The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-07
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Marthy, low-browed, un-
combed, harsh of voice and speech and
nature, with her shiftless husband Jase,
journey over desert trail, driving four
oxen and are the pioneers whose lurching
WACO first fords the Wolverine stream.
Jase Is ready to stop at the first green
spot, but Marthy insists on plodding along
another full days journey. hat 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
other couple who are impressed with the
Wolverine and also establish a home. To
them is born a daughter, christened Billy
Louise.
CHAPTER H-After a visit to Marthy.
Billy Louise on her horse Blue reaches
home late, in a snow storm, having met
a stranger riding over the same trail. He
is 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 III-Marthy is Mortified to
find that Jase has died during the night.
Digging a grave In a level place above
the main ditch, she wheels Jase's body
on the homemade w~heelbarrow and
buries her dead. Charlie Fox. her nephew
arrives.
CHAPTER Iv-Fox rides to Billy
Louise's ranch to inquire If she has seen
anything of four OF their calves when
appeared; theft is discussed, am ally
louise starts In search.
CHAPTER v-sprlng has ON Out
Billy Louise Is not affected by the beau
ties of Wolverine canyon. for she is brood
ing over her di-scouragements and is on
the brink of nervous breakdown when
she finds one of her finest cows dead,
and she has a machinery note due. Two
men approach on horses looking about for
missing stock. She rides to Wards cabin.
but he is not there.
CHAPTER Winding along a hat-bot-
toned canyon she sees a horsemau resern-
bling Ward disappear IN the hills and later
discovers a hidden corral such as she re-
member being told about by her father
She is late in arriving home and finds
her mother i'll, and a physician is called.
CHAPTER VII-Bily Louise does not
hold changeless her broken faith in Ward.
although sEe has learned to love him.
Ward NETS her on the trail and is puzzled
at her apparent GOODNESS toward him.
Ward writes her Offering any assistance
he can give.
CHAPTER vIII-Riding over the hills
looking for cattle branded Y6 Ward dis
covers a hidden corra' and sees three men
one Of whom he believes 10 be Buck ot-
ney. Upon their leaving he investigates
and finds stock on which the brands have
been changed TO his own mark.
CHAPTER IX-After celebrating 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 f~raZZtes ont
under the strain. He discovers Buck Oh
ney hiding behind rock and takes him
prisoner.
CHAPTER X-WIth Buck bound TO a
chair. Ward cooks n 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 noose. pins the prisoners written
peglgree to his shoulders; the work dore
Ward rides away having slit the rope SO
IL weuld not hold any weight.
CHAPTER XT-Returning,. riding down
a steep slope near his cabin, his horse
Rather steps into a pile Of rock. throw
ing Ward In such n manner as to trac-
ture his leg. Riding to his cabin he splnts
and handages the broken leg, realiz-
Ing he win be helpless for some time, and
prepares for any emergency. Buck Olney
discovers he was not TO be hanged.