The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1919-11-28


found himself desperately in hive
with her. As he was on the point
Of c~cniesslns his love, he learned
That she was supposed TO be a half
breed. Realizing that the eternal
barrier Of race had come between
them, he attempted TO atlno his
love and forget the girl.
Romncy, one OF Le Gals men, was
In love with Pawn. With the de-
termination 10 win her he had quit
the gang and resolved 10 70 straight
But Fawn refused 10 marry him. ~
he came 10 The conclusion that u
was because she loved the stranger,
aud that II was because the -cily
dude" had money. lie Gal told Rom-
ney that he could win Fawn " he.
had enough money, persuading him.
70 join the gang and take part In n
big stage robbery they had planned.
The Breed, az Fawn's half-brolhor
was called. saw her with Holllsler
and became suspicious Of the hand
some strangers intentions. Writing
a note, he left II in the stump OF u
tree which was utilized by them q
as a cache.
lie Gal made up his mind that the
beautiful half-breed should be his
woman and followed Fawn up 10
the cache. On the lonely mountain
trail he found her reading the
Breeds note, and attempting 10 force
his attentions upon her. The slrang-
or came TO her rescue, but lie Gal
made his escape. Fawn told her
sweetheart she did not know who
her assailant was.
Finding the Breeds note which
Fawn had dropped in the struggle,
The stranger realized that his attcn-
tons 10 Fawn had been misinter-
pretcd. He came 10 the conclusion
that the honorable thing 10 do was
10 marry the girl, but fawn thought
of her Indian blood and the unhap-
piness such a union would bring 10
her husband, and refused.
As the stage came numbering down
tho steep mountain trail the rob
bers leaped out a pistol duel en-
sued. and the messenger fell dead
across the lap Of the stage driver.
The strong box was carried TO lie
Gals shack and Romney left u
guard T. while lie Gal and the rest
p went in search OF Fawn, whom IL
r Gal had determined TO carry away
with him.
A vigilance committee was formed
and the stranger was selected IL
J lead the posse.
: Jimmy Dorr, who had become a
HERMIT Of the hills. Joined the vigi'
lance committee. Dorr had always
suspected lie Gal OF kidnapping hi:
child, and though he would have
killed him and gotten away with II
had never been able 10 muster M
enough courage TO pull the trigger
when Dorr told the stranger thai
he had seer lie Gal attack Fawn, h,
determined 10 bring lie Gal TO justice
II he had TO do II single handed.
The Breed held up Romney anc
took the box 10 his own hiding place
and went on lie Gals trail. The
vigilantes discovered the box al
Breeds place thought he was on,
OF the robbers. They caught him
put a rope around his neck and LED
him 10 a tree. Fawn tried 10 reach
the Breed 10 warn him. but vas de-
coyed 10 q cabin whore lie Gal held
her prisoner. Romney, attempting
TO rescue her, was wounded in q
fight with n bad man.
just as the Breed was about 10 be-
strung up, Romney rushed up and
told the vigilants Of Fawn's plight
The Breed was released, made his
way 10 the cabin, and was engaged
in a desperate fight with lie Ga
when the stranger arrived, told Ii
Gal he was the dead sherin's sor
and had come 10 ayenge his fa-
TIERS death. As lie Gal backed
toward the window, Dorr, outside
fired and lie Gal fell MORALLY
wounded. Before dying he con-
fessed that Fawn was DORIS losl
baby.-there was no Indian blood h
her-and that he, himself, had sto'
Hen her far Tho SauaW.