Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-07
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MUSIC MOUNTAIN
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Author q Whispering Smith
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and trainmasteg at Medicine Bend is
bcatra al target shooting by Nan Nor
gan Vi Music Mountain. Jeffries, diyi
sion superih endent, asks De Spain to
take charge OF the Thief River stag
line. but he refuses.
Chapter II-De Spain sees Nan
dancing with Gale Morgan, is later de-
risiyely pointed out to Nan on the
street by Gale, and is moved TO
change his mind and accept the stage
line job.
Chapter ll..--De Spain and Lefeyer
ride to Ca,abasas inn and there meet
Gale Morgan with Deaf Sandusly and
Sasson, gunner and retainers OF the
Morgan clan. Morgan demands the
discharge of a stage driver and De
Spain refuses. De Spain meets Nan
but fails to overcome her aversion to
him.
Chapter lv-Sasson knifes Elpaso,
the stage driver, and escapes to Nor
gan's gap, the stronghold of the Nor
gans. De Spain, Lefever and Scott 80
in after him, and De Spain brings out
Sasson alone.
-. Chapter Y--IIe meets Nan. who de-
lays him until nearly overtaken by the
Morgans, but lands his captive in Jail
Chapter I-Sassoon breaks jail.
Despair boards the Morgans in sa-
loon and is shot at thru the window.
He meets Nan again.
Chapter Willie prevents her going
into gambling hall to find her Uncle
Duke and inside faces Sandusky and
Logan, who pvudently decline to fight
at the time.
Chapter Wilde Spain, anxious to
make peace with Nan, arranges lit
tic Plan with McAlpin, the barn man,
to dive her out to Morgans gap, and
while waiting for her goes down to
the inn to get cup of coffee.
Chapter IX-In the deserted bar
room he is trapped. He kills Sandus-
ky and Logan, wounds Gale and Sas-
soon and escapes, badly wounded.
Chapter X--Bewildered and weak
he wanders into Morgan's gap and is
discovered on Music Mountain by
Nan.
Chapter KHAN. to prevent furthe,
fighting, does not tell, but finds ou'
from MeAlpin that De Spain had real
ly been trapped and had left his car,
ridge belt behind when he went into
the fight at the inn.
Chapter XII--Whle De Spain is un
able to travel Nan brings food to him
lie tells her that he became a gun
man to find and deal with his father
unknown murderer. He gives Nal
his last cartridge.
Chapter XIII--Gale almost stumble'
over De SPANS hiding place. MAI
draws him away and to stop Gale!
rough wooing Dc Spain bluffs him ou
with an empty gun. Nan plans d.
SPANS escape.
Chapter Xlv-De Spain crawls on
of the gap over the face Of Ell Capital
at night, Nan meets him with hors,
and his cartridge belt which she hal
sneakcd from McAlpine, and De Spail
rides into Calabasas.
Chapter Xv-De Spain hires oil
Bull Page and gains valuable aid
After two nightly visits to tho gar
Despair gets word with Nan. Sh
tells him to forget her and he ask
! her to shoot him.
Chapter Xvl-Nan attends her Ur
Gle Duke, in the hospital at Sleep
Cat. and Despair wooes and wins he
y love-.
Chapter, XvIT--Lefever manifest
an Interest In De SPANS cartridg
"A belt and expresses surprise at his III
readiness to get sassoon. Sassoon a
most discover the lovers at thei
n trysting place.
y Chapter XvlII--ln Morgan's ga
N Gale tells Duke Of Mans meeting
Y with De Spain and Duke warns Ma
y that he will kill De Spain II she trie
n to marry him.
Chapter XIX--De Spain arranges
meeting with Duke and tries to max
friends with him without success.
Chapter XX--Gale persists In hi
Wnning OF Nan.
Chapter XxI--De Spain enlists
spy. He hears that Nan Is kept
the house and that her uncle>is tryin
to force her to marry Gale.
N Chap. xxTI--A mysterious messae
comes from Nan I take her away.