The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-01-06
SYNOPSIS

rides In to the frontier town Of Ponca
looking for a good time after a long spell
Of hard work and loneliness on the
ranch Instead. he runs into a funeral
that OF Dad calkins. n retired army man
Of whom little is known. A girl. still In
her teens, survives Calkins.
CHAPTER u.-McCarthy q saloon
keeper and Ponca's leading citizen. de-
cides that the girl. now alone In The
world, should marry. Shelby starts
hunt for eligible husbands and the min
lister goes TO confer with the girl
CHAPTER III.-shs agrees 10 pick
husband from score OF men lined up In
her home. To his CONSERVATION. she Sc
Iects Shelby, who had gone along merely
as a spectator. He declines the honor
Indignant the girl dismisses the assem-
blage Later. Shelby goes back 10 make
an explanation. She receives him good
naturedly.
CHAPTER Iv.-Lesying her. Shelby
runs into two of the rejected suitors. and
In q light worsts them both. Angered
~ their remarks. he returns TO the girl,
determined TO marry her. n she will have
him. After his explanation she agrees
70 marry him.
CHATTER V.--The wedding taxes
place and tho couple set out for shelbys
ranch. With them is the KID" Mack
lin. whom Shelby has hired as helper
on the ranch. On the way the girl tells
ber husband her name In Olga Cariyn.
ana nIso tails him something of the Pc
cuiiar circumstances Of her life.
CHAPTER vI.-Leaving his wife In
the house. Shelby goes to care for the
horses. Returning he is struck from
behind By an unknown assailant. hours
later he RECEIVERS consciousness, TO ind
that his wife and the KID have dis
appeared He starts in pursuit
CHAPTER vII.-Shelby overhears
conversation between two outlaws that
throws some light on his wife's history
He learns che is an heiress and that her
abduction has been planned. lie also
learns that she has been taken 10
evolves Hole" haunt Of bandits and
had" Indians. The whereabouts Of the
place ia unknown to Shelby, though It's
reputation as resort Of criminals Is
widespread.
CHAPTER vIII.-Shelby lays plans
to rescue his wife He is discovered by
"fndian Toe" Iaud, the leader Of the
outlaws. and forced 10 accompany MN
into the stronghold There Shelby makes
friends with a Mexican girl, Pancha'
who is betrothed TO Mackiin ana IN
tensely jealous.
Continued from last week.
Bur could the girl serve him even II
she desired 10 do so? lie realized
the seriousness Of his position; his
helpiessness without some outside aid.
He had been a blind fool to venture
into this den alone; and even a blind
or fool TO claim friendship with Han
lev. The morning would find him com
pletely exposed, and he had little
doubt what form vengeance would as
sumo al the hands Of these men. lie
was like a condemned man in his cell
waiting helplessly for the certain hour
of execution. Worse than that even ;
for his fate must inevitably seal also
the fate OF his wife. Her only chance
of rescue lay In his efforts, and he
was helpless. There was not thing
he could do; yet be tried again and
again desperately, testing the punch
cons OF The floor. block by block, dig
ging al the dried mud between the
logs of the wall; endesvoring TO gain
seine leverage upon the hinges OF the
door, and tugging once again furious
ly al those wooden stakes protecting
the narrow window. His fingers hled
from TIE frantic effort 20 thus loosen
something. TO yield him an opporiuni-
~ 10 really exert his strength. These
Efforts were utterly useless; there was
not q spot OF weakness TO be discoV-
cred. II the place had been originally
constructed as a prison IL could nor
have been more securely built. Men
tally and physically exhausted he
nupg himself upon the floor. and lay
there. auivering from head 10 foot
with nerves completely shattered
The silence hecnme ghasily: any
sound would have been q relief. There
was 10 one moving about even 10 that
other room. and the door between lifted
too closely for hun 20 perceive any
CLEAN Of light. He listened intentiy,
holding bis breath. but his head sank
.bart once more In detection Why 10
Gods name hadn't he fought y oui
ike q many Why had he ever permit
! ted himself to be- tilus caught IKE
4 itrspped ratf The frenzy % disgust hs
feit rauSed him 20 sif NJ ard stare
: once more Al the single star shiniug
( through the window what wus tiai
A shadow Surely something ont son
der moved
silently. cautiously. be STEPPED or
fhe stool and looked out between ne
Z bars. hls heart beating Ike drum a
FIRST h. saw ooihing the biood seem
inr To- sand siIl - b. gazeo-ihei
3 tbs hngers o. q hand grnsI'ed one %
= tie sooden bars and face roe
, slowly Just IN front Of bis oEn.
whisper revealed the Identity u o.
visitor.
-Sepor. come quietly 70 sindoN %
Dot speak loud
-Pauri.s, youi You would tail ~iti
ne thenT