Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-01-20
SYNOPSIS.

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SYNOPSIS.
Tom Shelby, a rancher.
gldes In to the frontier town of Ponca
looking for q good time after a long spell
OF hard work and loneliness on the
ranch. Instead, he runs into a funeral
that Of Dad Calkins, a retired army man
Of whom little is known. A girl, still in
her teens, survives Calkins.
CHAPTER II.-McCarthy, a saloon
keeper n Ponca's leading citizen, de-
cloes that the girl, now alone in the
world, should marry. Shelby starts a
nunt for eligible husbands and the min
aster goes to confer with the girl.
CHAPTER III.-She agrees to pick q
husband from a score Of men lined I'D in
ner home. To his CONSERVATION. she se-
iects Shelby, who had gone along merely
as a spectator. He declines the honor
Indignant, the girl dismisses the ASSEM-.
olage. Later, Shelby goes back to make
an explanation. She receives him good
naturedly. go
CHAPTER Iv.-Leaving 80 @.zoy
Guns into two of the rejected ~suitors, ana
in q fight worsts them both. Angered
at their remarks, he returns to the girl,
determined to marry her, il she will have
him. After his explanation she agrees
to marry him.
CHAPTER V.-The wedding takes
place n the couple set out for Shelby's
ranch With them is the 'Kid," Mack.
lin, whom Shelby has hired as a helper
on the ranch. On the way the girl tells
her husband her name is Olga Carlyn,
and also tells him something Of the Pc
culiar 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 find
that his wife and the "Kid" nave dis
appeared. He starts in pursuit.
CHAPTER vII.-shelby ~overhears a
conversation between two outlaws that
throws some light on his wife's history.
He learns she is an heiress and that her
abduction has been planned. He also
learns that she has been taken to
wolves Hole,'' a haunt of bandits and
"bad" Indians. The whereabouts Of the
place is unknown to Shelby, though its
reputation as a resort of criminals is
widespread. 80
CHAPTER VIII.-Shelby avs plans
to rescue his wife. He is discovered by
Indian Joe" Laud, the leader of the
into the stronghold. There Shelby makes
friends with a Mexican girl. Pancha,
who is betrothed to Macklin and in
tensely jealous.
you! her husband?' She almost
screamed the words, advancing to-
ward him fiercely. "You not lie to
me! They say to me you dead! They
tell me that; they tell her that"
who told you?"
"Macklin; the Indians-all tell Get.
Running Horse, he keel you-like zis,
see!"
Eyes, he struck me all right, Pan
cha; at least someone did. also they
left nse there. But I was not dead"
San what he want of her? What
Senior Macklin want of her? You know
that?'
81 know a little, but perhaps not
all. I heard two fellows talking about
it; you know them, likely-Matt Han
ley and Hank Slagin"
She nodded.
"Hanley had got Macklin drunk and
pumped him. It's some matter Of a
big fortune down East. 1t seems
Mack1in's real name may be Churchill,
land if so his father is trustee for all
this property, which really belongs to
the woman. Macklin has got an idea
ne can marry her and so cop all the
COIN"
"He marry her?"
''That is the way Hanley understood
it."
''Then your name not Shirchil?"
"No; it's Shelby"
"And Senior Macklin-his name
Shirchil?'
81 reckon likely; / don't know
There was a sound without and she
sprang instantly aside to the table,
busying herself f%uriously. Laud and
the Mexican entered, throwing their
saddles down noisily into n corner
and without paying the slightest att
tention to Shelby, prepared themselves ,
for the meal. To the rather curt in
vitation Of the former the ranchman
drew up the bench to the table and
Joined them. Pamela asked her broth
er a few questions, but Indian Joe new
err uttered a word until, he had eaten
his fill. Once Shelby caught his eyes
looking across at him, but except for
that one glance the fellow seemed
oblivious of any other presence. Fin
ally he pushed back his chair. pulled
.his feet around to where the butt of
a revolver was within easy reach of
his hand and his eyes glared straight
into Shelby's face.
Had enough"
Plenty; Pancha is a good cook"
"She Is that. Thought I'd wait till
after supper before we talked bust
ness. Now. Churchill, or whatever
your name Is, maybe you'll tell me
where you got that bronc with u Three
Star brand ON him.
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