Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-03
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An accident IN the desert near the Rio
Grande Mrs. Alaire Austin, mistress
bf Las Palmas and La Feria ranches,
meets Dave Law, Texas ranger. at
water hole ana is compelled to spend
the night there with him, as he Is in
Ambush for a murderer and cannot
4 4cavep his post.
+ Chapter IINcxt day at evening
lhesNurdcrer appears with compan-
lon.s
i Chapter lIl--Law captures the MUIR
! Aerqr but Is compelled TO kill his com.
panion, Panfilo Sanchez, who happens
i 10 be cousin Of Mrs. Austin's horse
Y onaaasrrJose Sanchez
sGhapter Wat Las Palmas Alaire
tells her husband. Ed, that his carous-
ais and inebriety must STOP Her cat.
gHAa1tfQ Feria, the Mexican ranch. are
.cohAscaied By Longorio. Mexican fed.
tefas Senefais alif she finds that'it Is
because Ed has been helping the rebel
ipnta.
Chapter Won her way to La Feria
in Mexico Alaire meets Longorio. who
falls In love with her and agrees to
settle for the confscated stock.
Chapter vI--Entertained 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
Ricardo Guzman and his boys Dave
and Blaze 60 on scout after cattle
thieves.
CHATTER VlI-Law catches two Of
the Lewis outfit branding aNstolen calf
and in fight kills one and has his
horse shot under him. He trails the
other thief to Las Palmas, where he
IL insulted by Ed Austin, whom he
knows to be very friendly with the
Lewis outfit.
Chapter VIII--Law follows up the
trail ofsUrbina. 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 Longorie, VINO
openly makes love to her. She OBJ
tains the release of Juan Garcia from
| prison.
Chapter X-Jose Sanchez swears to
find out the truth about the Staying OF
Panfilo Dave gets further informa.
ton about the Lewis outfit. Ricardo
Guzman goes to Mexico to sell horses
to the federals.y
ChptEr KT-Dave and AlaIre attend
the Las Palmas rodeo. She presents
Dave with horse to replace the on.s
killed by the cattle thieves. They dis.
clss he killing Of Panfllo.
Chapter Xll--Gucman does not re.
turn from Mexico and his reported
kilHa Arpuses Americans. Dave and
Blaze arrange to 80 to Romero across
the river and recover. the body, Jose
hears that Dave killed Panflo and
goes to join Longorio. Paloma and
Alaire arrange to 60 to the river to
await the return Of Blaze and Dave
DongOrio appears at Lac Palmas with
an escort and overhears Ed telephon
ing news OF the trip after Guzman to
Chapter, ,XIIL---Longorio compels Ed
TO- SO to, the river with him. The girls
follow and hide in the pumph0use
The Lewis outfit appears. When
Blaze and Dave cross the river gen
Ieral mix.up is prevented by Captain
Evans. and his rangers who appear on
the scene and support Dave. Dave
arrests Urbina. nl,
Chapter Xrv-f,laze lodges dress
makers and fortune tellers.
Chapter Xv-Strange, fortune ten
ser warns Dave that Jose Ia cooking
up trouble for him and Alaire. Dave
goes to see her and In moment OF
emotional stress they confess theii
Hove. X
Chapter. Xv1-Ed, who had disap
,peAYed after the Guzman incident
lcomes back and Alaire decides to di
lyorce him. She writes to her lawyer
au6-4u-bave. Jose carries Dawes let
ter to Longorio, who orders him to kill
Ed.
Chapter xvll--Alaire moves to di
vdevktC0 rrvWsar with Mexico seems
lniSast1ent. Dave comes TO the Jones
llorne sick Strange warns him TIM,