Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-02-27
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CHAPTER I--Adventurous and reck.
less, rather than criminal, and excited by
liquor, Curly Flandrau and his chum
Mac, both practically mere boys, become
involved In a demonstrating adventure
Disposing OF the stolen stock IN the town
OF Saguache, Ariz., the band separates
Curly and his partner staying In town.
They are awakened and told a posse Il
In town In pursuit OF them. They eluds
their pursuers. overtaken next day. Mac
is Killed BY the posse ana curl, made made
self been wounded. The man shot ID
Luck Culllson.
CHAPTER II.-Cullison's friends, all
cattlemen determine to lynch Curly as
an example TO cattle thieves. With the
rope around his neck he In saved by the
Intervention OF Kate Cullison. Luck's
daughter.
CHAPTER Hills wound dressed.
Curly IL sent for by cul nil He aueS
tions the boy concerning a notorious out
law, soapy Stone. real leader of the rus
tiers who had been Curly's undoing.
flandrau learns that Soapy Stone IL Gull
lison's bitter enemy and exercises a bale
ful influence over the ex-sherin's son
sam who has quarreled with his father
Cullison goes ball for Curly.
CHAPTER Iv.-Curly rescues .soapy
Stone from a bear trap into which he has
IL young Sans rival for the hand OF Lau-
ra London. She gives Curly a note TO
deliver TO Sam. and Flandrau and stone
set out for the latter's ranch
CHAPTER Where Curly meets his
companions of the rustllng expedition and
delivers Laura's note to Sam. Young
Cuilison believes Stone In his friend and
says he will stick by him. F1andrau sees
some move 10 being planned and becomes
convinced II is train robbery Sam leaves
the ranch to 70 to Saguachs. Curly ac-
companies him.
CHAPTER VI. - Eavesdropping at a
meeting place, Curly hears Stone and his
lieutenant. Lutte Blackwell, arrange 20
hold up the train at crossing known as
young Cullison and leave his body on the
scene, Stone thus Cutting his revenge on
the ex-sheriff through his sons death and
being a spy of Luck Culilson's They are
separated, but part with the understand
Ing that their next meeting will mean
night to the death. Curly makes a con-
fidant OF Dick Maloney. cattleman. and
they inform Luck Cullison OF stones plot
against his son.
CHAPTER LATTER an all-night SEES
sion at the Roundup club, In which Guilt
son has lost heavily, there is an exchange
OF sharp words between Luck and a
sheepman. Cass Fendrick, with whom
Cullison has a feud.
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messengers, the bandits securing 10000.
Cuilison pays his poker debts, and shortly
efterward Mackenzie and Alex F1andrau,
his closest friends, learn he is suspected
OF the express robbery, his hat having
been found on tho scene and he being
missing.
CHAPTER III-Kate goes to saguaehe
for a consultation with Mackenzie. Alex
Flandrau and Curly. All are convinced
of I.uck's innocence. The sheriff reveals
that besides the finding OF Cullison's hat,
and his payment of his debts. Cass Fem
drlck had seen the robber and IL almost
certain II was Luck. Culllson Is about to
enter a homestead claim which will prac-
tically put Fendrick out of business.
, CHAPTER Iv.-Kate's shrewdness re-
vealB how Cullison had taken Fendrick 8
hat when he left the Roundup club. and
suspicion points strongly to a frameup on
Hendricks part and to his being respon-
sisie for Lucks dlsappearance. The sher-
IN receives a series of notes turning on
the Jack Of Hearts" Curly finds a CT
gar store by that name and secures evil
dence that the proprietress, Mrs. Wylis,
knows what happened to Luck.