The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-02-17
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I-Tom shelby. a raneher
rides In TO the frontier town of Poncs
looking for a good time after a long spell
OF hard work and loneliness on tn.
ranch. Instead. he runs into funeral
that Of Dad Calkins. a retired army man
Of whom little 10 known. A girl. stiil IN
her teams, survives Cslkina
CHAPTER n-McCarthy. saloon
keeper and Ponca's leading citizen, de-
cides that the girl. now alone In the
world. should marry. Shelby starts q
hunt for eligible husbands and the min
lister Eoss 70 confer with the girl
CHAPTER TTI.--she agrees TO pick q
husband from . score OF men lined up In
her home. To his CONSERVATION, she Sc
iscts Shelby, who had gone along merely
a. q spectator. He declines the honor.
Indignant. the girl disrnisses the assem-
blage Later. Shelby goes back TO make
an explanation She receives him good
naturally.
CHAPTER Tv.-Ieaving her, Shelby
runs into two OF the rejected suitors, and
In q light worsts them both. Angered
II their remarks he returns to the girl.
determined 10 marry her. II she will have
him. After his explanation she agrees
70 marry him.
CHATTER v.-The wedding takes
place and the couple set out for Shelby's
ranch. With them 10 the KID" Mack
lin, whom Shelby has hired as a helper
on the ranch. On the way the girl tells
her husband her name 10 Olga Carlyn.
and also tells him something OF the po-
culiar circumstances of her life
CHAPTER vL-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
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. lie also
learns that she has been taken to
Wolves Hole" a haunt OF bandits and
had Indians. The whereabouts OF the
place is unknown to Shelby, though its
reputation as a resort of criminals is
widespread.
CHAPTER vIII.-shelby lays plans
TO rescue his wife. He is discovered by
Indian Joe" Laud, the leader Of the
outlaws, and forced 10 accompany him
into the stronghold. There Shelby makes
friends with a Mexican girl. Pancha,
who is betrothed TO Macklin and In
tensely Jealous,
CHAPTER IX.-Imprisoned by Laud
Shelby escapes with pancha's help. She
Nla n ywe4. hut
refuses 10 reveal the whereabouts Of his
wife.
CHAPTER x.-After a nights rest
Shelby leaves his shelter, seeking his
wife's prison. He discovers IL, an old
log cabin. and finds Olga. Their reunion
IL interrupted by the arrival Of Mscklin
CHAPTER xt-Confident that Shelby
is dead, believing him to have been killed
at the ranch. Macklin declares his inten-
ton of marrying olga, the widow IAud
appears, and while they are talking
Mackiin Is shot by 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 XIL-During a lull In the
fighting the pair discover that the body
OF Macklin has disappeared. Seeking an
explanation, they ma 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.
CHAPTER KILN the passage Shell
by and his wife come upon the Mexican
girl. Pancna, and Maeklin. She had in
tended to Kill Laud but shot her lover. |
The three carry Macklin to a hiding |
place. fancha sets out on horseback 10 /
bring p doctor TO aid Macklln.
CHAPTER XIV.-When Macklin re-
covers consciousness be reveals the fact 4
that he knows Pancha shot MIN uninten-
liOnally. knowing he Is dying. he tells 4
Olga now he came to know she was helr- I
sss to great wealth. and his pians to
marry her before she was aware Of the
'acL Al Ponca circumstances had
worked against him. her marriage 10
Shelby upsetting all his calculations. Be
ore his story Is completed, indian Joe
ma his followers attack the fusitives
md desperate battle commences. IN
he fighting Shelby kills Laud but the
overwhelming number OF the attackers
makes il certain he viii be overcome
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