The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1922-11-08
SYNOPSIS

The path OF the MIssatibi railroad, Joe
Bostock. builder OF the line. and Wilton
Steering the di. .oulties- A rife shot in
stanuy kills Bostock and breaks Car
ruthers' arm. Handicapped a. he is. Car
a station OF the Hudson's bay company.
who're one Mcdonald u the factor.
CHAPTER u-McDonsId's daughter.
Molly. sees Carruthers struggling In the
muskeg and drags him from the swamp.
with his burden. Unacco1ntably her
father objects to her saving CArruthsrs-
CHAPTER In.-weakened by his wound
and exertions. csrruthers Is disturbed oy
the appearance of Tom Bower, Bostocks
bus ness rival and personal enemy. Bow
y:r insult. molly: ana Cru'h Ss,r s,ine
declares his love for Molly. She prom
lsss to be his wife
CHAPTER Iv.-CarrUthers has to reach
ths town Of Clayton to attend meeting
At which Bostock's enemies plan to wrest
control of the Missatibi from him. Molly
determines To go with him
CHAPTER v.-Auacked by his dogs.
Carruthers' life IL saved by Molly. who Is
forced to kill the animals. They set out
on foot for Clayton, reaching II with
carruthers In an almost dying condition
II. IL In time TO foil Bos'oeks enemies NE.
Bostork
CHAPTER vL-carruthers learns that
Bosiock has hypothecated nve hundred
shares of the Missatibi. jeopardisins his
control OF the line.
CHAPTER WILLIE Chambers. expert
engineer, hitherto associated with Bow
yer. asks carruthers for work. saying he
has broken with Bowyer. Carruthers
ss. n a..p on in k SH. ~ sS's. her.
bve Al the Big Muskeg Circumstances
s her ssr Of e Molly .ne r.s r.oa.s. her
CHAPTER WILTON Bowysr seeks
hoIIy's love. and is repulsed- He In
veisies the chagrined Kitty into an ALT
snce for the purpose OF separ.ting Car
Big Mushss. and ices from carruthers
wrath.
CHAPTER M.-Beguiisd By Kitty. Molly
deliberately breaks with Csrruthers He
accepts her assertion that she II no longer
IN love with him. The work of crossing
the muskeG goes on sausfActorhy.
some hold on her father. but the latter
will make no explanation.
CHAPTER xI.-Flre starting far from
the camp. completely wipes Il out de-
stroyinz all the constructed work. There
cendlary origin. A haifbresd whom Car
ruthers had left TO guard his shack IL
found
rvthsrs Lee Chambers broke into III.
shack and assaulted him
CHAPTER xII.-McDonaid tells Molly
of his determination to return to Scot
land Molly falls In with his plan Lee
Chamber and an outlaw. jim Hsckett
kidnap Molly and her father and take
them to desolate camp far in the wood,
There Bowyer, who had arranged the
kidnapping. srests them
CHAPTER xIu.-Appsrsntiy nothing In
Cnrruthers safe had been disturbed BY
He Iearns Of The sbduct;on OF Molly and
her father. and from an accomplics Of
Chambers nnds out where Bower 10
lurking. II. sets out alone 10 save the
girl he loves
CHAPTER xrv;-summoned from Clay:
ton. Inspector Quain and force of
mounted police reach the camp. Learning
of the abduction and Carruthers' depart
ure. the inspector and two men follow him
CHAPTER Xv.-Bowyer tells Molly
her father has killed man years ago.
and threatens that unless she agrees 20
marry him he win give him up to Jus
tice. The helpless girl accepts him. Later
he insults her and she defends herself
During the struggle carruthers appear
on the scene.
CHAPTER XvI.-In a desperate strus-
gle. during which csrruthers 10 made un-
conscious. the shack Is set on IRE Molly
the building The girl breaks down the
fimsy wall and she and her father carry
the unconscious man from the building.
The police engage In rife battle with
Chambers and Hackett. in which the two
desperadoes are killed Mcdonald In
duces Molly to leave Carruthers and es-
and revives him. II IL supposed Molly
and her father persisted in the flames.
ouain arrests Carruthers for the murder
OF Bostock.
CHAPTER XvII.-Carruthsrs lawyer
tells him frankly that circumstances make
the case look Rad for the accused man
They plan q defense. Jim Belts. old
friend OF CRrruthers. arrsnges TO help him
And, II your implication or Phayre IL
the correct one. you remember that
Phayre is a director OF the Clayton
hospital, and donated a large sum OF
money to It, Three weeks In a private
room there offer opportunities"
.'You do believe that Phayre is i'm.
plicatedT cried Wilton
81 do, Carruthers. I'll be frank with
you. l didn't at first. But I'm con-
WINGED that either Phayre or Bowyer
was privy to Joe BoStOck's murder.
believe 1t was an accident, and that
they're playing on 1t to get you con
victed.
That's what we can prove against
them, and It amounts to nothing. Now
What eau thsy provs AGAINST us3 You