Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-07
Nan @
Music
Mountain
By
FRANK II. SPEARMAN
Author of WHISPERING SMITH"
ICOpyright By Charles scribnsrs Sonsi
(Contlnued)
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER Ion Frontier day at Sleepy
Cat, Henry de Spain, gunman and train
master at Medicine Bend. is beaten at
target shooting by Nan Morgan of Music
Mountain. Jefrries, 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.
AMI is moved to change his mind and ac-
cept the stage line job.
CHAPTER Hide Spain and Lefever
ride to Calabasas inn and there meet
Gale Morgan with Deaf Sandusky and
Sassoon, gunner and retainers of the
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 De
SPAN Le1eyer and Scott go in after him,
CHAPTER Y-He meets Nan, who de-
lays him until nearly overtaken by the
Morgans, but lands his captive in Jail.
Nan, coldly skeptical, eyed De Spain.
"And do you try to tell me"-she
pointed to Sassoon's unbound hands
that he Is riding out of here, free
man, to go to jail?"
II do tell you exactly that. He is
my prisoner"
II don't believe either of you," de-
clared Nan scornfully. you are plan
ming something underhand together"
De Spain laughed coolly. "We've
planned that much together, but not, /
assure you, with his consent"
Il don't believe your stories at ALL"
she declared firmly.
De Spain flushed. The irritation and
the serious danger bore in on him. "If
you don't believe me it's not my fault"
he retorted. "I've told you the truth.
Ride on, Sassoon."
He spoke angrily, but this in no
wise daunted Nan. She wheeled her
horse directly in front Of them. Don't
you stir, Sassoon," she commanded,
until call Uncle Duke"
De Spain spurred straight at her:
their horses collided, and his knee
touched hers in the saddle. I'm go
ing to take this man out of here" he
announced lin a tone she never had
heard before from man. 1--WE No
time to talk. Go call your uncle if yor
like. We must pass"
"You shan't pass a step"
With the quick words of defiance the
two glared at each other. De Spain
was taken aback. He had expected nc
more than a war of words-a few
screams at the most. Mans face
turned white, but there was no symp
tom even of a whimper. He noticed
her quick breathing, and felt, instinc.
lively, the restrained gesture of her
right hand as it started back to her
side. The move steadied him. zone
question:" he said bluntly. "are you
armed?"
She hated even to answer, and met
his searching gaze resentfully, but
something in his tone and manner
lwrung reply. II can defend myself"
she exclaimed angrily.
De Spain raised his right hand from
his thigh to the pommel of his saddle.
The slight gesture was eloquent of his
surrender of the issue of force. 81
can't go into a shooting-match with
you about this cur. If you call your
uncle there will be bloodshed-unlessI
you drop me off my horse right here
and now before he appears. All I ask
you is this: Is this kind of a cut.
throat worth that? If you shoot me,
my whole posse from Sleepy Cat is
right below us in the aspens. Some
OF your own people will be killed in
general fight. If you want to shoot me.
ishoot--you can have the match all TO
yourself. If you don't, let us 90 by,
And If I've told you one word that isn't
true, call me back to this spot any time
you like, and I'll come at your call, and
answer for it."
His words and his manner confound-
ed her for a moment. She could not at
once make an answer, for she could not
decide what to say. Then, of a sud /
! den, she was robbed of her chance to
answer. From down the trail came a
yell like q shot. The clatter of hoofs |!
rang out, and men on horses dashed |
from the entrance of the gap toward !
them. De Spain could not make out
distinctly, but he knew Lefever's yell, |
and pointed. There they are" he
exclaimed hurriedly. "There is the |
whole posse. They are comingI" A !
shot, followed closely by a second, rang
out from below. 60" he cried to
Nan. "Therell be shooting here that