Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-14
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Sleepy Cat, Henry de Spain, gunman
and t.ainmaster at Medicine Bend, is
beaten at target shooting by Nan Nor
gan Of Music Mountain. Jeffries, div-
sion superintendent, asks De Spain to
take charge of the Thief River stag
line, but he refuses.
Chapter ll--De Spain sees Nan
dancing with Gale Morgan, is later de-
risively pointed out to Nan on the
street by Gale, and is moved to
change his mind and accept the stage
line Job.
} Chapter Hide Spain and Lefever
ride to Calabasas inn and there meet
Gale Morgan with Deaf Sandusky and
Sass0n, gunner and retainers of the
Morgan clan. Morgan demands the
discharge Of stage driver and De
Gpain refuses. De Spain meets Nan
hat fails to overcome her aversion to
him.
i Chapter IV-Sasson knifes Elpaso,
the stage driver, and escapes to Nor
Gan'AEap, the stronghold of the Nor.
sans. De Spain, Lefever and Scott 60
'fter him, and De Spain brings out
h., alone.
Chapter Vile meets Nan, who de-
l1ys him until nearly overtaken by the
MOrgans, but lands his captive in Jail
III Chapter Vl--Sassoon breaks JAIL
Despair boards the Morgans in sa-
loon and Is shot at thru the window
Re meets Nan again.
Chapter Willie prevents her going
into . gambling hall to. find her Uncle
luke and inside faces Sandusky and
Logan, who prudently decline to fight
at llte time.
Chapter Wilde Spain, anxious to
make peace with Nan, arranges lit
tie plan with McAlpin, the barn man,
to drive her out to Morgan's gap, and
y while waiting for her goes down to
the inn to get cup of coffee.
Chapter IX--Tn the deserted bar
room he is trapped He kills Sandus-
Ky and Logan, wounds Gale and Sas-
soon and escapes, badly wounded,
Chapter X-4Bewldered and weak
he wander5 into Morgan's gap and is
discovered on Music Mountain by
Nan.
Chapter XI--Nan, to prevent further
fighting, does not tell, but finds ou'
from McAlpin that De Spain had real
ly been trapped and had left his carr,
ridge belt behind when he went into
= the fight at the inn.
j. Chapter X1I--While De Spain is un
y able to travel Nan brings food to him
He tells her that he> became gun
man to find and deal with his fathers
unknown murderer. He gives Mar
his last cartridge.
Chapter X1II-Gale almost stumbles
over De SPANS hiding place. Mar
draws him away and to stop Gales
rough wooing Do Spain bluffs him ou
with an empty gun. Nan plans d.
Spain's escape.
7 !. Chapter XIv--De Spain crawls ou1
b offhe gap over the face OF Ell Capitar
at night, Nan meetsshim with a horse
and his cartridge belt, which she hat
sneaked from McAlpine, and De SPAR
rides into Calabasas.
+, Chapter HYDE Spain hires ole
Bull Page and gains valuable aid
After two nightly visits to the gap
Despair gets-a word with Nan. SHE
tells him to forget her and he asks
hen to shoot him.
Chapter XvIA--Nan atte. Ids her I'm
cle4 Duke in tYe hospital at Sleep,
Cat. and Despair wooes and wins hel
love.
\ Chapter XvII-Lefever manifestl
an interest in De Spain's cartridge
belt, and expresses surprise at his I'm
readiness to\gst sassoon. Sassoon al
most disco tl the lovers at theft
Chaptei ! film Morsan's gar
Gale tell r. Re of Mans meetings
with De oohteb, and Duke warns Maj
that he y.Ibn,.ill De Spain II she triei
to marry Jtcn.
,-Chaptert xIX--De Spain arranges I
meetingwfth Duke and tries to make
! friends with him without success.
Chapter Xx-Gale persists In hi
woning OF Nan.
Chapter X'xr--De Spain enllsts |
spy. lie hears that Nan is kept IL
9 ~ i,ouss and( that her uncle ia trying
to force her ID marry Gale.