The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-19
SYNOPSIS.

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nature. with her shiftless husband Jase.
journey over desert trail. driving four
oxen and are tho pioneers whose lurching
wagon first fords the Wolverine stream.
Jase In ready to stop at the first green
spot, but Marthy insists on Flooding along
another full days journey. That night.
through natural instinct, two of the oxen
stray Into a narrow gorge and feast on
the rich grasses of the Cove, where they
are found by Marthy who recognizes the
little. hidden Eden as the place OF her
dreams and the pioneers at once take pos
session. Later they are Joined by an
31ner couple wno are impressed , with me IN
them is born q lighter chrfstened Billy
Louise.
CHAPTER u-After a visit to Marthy.
Billy Louise on her horse Blue reaches
home late. in a snow storm. having met
q stranger riding over the same trail. He
IL invited to stop for the night and Is well
coined by Billy Louise's mother. Intro
duces himself as Ward Warren who has
a claim on Mill Creek.
CHAPTER uI-Marthy is Mortified to
ind that Jase has died during the night.
Digging a grave in a level place above
the main ditch, she wheels Jase's body
OF the homemade wheelbarrow and
buries her dead. Charlie Fox. her nephew
arrives.
CHAPTER Iv-Fox rides to Billy
Louise's ranch to inquire IL she has seen
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Louise starts In search.
CHAPTER v-Spring has conn., out
Billy Louise Ia not affected by the beau
ties OF Wolverine canyon. for she Is brood
ing over her ANNOUNCEMENTS and Is on
the brink OF nervous 6u s 1reaka nowa S %ssdh
and she has a machinery note que. Two
men approach on horses looking about Tor
missing stock. She rides to Wards cabin,
but he Is not there.
CHAPTER Winding along a fiat-bot-
toned canyon she sees a horseman resem-
bling Ward disappear I'm the hills and later
discovers a hidden corral such as she re-
members being told about by her father.
her mother I'll, and a physician Is called.
CHAPTER vrI-Bily Louise does not
hold changeiess her broken faith In Ward,
although she has learned TO love him:
Ward NETS her on the trail and Is puzzled
at her apparent cooines TOWARD MIN.
Ward writes her Offering any assistance
he can give.
CHAPTER v~III-Riding over the hills
looking for cattle branded Ys Ward dis
covers a hidden corral and sees three men,
one of whom he believes to be buck Oh
ney. Upon their leaving he investigates
and finds stock on which the brands have
been changed to his W mark.
CHAPTER Ix.-After obliterating the
brands Ward deduces that Buck Olney
will become suspicious of him as knowing
about the plant. He cautiously keeps out
OF the way until his patience fra5zles on 0a
ney hiding behind rock and takes aim
prisoner.
CHAPTER x-with Buck bound TO q
chair, Ward cooks a mess of prunes.
sweeps the floor, shaves himself. keeping
close watch on his prisoner through a
mirror. Buck is conveyed TO a cotton
wood tree where Ward fashions a hang
mans moose, pins the prisoners written
Pedigrss to his sh9 ~ SsTs Inc the Ser rop s0s SO
Il would not hold any weight
CHAPTER xI-Returning. riding down
a steep slope near his cabin. his horse
Rather steps into a pile of rock. throw
Ing Ward In such a manner as to frac.
and bandages the broken leg. realiz-
ing he will be helpless for some time, and
prepares for any emergency. Buck Oihey
discovers he was not to be hanged
CHAPTER xII-Biliy Louise writes
THE Brave Buckaroo" n CHEEKY Christ.
illness. not expecting an answer before
New Years. but IL was not delivered:
Another letter also undelivered told or
Billy Louise's NOMINEES death.
CHAPTER xIu.-Biliy mounts Blue and
rides TO the bottom In search OF cattle
which she finds. learning for herself the
shameful story OF theft. and driving them
10 the Cove corral. facing those she ac-
cuses OF theft. later Offering apologies and
riding away.
CHAPTER xIv-Having seen Ward
ride away from the corral In the DUSK OF
evening her doubts are renewed; she rides
toward Wards cabin making a discovery
that causes her knees to tremble, Tor
there was no apparent IRE sDous ntas
cabin; he was found 10 be uemehteu
from fever. and had forgotten her.
CHAPTER xv-she assures Ward OF
-.~a t-touNtnna and EfFnkaQ FHFANP
Buckaroo's" head, his eyes clearing 10
sanity under her touch, when she pro-
ceeds TO nurse him and prepare tood' as
he explains his predicament. lie ~ IN
formed OF "Mommie's' death. Confesses
her love for him. and kisses him.
xvI-Biny Louise gallops
TO the womanless abode of Samuel Sea
beck, asking him to eide part way home
with her as she wishes to talk with. him,
revealing the theft OF cattle. and de-
fending the c~uiprits, asking tina he have
mercy on them. The Olney case Is re-
called.
CHAPTER XVII.-Leading the way
through the gorge. the Cove seems empty
and forlorn. BY the Kitchen table sits
Marthy. who explains that she has been
FOOLED into harboring thieves. Two wom-
en- sign a note covering the value or me
stolen stock. the note later pelng eiVsH 10
BILLY Louise by Seabeck as a weddins
present. and written across the face OF
the paper is the word Paid"
at believe Charlie must have been
Influenced In some ways by bad ac-
quaintances," Billy Louise answered
more steadily than she felt. But his
-rustling-has been of a petty kind.
won't apologize for him, Mr.. Seabeek.
think it's perfectly awful, what he
has done. But / think II would be
more awful still not to give him a
chance. The other rustling is some
outside gang, I'm sure. II Charlie
was mixed up with them, it's very
slightly-just enough to damn him ut
'terly II he were arrested and tried.
He isn't a natural criminal. He's just
weak. And he's learned his lesson.
It's up to you. Mr.. Seabeck, to say
whether he shall have a chance to
pront By the lesson. And there's poor
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