
openly makes love to her. She OBJ
tains the release of Juan Garcia from
prison. ''~- -
Chapter X-Jose Sanchez swears tt
ind cut the truth about the Staying Of
Panililo. Dave gets further informa
~ iQQ sslaOpt the Lewis outfit Ricardo
Quzman goes TO Mexico to sell horses
to the federals.
Chapter XI-Dave and Alaire atten(
the Las Palmas rodeo. She present!
Dave with horse to replace the on
killed by the cattle thieves. They dis
cuss he killing Of Panflo.
Chapter XlI-Guzman does not re
turn from Mexico and his reported
I ktfling arouses Americans. Dave ant
Blaze arrange to 90 to Romero acros,
the river and recover the body. Jos'
hears that Dave killed Panfilo ant
goes to join Longorio. Paloma ant
Alaire arrange to 60 to the river t,
await the return OF Blaze and Dave
Dongorio appears at Las Palmas will
an escort and overhears Ed telephon
ing news OF the trip after Guzman t,
Chapter XIII--Longorio cOmpels Et
to 20 to the river with him. The girl
follow and hide in the pumphouse
The Lewis outfit appears. Whel
Blaze and Dave cross the river gen
eral mix-up Is prevented by Captain
Evans and his rangers who appear Of
the scene and support Dave. Dav'
arrests Urbina.
Chapter Xrv-Blaze lodges dress
makers and fortune tellers
Chapter Xv--Strange, q fortune tell
err, warns Dave that Jose Is cooking
IN trouble for him and Alaire. Dav
goes TO see her and In a moment 0
emotional stress they confess the'
love.
+, Chapter XvI-Ed. who had disar
peared after the Guzman incident
comes cback and Alaire decides to di
vorce him. She writes to her lawyer
and to Dave. Jose carries Dawes let
ter'to Longorio. who orders him to Kill
Chapter xv1T--Alaire moves to d.
yorce Ed. War with Mexico seems
Imminent. Dave comes to the Jones
home sick Strange warns him thai