Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-08-16
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MUSIC MOUNTAIN
By rank H. SpedrmdN
Author Of Whispering Smith
SYNOPSIS.
Author Of Whispering Smith,

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER lon Frontier day at Sleepy
Cat, Henry de Spain. gunman and train
master st Medicine Bend. Is beaten at
tsrget shooting by Nan Morgan OF MUSE MUSIC
dent, asks De Spain to take charge OF the
Thief River stage line. but he refuses.
CHAPTER II-De Spain secs Nan dane
Ing with Gale Morgan. Is later derisively
pointed out TO Nan on the street by Gale.
and Is moved to change his mind and &C
cept the stage line job.
CHAPTER III-De Spain and Lefever
Gale Morgan with Deaf Sandusky and
6assoon, gunner and retainers OF the
Morgan clan. Morgan demands the dis
fuses. De Spain meets Nan but fails 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
Spain, Lefever and Scott go In after him.
and De Spain brings out Sasson alone.
CHAPTER Vie meets Nan. who de-
lays him until nearly overtaken by the
horgans. but lands his captive in jail
CHAPTER vI-Sassoon breaks jail Dc
Spain boards the Morgans in saloon
meets Nan again
CHAPTER Willie prevents her going
Duke and inside faces Sandusky and Lo-
gan. who prudsntly decline to fight At
tho time
CHAPTER Wilde Spain. anxious to
make peace with Nan, arranges a little
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 q cup of coffee.
CHAPTER Kiln the deserted barroom
be is trapped. He kills Sandusky and
Logan, wounds Gale and Ssssoon and es-
capes. badly wounded.
CHAPTER x-Bewildered and weak. he
wsnders into Morgan's gap and is dis
covered on Music mountain by Nan.
CHAPTER xI-Nan. to prevent further
nshtinE. doe: not tell but finds out from from
trapped and had left his cartridge belt
behind when he went into the Tight At the
Inn
CHAPTER xII-whils Do Spain is I'M
able to travel Nan brings food to him.
And and deal with his fathers unknown
murderer. He gives Nan his last cart
Ridge.
CHAPTER XIII-Gale almost stumbles
over De Spain's hiding place. Nan draws
him away and to stop Gales rough WOO
utB Oe Spain pluIIS MIN out Win III empty
gun. Nan plans De Spain's escape.
CHAPTER xIv-De Spain crawls out
of the gap over the face of Ell Captain
At night. Nan meets him with a horse and
his cartridge belt, which she had sneaked
from McAlpin. and De Spain rides into
Calabasas.
CHAPTER XV-De Spain hires old Bull
Page and gains valuable aid After two
nightly visits to the gap, De Spain gets
word with Nan. She tells him to forget
her and he asks her to shoot him.
CHAPTER xvI-Nan attends her Uncle
Duke In the hospital at Sleepy Cat and
De Spain woos and wins her love.
CHAPTER xvII-Lefever manifests an
Interest IN De Spains cartridge belt. and
expresses surprise at his unreadiness to
Eet sassoon;: sassoon almost discovers
the lovers at their trysting place.
Gale tells Duke of Mans meetings with De
Spain and Duke warns Nan that he win
kill De Spain II she tries TO marry him.
CHAPTER xIx-De Spain arranges a
meeting with Duke and tries to make
friends with him without success.
CHAPTER xx-Gals persists in his
wooing OF Nan.
CHAPTER XXI-De Spain enlists a SOY
He hears that Nan n kept in the house
and that her uncle is trying to force her
TO marry Gale.
CHAPTER XXII-A mysterious message
comes from Nan to take her away.
CHAPTER XXIII-De Spain Lefever
and Scott invade the Morgan stronghold.
De Spain alone walks into Dukes house
and. preventing forced marriage. takes
Nan away.
CHAPTER XxIV-They escape over Ell
Captain. De Spain kills Sassoon.
CHAPTER XXV-Lefever rides in and
out OF the gap
CHAPTER xxvI-Pardaloe, who has
Deen working for Duke, tells De Spain
that Sassoon had said that Duke killed
De Spain's father. Nan overhears the
story. %.
CHAPTER xxyTr-Nan goes back to
get the straight story from Duke De
Spain sends his spy into the gap.
CHAPTER XXVIII-Nan and Duke get
caught in blizzard De Spain trails and
finds them.
CHAPTER xxIx-De Spain hears
from Duke that he is not absolutely sure
that he did not kill De SPANS father but
the evidence proves that Sassoon did the
killing.