Gunnison news-champion., 1921-03-04


- hard ~0rs and lOnsl!uess on tie
ranch IEsr-at. he runs into . funeral
ohat Of Dad GEIEln.. . retired army man
H whom little Ia known. 4 girl. siu In
Der teens. survives CsIkins
CHAPTER IL-hcCarthy saloon
keeper and Pone.'s leading citizen, de-
eidss that The girI. now alone In the
world. rhoHli marry. Shelby s;Arts a
hunt for eligible husbands and The min
istsr goes 10 confer with the gil
CHAPTER IL-Shs agrees to pics .
hurhan3 from . score Of men lined Up 10
her home To his CONSERVATION. she So
tsots Shelby. who had gone along merely
a. spectator. He declines the honor.
tndlsnaut. the girl iismissss the assem-
biaGe. Later. shelby goes back TO make
An explanation She roos!yes him good
aaiGre!ly.
CHAPTER Iy,-Laytns her. Shelby
runs into two Of the rejected suitor, and
IN hEh' Turr'H them both Anssred
At their remarks. he returns to the girl
lstnrminsd 70 marry her. II she vii have
him. After hB erplRnatiOn shs agrees
70 marry him
CrAPTEW v.-Tns wedding taxes
place and tho couple set out for sheIby's
ranch. with them IL the "Kid." Mack
lin. whom Shelby has hired a. . helper
on the ranch. on the vay the girl tells
hsr husband her name IL Olga Carlyn.
And also tells him something Of the Pc
eullar circumstances OF her life.
CHAPTER vL-Lesv,nE his wife In
the house. shelby goes TO care for the
horses. R"tIrnlng he Is struck from
behind by an unknown h.sailant Hours
later he Tccogsrs consciousness. to and
that his wife and the KID" have dis
appeared lie starts in pursuit
CHAPTER YIL-shelby overhear. .
Conversation between two outlaws that
throws some Hight on his witss history.
He learns abe o. an helreH. and that her
abduction has been planned He also
learn that she has been taken TO
""olTra' Hnia,' a haunt Of baAdIts and
bad" lHd.aus The Whereabouts OF the
place .H unknown to Shelby. though Its
Reputation p resort Of criminals is
wifcspT.ad
CHATTER viIl-sheIby lays plan,
to rra.uc bio wife. He Ia discovered by
"IUdau Jo"' Iaud the leader OF the
outlaws. ard forced to accompany him
into tho stronghold There shelby make,
friends with Mexican girl. Pancha.
who Is bstE2thed TO Maekln and In,
tsusaly Jealous.
CHAPTER TX.-ImprisOned by Laud
Shelby escapes with PRnchR'> help. She
ruidea hiu tl u secure hiding place but
refuses to soveal the Wherea bouts OF hir
wife,
CHATTER AFTER a nights ren
shelby l-aT"s his shelter seeking his
wife's prison. Es discovers It, old
log cabln and nuds Olga Their reunion
Is interrupted by the arrival OF Msckiin
d CHATTER EL-Conhdent that Shelb,
" dead. UoDt,.ug him 10 have been killed
Al the ranch. &AcAun declares hls inIen-
tion OF marrying olga, the widow. Lauo
appears, and wnle they are talking
AaCkuH lg shot b 4 concealed Assassin
Shelby nButs wttn Iaud, but IL worsted,
ana Ure OUTLAW escapes. lie returns with
friends, and shelby and his vile defend
the cabin
CHAPTER NIL-Durtng a lun in the
Fighting the pair discover that the body
OF Mackuu has disappeared. Seeking an
eHpAAnaUyn, they hHu a. secret passage
beneath the HOOr and take refuge In IL
The cabin Is burned but they are In
safety. Llud and his desperado.s natu-
Thlls suppose bClE SAesDy ana ms WlIe
have perIshed in the burning cabin.
CHAPTER KILN the passage Shell.
BY and his vita come upon the Mexican
girl Panchs' apd MaGAlin. She had in
tended to XIII Land but shot her lover.
The three C1Iry NaGkBn to hiding
place. Faucha sets out on horseback to |
bring a doctor to aid MAcklin.
The glare from the burning rubbish |
revealed their fnccs, and the smoke ,
began to swirl past them In clouds, |
yet did not choke the tunnel. showing I
there must be an opening somewhere Z
beyond TO the outside. Shelby fast /
ened his neckerchiet over the girls
nose and mouth. and protected her. as
well as himself. by means of his coat
Scarcely conscious of the action they
sat thus, their hands clasped, gazing
at the leapIng figures Of flame. and
listening to the variety Of noises
reaching their ears. The position,
while one of brooding horror. did not
apparently involve Immediate peril.
The flames could not reach them and
II was already evident that those
dense volumes of smoke, while dis
agreeable and suffocating, could still
be endured. But being cooped up
there. In that hole underground. un-
able to venture forth. choked by the
fumes, their faces smarting from the
heat, the earth walls holding them In
prison, death waiting for them which
ever way they turned. brought a
strain to Olga she could no longer
combat. Impuisiveiy she ciutched the
uan beside her, her head touching bis
shoulder. her slender form trembling
70 q sudden outburst
Don't lose your nerve. he whis
pered. startled BY her action. nothing
can hurt us here"
'-Oh. know; II II not that. the
vords almost sob. T Do not think !