Gunnison news-champion., 1921-03-25
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER L-Toru shelby. /. ranch,
T,crs lH Co ne frontier town Of Pouga
bDoElrS s1r = good time after = long syell
o GArt Nurz and IousLine.s On The
r&ura Instead. he run, into q tgneraI-
rast Of Dad CAHias. a retired army man
~ whom uills Ia known. girl sun In
hsr tenn survives Calkins.
CHAPTER u-hcCarthy. .alOon-
hs~p-r arl PoncH's leading citizen. de-
eides mat tho girI. now alone In the
world. should marry Shelby starts a
huut fgr sLEE5!s husbands and the min
btoT Epss 10 confer with the girl
CHAPTER IIL-Shs agrees 20 pi~s
husFs-G from a srore o. men lined ug In
hsT i.rns To his c0nst~rnAt'0n. she -
tsoiS steIny who had gone AIoas merely
- 4. spectator He declines The honor.
fntlguhui. 'h~ siTI tisrnisses the Assem-
hihs- Later. shelby goes back 70 max.
An errIanau0a- She receives him good
aatLrSily.
runs Into two Of the rejected sui,ors. and
IN 0za1 wors's them both Ansered
at tl-ir rrThrsS. no returns to the girl,
letsrwirrt O. marry her II she will have
him A'''r his explanation shs agrees
70 marry him
CRATER v.-Tns wedding taxes
place and the couple set ou, for Shelby's
ranch win them IL the KID" Mack
In. whom Shelby hss hired a. . helper
on III. ranch on the vsy the girl tells
hnr husband her name 10 OlEA Criyn.
ani afro tells him something Of the Pc
culihr riTr4uatances Of her llre.
CHAPTER vL-Leav;nE his wife In
tho hogs- shelby goes to care for the
horses. Rcturnin.. be is struck from
behind by an unknown nsssiisnt Hours
later he RECEIVERS conrrIousness TO ind
that HI, wife and the KID" have dis
appeared. Ho starts In pursuit
CHAPTER vIL-shelby overnears
oony-rs''lOn between two outlaws that
throws some light on his wtfe'r history.
He learns she is an hsires. and that her
abduction has been planned He also
learn, that she has been taken TO
''wolvr7 Hole" a haunt OF bandits and
Dad" Indians. Tho whereabouts Of the
place n unknown to Shelby. though Its
rsputA'i"n as resort OF criminals Is
widespread
CHAPTER vIu.-snelby lays plan.
to rescue bis wife. He 10 discovered by
Indian Joe" LAud. the leader OF the
outlaws. and forced to accompany him
iI1b AtHf NNA'iA aFab4l i'At alAt4gg IllANet
friends with Mexican girl. Pancha.
who Is bstrothed To AackLn and In
tsnsoly jealOus.
CHAPTER TX.-Imprisoned by I.sud
Shelby escapes with Pancha', help. She
guides hitn TO n secure hiding place but
refuse 70 reveal the whereabouts OF hi,
wife.
CHAPTER X.-Attsr a nights rrst
Shelby leaves his shelter, seeking his
vife's prison. Ne discovers Il. an old
log cabin. and finds olgn- Their reunion
u interrupted by tho arrival OF Maeklin
CHAPTER XL-Conrdent that Shelf,
- dead. believing him to have been killed
A. the ranch, ARCklin declares his Lnten.
ton OF marrying Olga, the widow. LAuo
appears. and while they are talking
hacklIn Is shot by concealed Assassin
Shelby hghts with Laud. but "a worstsd
ana rrc outlaw eIcapes- lie returns with
friends and shelby add his wife defend
the cabin.
CHAPTER XIL-During a lull in the
fighting the pair discover that the body
Of Anckhu has disappeared. Seeking an
sap!Anhuuu. tAey md secret passage
beneath the n0or and take refuge in II
The cabin Is burned but they are In
safety. Lhud and his desperadoes nAtu-
rally suppose both Shelby and his wife
have per.shed In the burning cabin.
CHAPTER XIII.-In the passage Shell.
eJ and his wtfs come upon the Mexican
girl, PanchA, apd haoklin- 6ho had tn-
tended to Kill Laud but shot her lover.
Tho three carry Mackhn to . hiding
pAce- Pancha sets out on horseback TO
bring doctor to aid MackIin-
CHAPTER XIv.-when MacSlin re-
Govern consciousneAs he reveals the fact
that he knows Pancha sho, him uninten.
bonally. Knowing he Is dying he tells
OlSa how he came to know she was heir.
oes to great wealth. and his plans to
marry her before she was aware OF tbs
fact AT Ponca circumstances had
worked against him. her marriage to
Shelby upsetting all his calculations Be-
fore his story Is completed. Indian Jos
and his followers attack the fugitiyes
and = desperate battle commencea In
the nshting Shelby kills Laud. but the
overwhelming number Of the attackers
0akss It certain hs viii be overcome.
CHAPTER Xy-Pancha. hurrying des-
perateiy to bring . doctor to aid hsI
wounded lover. rides into q troop OF
United States cavalry engaged in round.
ing up the Indians scattered after thu
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 Macklu
The soldiers advance takes the sentries
Of the outlaws by surprise and the way
into the Hole Is opened. In the advance
Pancha fs shot and killed by one Of the
renegades. The attack on the Hole and
the rescue OF Shelby begins in earnest
CHAPTER xvL-Having an under.
standing with Olga that she win kill
herself In preference to falling into the
hands of the outlaws. Shelby determines
e sell his life dearly. The arrival Of
ths cavairy-ths famous Sixth regiment
saves both their NveA Mackiin Ii dead
% that Psncha 10 spared knowledge Of
her lovers worthleaaness. and the tive
take the last journey together. Oddly
meeting. and the first days OF thsir unior
ahed with tragedy. Olga ana hsr hus
band With certainty sst their fest ON ths
s1a1 70 hAppinsaD aeAsr tAelr prooDHao
g sorrow.