Gunnison news-champion., 1921-03-11


et assG ~a-s and !0asliaeHs on the
rAEel. inar-sf. b. runs into funeral
thAi - .lat r.a-klEs a retired army man
% wt"a aile IL known A girl am IN
ssr teens. h..rVIyes CAlkiaA-
CHAPTER IL-HeCarthy. -algon-
ss~PrT and P0nCA's leading citizen. de-
eties that the girl. now alone In the
world. sao-t marty Shelby Starts a
hun' fgr slE.ale husbands and the min
h'@r gpes 70 confer with the girl
CHATTER UL-sh. agrees 10 pix I.
husaaHi tFYm a score Of men lined ug In
be- a.us To his Consideration. She So
LsctE She hy. sao had gone along merely
a. sg~.'af9T. He declines The honor.
tntLErRnt tho strI :lsrnlssoa the Easera-
siaEe Later. shaloy Eoas back 10 naE,
A. rrpLaHaran- ID. rvosiVss hin good
AatgFetly
CHATTER Iv-I-avtnS her. Shelby
runs IUig te-o 0' h. rejected suItor.. and
n fEt' WorB's them 10th. Anzerod
AZ heir rrraarsH ho returns 10 the girl,
tstsrulasd .. nary her. n she will have
him After his eIpIAnEu0a 81. agrees
10 FnHTry h.EL
CHATTER v.-Tre -,11Ing taxes
pihcs and 'h" couple sst out for sheIby's
ranch VII. them 10 the ''Ki6." MACK
on the ranch on the way the girl tells
hsr husband her name 10 Olga Cariyn.
AM also tells him something OF the Pc
eulllr riTr-u rtauces Of her lie.
CHAPTER yL-I<Avinx his wife In
the house shelby goes to car. for the
horseE Returning. he Is struck from
behind by an unknown hs-silAnt Hours
later he Tecoysrs consriousnrs- to nnd
that hi, wife and the KID have Dis
APPEARED He starts In pursuit
CHAPTER vTL-shslby ovsrneArs
Conversation between two outlaws that
throws som" Iight on his wife. history.
He learns s'r Is an hcirsss and that her
abduCuru fas been pl1nnsd. He also
Learn ''a' she has been taken to
""0Hss' D.. .'r." a haunt Of bandits and
Dad" adams. The Whereabouts OF the
place .a 4ualOwn to shelby though its
rrputa'.rn aa resort Of criminals is
wiaCsTr,Ad
CHATTER vIII.-snelby lays plan,
to Co.. Fn E.H wife lie s. discovered by
INDIAN J.s Iaud the leader Of the
outlaw ami forced to accompany him
into tl- atruaFhoId- There shelby makes
friends with 70 Mexican grl. Pamela.
who is bstrathed to Maekln and In.
teuBcly Jealous
CHAPTER tX.-Imprig1ucd By Iaud
thelhF -5.H With Pamela, help She
guide ''". '. A SECURE hiding place but
rsfures o. reveal tie whereabouts Of his
wife
CHAT -E T--Attor nights resr
8
wife prison. Ec discover IL an OLD
loE c.I'G, and nudE Olga Their reunion
Il interrupted by the arrival Of MAcaHn
CHATTER XL-Conhdsnt that Shelby
u dead, behaving him to have BEEN Hillct
at the Gagen, AacAliu declares his lutaa-
tion OF MAJ p ms olga, the widow. LRuo
EppcHFs, and while they are LAlAlns
hACEIu 10 slgt by a concealed assassin
Shelby AERis with Laad. but - wOrsted,
ana vns outlaw Escapes. ia returns with
friends and Shelby uGd his vile defend
the cabin.
CHAPTER NiL-Durtng a lul In the
nghtInE the paIr discover that the body
OF MAEkun has disappeared. Seeking an
eIp4auaGuu, Isvy ma "a secret passage
beneath Lus AOOr and take refuge IN IL
The cabin ls burned but they are In
rally suppose both Shelby and his wife
have pcushed in the burning cabin.
CHAPTER XIII.-In the passage Shell.
By and his wtis come upon the Mexican
girl, Fancha apd ManAlin. She had In
tended to xiii Laud but shot her lover.
The three carry MackHn to a hiding
pace. Psncha sets out on horseback to
bring n doctor to aid Aacklin-
CHAPTER XIv.-when MackIn re-
covers consciousness he reveals tie fac,
that he knows Pancha shot him untnten-
aonaily. Knowing he is dying. he tells
Olga how he came to know she was heir.
ess to greaJ wealth. and his plans to
marry her before she was aware OF the
fact At Ponca circumstances had
worked againsI him, her marriage to
Shelby upsetting all his calculations. Be-
fore his story Is completed. Indian Joe
and his followers attack the fugitiyes
and a desperate battle commences. In
the fighting Shelby kills IAud, but the
overwhelming number OF the attackers
She looked at him try.eyed, motion
less; then hcnt and kissed his lips.
Slowly. regretfully she arose to her
feet. and faced them, her cheeks
white.
I1s ALL" she said simply, now /
60"
She vanished without a sound. glid-
Ing through the fringe Of bushes and
down the steep hank TO the protection
OF the creek. They were alone. pur
with their own work TO do. Shelby
went at his with quiet efficiency. Sc
Iecting two stout limbs. similar In size
and length. he ran these through the
arms of his strong corduroy jacket,
binding them into position by two
cross-pieces, hastily prepared. and
Iashed firmly with strips torn from his
neckerchief Macklin. now once again
silent. and motionless. his eyes closed,
was lifted gently onto the outspread
coat. his limbs upheld by one Of the
cross-bars and thsA the Jacket bot.
toned securely abonr him farming