Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-04-15
SYNOPSIS.
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SYNOPSIS.
Part l..
CHAPTER. I.-Adventurous and reck-
GesS, rather than criminal, and excited by
liquor, Curly Elandrau and his chum.
Mac both practically mere boys, become
Disposing Of the stolen stock in the town
Of Saguache, Ariz., the band separates,
Curly and his partner staying in town:
in tow in pursuit of them. They elude
their %pursuers. Overtaken next day, Mac
rs killed by the posse and Curly made
set eRo1 been al' Wou me aaS ! The 9 man an shot a'n is
Luck Cullison.
CHAPTER ,II.-.cullison's friends, all '
cattlemen,. determine to lynch Curly as
an example to cattle thieves. With the
i aoRs anHaaa h of n Kate ne c Is haxsd E Ry ks
daughter.
and further Violence 1ed;maes no %'u appre qrs5ied.
Curly is sent for by cullison; He cues
law, Soapy Stone. real leader of the rus
tiers who had been Curly's undoing.
F1andrau learns that soapy Stone is Gull
ful influence over the ex-sheriff's son
Sam, who has quarreled with his father.
Cullison goes bail for Curly.
CHAPTER Iv.-Curly rescues Soapy
Stone from a bear trap into which he has
stumbled. and discovers that the outlaw
'ra London: She gives Curly a note to
deliver to Sam. and Flandrau and Stone
set out for the latter's ranch.
CHAPTER -v.-There Curly meets Ma
companions Of the rustling expedition and
cullison believes stone is his friend and
says he will stick by him. Flandrau sees
:sonre;n m 10 e. is 5. being planned damned n and becomes
the ranch to go to Saguache. Curly &C
companies him.
meeting place, Curly hears Stone and his
lieutenant, Lutte Blackwell, arrange to
hold up the train at a crossing known as
Tin Cup and after the robbery shoot
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 Cullison's. They are
separated, but part with the understand
ing that their next meeting will mean a
light to the death. Curly makes a con-
hdant of Dick Maloney, cattleman, and
they inform Luck Cullison Of Stones plot
against his SON
sSVWas that the news from the ncrs~
,ranch?'
"That's part Of it, hut there is more.
Sam and Curly are ON their way to
Saguache to spend the Fourth Of July.
Sam is going for another reason, but
I'm not sure yet what it is. There's
something doing l don't savez, some
big deal on foot that's not on the level.
Sam is in it up to the hooks. He is
supposed to be quitting Soapy's outfit
for good. But I know better"
White to the lips, she faced him
Ibravely. "What sort Of trouble is he
leading Sam into?"
give got a kind Of notion. But it
won't bear talking about yet. Don't
tell him what I've told you, unless you
want to spoil my chance of helping
him.
II won't" she promised; then added,
with quick eagerness: maybe l can
help you. I'm going down to Saguache
to visit on the Fourth"
'Ill look you up. Trouble is that
Sam is bent on running himself. Seems
ito think Soapy is his best friend. If
we could show him different things
might work out all right"
While she climbed the hill to Sam,
Curly watered his horse and smoked
a cigarette. He was not hired to
chaperone lovers. Therefore, it took
him three-quarters of an hour to reach
the scrub pine belt on the edge Of the
park.
At once he saw that they had been
having a quarrel. The girls eyes were
red, and she was still dabbing at them
with her handkerchief when he came
whistling along. Sam looked discour-
aged, but stubborn. Very plainly they
had been disagreeing about his line of
conduct.
The two young men took the trail
again. About moo the next day they
reached Saguache. After they had
eaten, Curly strolled off by himself to
, the depot.
Gimme a ticket for Tin Cup for this
evening. I want to go by the express
he told the agent.
The man looked at him and grinned.
You're so darned active. maybe you
could get off No. 4 when she is fog
ging along sixty miles per. But most
'w folks. couldn't, not with any comfort"
Meaning that the flyer doesn't
stop"
mot at Tin Cup"
Have to take the afternoon train
then?"
81 reckon" He punched IL ticket
and showed it through the window
toward Curly. "SiXty-tive cents
please"
Flandrau paid for and pocketed tn,
ticket he did not intend to use. Ht
had found out what he wanted t.
know. The express did not stop al
Tin Cup. Why, then, had Soapy
marked the time of It's arrival there
He was beginning 70 guess the reason
But he would have to do moro thar