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her teens, survives Calktns.
CHAPTER II.-McCarthy, a saloon
Keeper and Ponca's leading citizen, de-
cides that the girl, now alone in the
world, should marry. Shelby starts a
hunt for eligible husbands and the min
lister goes to confer with the girl.
III.-She agrees to pick a
husband from a score Of men lined VI In
her home To his CONSERVATION, she Sc
lects Shelby. who had gone along merely
as a spectator. He declines the honor.
indignant, the girl dismisses the assem-
an explanation. She receives him good
naturally.
CHAPTER W.-Leaving > .e.py
runs into two of the rejected %suitors, ana
in a fight worsts them both. Angered
at their remarks. he returns to the girl,
determined to marry her, If she will have
him. After his explanation she agrees
to marry him.
CHAPTER v.-The wedding takes
place and 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. IN the way the girl tells
her husband her namo is Olga Carlyn,
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culiar circumstances of her life.
CHAPTER vI.-Leaving his wife in
the house. Shelby goes to care for the
horses. Returning. he 10 struck from
behind by An unknown assailant. Hours
later he RECEIVERS consciousness, to find
that his wife and the "Kid" have dis
appeared. He starts in pursuit.
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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 abe has been taken to
Wolves Hole" a haunt OF bandits and
place is unknown to Shelby, though its
reputation as n resort OF criminals is
widespread.
CHAPTER VIII.-Shel5y lays plans
to rescue his wife. He in discovered by
Indian Joe" Laud, the leader of the
outlaws, and forced to accompany him
into the stronghold. There Shelby makes
friends with q Mexican girl, Pancha,
who is betrothed to Macklin and in
tensely jealous.
CHAPTER IX.-Imprisoned by Laud,
Shelby escapes with Pancha's help. She
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refuses to reveal the whereabouts of his
wife.
CHAPTER x.-After a nights rest
Shelby caves his shelter, seeking his
wife's prison. He discovers it, an old
log cabin, and finds Olga. Their reunion
is interrupted by the arrival of Macklin.
CHAPTER xI.-Confident that Shelby
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at the ranch, Macklin declares his inten-
ton of marrying olga, the widow. Laud
appears, and while they are talking
Macklin is shot. by a concealed assassin.
Shelby fights with Laud, but is worsted,
and the outlaw escapes. He returns with
friends, and Shelby and his wife defend
the cabin.
CHAPTER X~II.-During a lull in the
fighting the pair discover that the body
of Macklin has disappeared. Seeking an
explanation, they find a secret passage
beneath the floor and take refuge in it.
The cabin is burned but they are in
safety. Laud and his desperadoes natu-
rally suppose both Shelby and his wife
have persisted in the burning cabin.
nat was the ornariest lot o. cattle T
ever rode herd over
ooh, I don't know her mood chang
ing into new interest. '"There We're
some among them not so bad. Any
how, | chose you"
maybe you're sorry since?"
81 am not" firmly. "I never have been.
See here, Tom Shelby, l pretty neal
knew what sort of man you was when /
selected you; your face told me that.
You thought | just took you so
as to get away. Well, maybe / did
in q sense, for I would have done al
most anything to escape from that
life. But 1 never would have gone
with you, if l hadn't honestly liked
you just the same. You said in the
cabin there that you didn't marry me
because you knew l had money-that
you had no such knowledge. Was
that trueY
Certainly"
"Then why did you marry me?"
His face, burning from the heat of
the nearby flames, grew redder, if pos
sible, with embarrassment. Her eyes
were gazing straight at him, insistent
Of an answer.
well l amt exactly sure that I
know" he admitted reluctantly. May
be / sorter sympathized with you a
bit, an then / got almighty mad at
the way them fellows acted. IL
kinder got to wantin' you myself"
II knew you did"
"You knew? But how? never
said anything like that"
No; yet felt the change. ! would
never have said yes otherwise. 1
am willing TO tell you now. Perhaps
we shall never gel out OF this place
alive, and ! want 10 be honest with
= you for once. Whatever hannens.