Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-12
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Chapter /. Oh Frontier day at
Sleepy Cat, Henry de Spain. gunman
and trainn,aster at Medicine Bend, is
beaten at target shooting by Nan Nor.
gsN Of Music Mountain. Jeifries. diyi.
sion Superintendent, asks De Spain to
take charge Of the Thief River stag
line, but he refuses.
" CHAPTER II-De Spain sees Nan
.danEing with Gale Morgan. Is later de.
rlalvely pointed out to Nan on the
strglt by Gale, and is moved to
ahAnke his mind and accept the stage
line Job.
Chapter llI.---De Spain and Lefeyer
ride 70 Gala 1asas inn and there meet
Gale Morgan with Deaf Sandusky and
Sssdon, gunner and retainers of the
Morgan clan. Morgan demands the
discharge Of a stage driver and De
0pRlA refuses. De Spain meets Nan
INT fans to overcome her aversion to
pbApt6r. lv--Sasson knifes Elpaso,
IN ktSea driver, and escapes to Nor.
&A'N ~. the stronghold Of the Nor
ntA sDe Spain, Lefever and Scott 50
lftSr him, and De Spain brings out
aai5RA alone,
@sqH&ptef Vile meets Nan, who de-
I'M him until nearly overtaken BY the
M9YehNs, but lands his captive in Jail
phapter wi Sassoon breaks Jail.
nSebAiA boards the Morgans In 81
loon and 10 shot Of thru the window.
Hslmeets Nan again.
Chapter vll--He prevents her going
into b gambling hall to find her Uncle
l1ukc aud inside faces Sandusky and
t,clsn, who prudently decline to fight
Al. the time.
yl0hAptet Wilde Spain, anxious to
maize peace with Nan, arranges a lit.
tle plan with McAlpin. the barn man,
h dNve her out to Morgan's gap, and
while waiting for her goes down to
the inn to get cup of coffee,
Chapter KIN the deserted bar
room he is trapped, He kills Sandus-
" aud Logan, wounds Gale and Sas-
aoon and escapes, badly wounded.
Chapter X-Bewlldered and weak
fw w1nde.e into Mcrgan's gap and is
discovered on Music Mountain by
Nan. @fe
Chapter xI-tNan, to prevent further
fighting, does not tell, but finds on,
from McAlpin that De Spain had real
" been trapped and had left his car,
ridge belt behind when he went into
tho light at the Inn.
Chapter x11--While De Spain Is up
lbic stoDtrnvel Nan brings food to him
i1t tells her that he became a gun
han to And and deal with his father.
ank1owli murderer. He gives Nat
his int cartridge.
,Chapter xllt-Gale almost stumbled
ever De spains hiding place. MAI
df4xb him away and to stop Gales
fuu& s~ooirs De Spain bluffs him ou
Tltksan empty gun. Nan plans d.
Spain Eescape.
Chapter x1v--De Spain crawls GU
u, thcigan over the face Of Ell Capital
" nights Nan meets him with hors,
Ara biz csrttidge belt, witch she hat
MMked FROM McAlpine, and De spaii
\ fl1ts Into .Calabasas. ~.
I ..Srhxpter xv-De Spain hires 81,
/ Htils Pate and gains a valuable atl
! Ahbrst Two nightly visits to the sat
\ DAAp&ln Eets a word with Nan. Sh,
n iy him to forget her and be ask
4 hyktq4Ghbdt, him.
| ,N49pter Xvf-Nan attends her Tn
cBsi1hke IN the hospital at Sleep,
c1eSAnd Despair wooes and wins he
Chapter xv1F--Lefever manifest
.AAyAhterest In DE SPANS cartridg'
lbeit. and expresses surprise at his un
ss6Ainess to get sassoon, Sassoon al
t,oSt discover tho lovers at thei
stfyGtIng place.
Chapter xvIIf---ln Morgan's co.
Gallo tells Duke Of Mans meeting
with De Spain and Duke warns MAJ
tiMt be will kill De Spain II she trie
to marry him.
Ch1tter x1x-De Spain arranges
meeting with Duke and tries to max
ftlsnds with him without success.
Chapter xx--Gale persists in nj
wnning Of Nan.
Z \ CHAPTER xxf-De Spain enlists
6py. He hears that Nan 10 kept Il
the. house and that her uncle ID tryin
IA ffDo IN - peSlx Gale.
Chap. xxlf--A mysterious messag
ckn&An from Nan I take her away.