Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-28
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I--Set afoot and alone by
an accident in the desert near the Rio
Grande Mrs. Alaire Austin. mistress
OF Las, Palmas and La Feria ranches,
meets Dave Law. Texas ranger. at a
water hole and Is compelled TO spend
the night there with him, as he Is in
ambush for a murderer and cannot
leave his post.
CHAPTER Il-Next day at evening
the murderer appears with a compan-
ion.
Chapter III-Law captures the muir
derer But is compelled to kill his COM
panidnI Panfilo Sanchez. who happens
to be, . cousin OF Mrs. Austin's horse
breaker. Jose Sanchez,
Chapter lV--At Las Palmas Alaire
tells her husband, Ed, that his carous-
ais and inebrety must stop. Her cat
tic at La Feria, the Mexican ranch, are
conhscatsd by Longorio. Mexican fed
eral general and she finds that 1t Is
because, I'd has been helping the rebel
jurtal
Ch1pter v-On her way to La Feria
in Mexico Alaire meets Longorio, who
falls IN love with her and agrees 70
settle for the confiscated stock.
Chapter Entertained at their
homeSby Blaze Jones and his daugh-
ter IAlom.. Dave. hears something
about, the Tad Lewis outfit which is
suspected of cattle stealing. With
Ricardo Guzman and his boys Dave
and blaze 50 onsa scout after cattle
thiey4e.
CHAPTER ViI--Law catches two OF
. the 1Awis outfit branding stolen calf
and II a fight kills one and has his
horse shot under him. He trails the
: OtherNthief to Las Palmas where he
Is insplted by Ed Austin, whom he
knows to be very friendly with the
Lewis outfit.
ChApter VIII-Law follows up the
trail Df Urbina, the escaped thief, to
no purpose except to confirm Austn's
CONNECTION with the Lewis outfit.
Chapter lX-On her homeward jour
ney Aaire again meets Longorio, who
openly makes love to her. She OBJ
tains Ahe release OF Juan Garcia from
prlsoA.
Chapter XzJose Sanchez swears to
And out the truth about the Staying OF
Panfiiio. Dave gets further informa
ton about the, Lewis outfit. Ricardo
Guzfnan goes to Mexico to sell horses
to. ting federals.
Ch4pter XI--Dave and Alaire attend
the las Palmas rodeo. She presents
Davcpwith horse to replace the on'
killedsby the cattle thieves. They dis
cuss he killing Of Panlilo.
Chapter XIl--Guzman does not re
turn from Mexico and his reported
killini arouses Americans. Dave ant
Blazqarrange to go to Romero across
the river and recover the body. Jose
hearE that Dave killed .Panfilo ant
goes 10 Join Longorio. Paloma ant
Alaire arrange to 90 to the river t.
awaixthe return Of Blaze and Dave
Dongbrio appears at Las Palmas will
an estort and overhears Ed tclephon
ing news Of, tho trip after Guzman t.
CHAPTER XIII--Longorio compels Et
to goAo theriver with him. The girl
follow and hide in the pumplNlse
The Mewis outfit appears. Whel
Blazeaand Dave cross the river a gen
erai hix.up' Is prevented by Captain
Evans and his rangers who appear OF
the scene and support Dave. Dav
arrests Urbina.
Chtpter XIv--Blaze lodges dress
makoks and fortune tellers.
Chapter Strange, a fortune tel
er, warns Dave that Jose is cookin'
up trouble for him and Alairc. Dav
goes 10 see her and in a moment Q
emotional stress they confess the'
love-.
Chapter Xv1-Ed, who had disaT
peard1 after the Guzman incident
comet back and Alaire decides to d
vorce.shim. She writes to her lawye
and Y Dave. Jose carries Dawes lei
ter t1sLongorio, who orders him to XII
Ed.
Chlbter Xv1I--Alaire moves to di
voroexEd. War with Mexico seems
immif ent Dave comes to the Jone
/ home nick. Strange warns him tina