Gunnison news-champion., 1921-03-18

~ e .-r..=s. be runs into q funeral
thAt Of iaG A.slrs retired army man
et whom .'..e - Eu0Eu 4 ..rI am II
h-r 'r~rH s-ryiyes CalEinA
CHAF-Iu L-MeCarthy. saloon
kcs;.r a-G 4. .r-as lead HE citizen. de-
Git.5 ,'a' ..r Efrl. row alone In ihs
~ar.1 -.. marry sL5.Cy s'hrLs a
hv'r - o.. ..- a-saHrts and the min
h'sr ..-7 ' confer U!sL the girl
CHATTER IIL-srs agrees to PICK a
h.. al. ,-.Er a score o.; men lined Up IA
he mo 10 bis rurH,eruauUn she 50
bsc,s ss- ~ Who had gone along merely
n spr -t'7r lie declines The honor
tnclzrEaE. rh- XII tlsrn.ssss tho Assem-
blHEe Later ahaioy goes hack 70 make
A. eII.Hruuga- Sh. receives him good
sht-Fesi4y
CHATTER IV-L>Gvtns her. Shelby
runs 'E'm Two u tho rejected suitore. and
IN nEh' woro,s them both Anssred
ct Their rs.-r-ss. he returns TO the girl.
entsrElllst {. marry her ~ she will have
him After lis explanation shs agrees
u marry him
CRATER v-Tn. wedding taxes
place and the couple set out for sheIby's
ranch with thom IL the ''Kit." Mack
Ai4- "fa'.Hl4 n-atSy L-A1 - -
on the ranch On the way the girl tells
her husband her nars IL olka Carlyn.
And also tells him something Of The Pc
cuIiar rlrcIuBtances OF her life.
CHAPTER T-LeayinE his wife In
the house shelby goes to care for the
horEer- Returning he Is struck from
behind by an unknown asssiiAnt Hours
later he r"cuvers consciousness. to nnd
tHas hfH ygff Nd hr ka
appeared He starts in pursuit
CHAPTER vII-shelby overneRrr q
eouvsrslrign between two outlaws that
throws some light on his wife'z history.
He learns she is an heires- and that her
abduction has been planned. He also
learns that sho has been taken to
"wolyss' Hole" n haunt OF bandit. and
Dad" Indians. The whereabouts OF the
place 'e unknown 10 Shelby. though its
reputa'lnn AS a resort OF criminals Is
VlicFG-rai
CHAPTER vIIL-sheiby lays plan,
To rescue his wife. He ls discovered BY
Indian Joe" IAud. the leader Of the
outlaws. and forced to accompany him
into the stronghold. There Shelby make,
friends with a Mexican girl. Psncha.
who Is bstr0thei TO AAcknn and In
teEBcly jealous
CHAPTER TN.-1mprisoned by Iaud
Shelby saeapns with Pancha', help. She
rutdeH him 90 secure hidin. place but
refuses 10 reveal the whereabouts Of hi,
wife
CHAPTER x.-Af,sr night, rc-r
Shelby leaves hts shelter seeking his
wife's prison. Ne discovers II. an old
log cabin. and fnds Olga Their reunion
u interrupted by the arrival OF Macklln
CHAPTER xL-Conndent that sEeIb,
n dead. believing him to have besh killed
At the ranch, haCkin declares his inten.
ton OF marrying Olga, the widow. LAuo
appears, and while they are talking
hackiIn Is shot by II concealed assassin
Shelby nshU with LRud. but Is worsted
ana tnc outlaw escapes, He returns with
friends. and shelby aad his wife defend
the cabin
CHAPTER XIL-During n iull in the
nshtlnE the pair discover that the body
or MRchAn has disappeared. Seeking an
sxplAnaLou. tAey Ind u secret pussag.
beneath the floor and take refuge In it
The cabin Is burned but they are In
safety. LAUd and his desperudoes natu-
rally suppose both Shelby and his wife
have persisted In the burning cabin.
CHAPTER XIII-In the passage shsl.
b. and his wiis come upon the Mexican
girl. PaDchs, I'D Manklin. She had In
tended to XIII Laud but shot her lover
The three carry Mackhn to a hldins
pace. Pancha sets out horseback to
bring a doctor to aid Macklin-
CHAPTER XIv.-when Mackiin re-
covers CONSEQUENCES he reveals the fact
that he knows Pancha shot him uuInten-
uonally. Knowing he Is dying, he tells
Olga how he came to know she was heir
ess to great wealth. and his plans to
marry her before she was aware of tn,
fact AT Ponca circumstances had
worked against him. her marriage to
Shelby upsettlng all his calculations. Be-
fore his story is completed. Indian Joe
and his followers attack the fugitives
and a desperate battle commences. In
the fighting Shelby kills LAud, but the
overwhelming number OF the attackers
CHAPTER Xv.-Pancha. hurrying des-
perately to bring q doctor to aid hsi
wounded lover, rides into a troop of
United States cavalry engaged in round.
ing up the Indians scattered after the
battle of Wounded Knee She tells them
Of Shelby's plight, and engages to show
them the way into the Wolves Hole II
they will bring the doctor to Mackliu
The soldiers advance takes the sentries
OF the outlaws by surprise and the way
into the Hole Is opened. In the advance
Pancha is shot and killed by one Of the
renegades The attack on the Hole and
the rescue OF Shelby begins In earnest
CHAPTER XvI.-Having an under
standing with Olga that she will kill
herself In preference to falling into thu
bands OF the outlaws. Shelby determines
b sell his life dearly. The arrival o1
the cavalry-ths famous Sixth regiment
saves both their lives Mackln Is dead
20 that Pancha 10 spared knowledge Of
her lovers worthlesaness. and the tve
take the last journey togsther. Oddty
meeting. and the first days Of their unios
dled with tragedy. OlgA and hsr hus
hand with certainty set their fsse On tn
soad 70 happtns0 sf1se sAsff Dseoeeao
q sorrow.