Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-06
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MUSIC MOUNTAIN
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Author q Whispering Smith
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CHAPTER /. On Frontier day at
SLEEPY Cat. Henry de Spain, gunman
and tra.nmaster at Medicine Bend, is
beaten at target shooting by Nan Nor.
gan Of Music Mountain. Jeffries, divi
sion superintendent, asks DE Spain to
take charge OF the Thief River stag
line. but he refuses.
Chapter lI-De Spain sees Nan
dancing with Gale Morgan, is later de-
risively pointed cut to Nan on the
street by Gale. and is moved to
change his mind and accept the stage
line Job. ,
Chapter Hide Spain and Lefever
ride 70 Calabasas inn and there meet
Gale Morgan with Deaf Sandusky and
Sasson, gunner and retainers OF the
Morgan clan. Morgan demands the
discharge OF stage driver and De
Spain refuses. De Spain meets Nan
but fails to overcome her aversion to
him.
Chapter iV--Sasson knifes Elpaso,
the stage driver. and escapes to Nor
CANS gap. the stronghold of the Nor
gans. De Spain, Lefever and Scott 90
In after him. and De Spain brings out
Sassop alone.
Chapter Vile meets Nan, who de-
lays him until nearly overtaken by the
Morgsns. but lands his captive in jail.
Chapter Vl-Sassoon breaks Jail.
I Despair boards the Morgans in sa-
loon and Is shot at thru the window.
He meets Nan again.
Chapter vlI--He prevents her going
into'a gambling hall to find her Uncle
Duke and Inside, faces Sandusky and
Logan who prudently decline to fight
vt the time
Chapter Wilde Spain; anxious to
make peace with Nan, arranges lit
tie 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 cup of coffee.
Chapter lX--ln the deserted bar
room he is trapped He kills Sanduss
ky and Logan, wounds Gale and Sas
soon and escapes, badly wounded.
Chapter X--Bewlldered and weak,
he wandera into Morgan's gap and is
discovered on Music Mountain by
Nan.
Chapter KHAN, to prevent further
fighting. does not tell, but finds our
from McAlpin that De Spain had rea
slyebeen trapped and had left his cart
ridge belt behind when he went into
the fight at the inn.
Chapter XIILWhile De Spain is un
able to travel Nan brings food to him.
He tells her that he became a gun
man to find and deal with his fathers
,thkh6wn murderer. He gives Nan
his last cartridge
Chapter XIII--Gale almost stumblss
over De SPANS hiding place. Nan
draws him away and to stop Gales
rough wooing Do Spain BLUFFS him out
with N emptyygun. Nan plans Dc
SPANS escape.
Chapter X1V--De Spair 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 McAlpine, and De Spain
rides into Calabasas.
Chapter XV--De Spain hires old
Bull Page and gains a>valuable all.
After two nightly visits to the gap,
Despair gets word with Nan. She
tells him to forget her and he asks
her to shoot him.
Chapter xvI---Nan attends her I'm.
Gle Duke in the hospital at Sleepy
Cat, and Despair wooes and wins her
love.
Chapter XvII--Lefever manifests
In Interest in De SPANS cartridge
belt, and expresses surprise at his uf.
readiness to get sassoon. Sassoon al.
most discover. tho lovers at their
trysting place. n Il
Al Chapter XV1II--Tn Morgan's gap
Gale tells Duke Of Mans meetings
with De Spain and Duke warns Nan
that he will kill De Spain II she tries
to marry him.
IA Chapter xfX--De Spain arranges
meeting with Duke and tries to make
friends with him without success.
Chapter Xx-Galc persists In his
YCning OF Nan.
nGh6pter XXI-De Spain enllsts
spy. He hears that Nan is kept In
the house and that her uncle Ia trying
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