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coma, party OF fasteners, father and
daughter and male companion, stop 10
witness cattle round up. The gi5 leaves
the Car and is attacked by a wild steer:
A masterpiece Of riding on the part OF
one of the cowboys saves her life.
CHAPTER I.--Clay Lindsay. range-rider
on an Arizona ranch. announces his inten-
ton to visit the big town." New York.
CHAPTER lion the train Lindsay
becomes interested in q young woman.
Kitty Mason, on her way to New YORK
20 become a motion picture actress. she
eler. Jerry Durand. gang politician and
ex-prixe fighter. Percetving his intention.
Lindsay provokes Quarrel and throws
Durand from the train.
CHAPTER III--on his FIRST day In New
York Lindsay Is splashed with, water by
rider Furnishes summarily and leaves ued
s 20 he s ny yEsc clay into heP
house and hides him from the police.
CHAPTER Iv.-Clay's "rescuer" intro
duces herself as Beatrice whitford. Lind
say meets her father, Colin Whitford, and
isinvted to visit them again. He meets
Kitty Mason by accident. She has been
to support herself is selling cigarettes In
cabaret. Clay visits her there.
CHAPTER V.-Kitty is insulted BY
customer. Clay Furnishes the annoyer.
After a lively mixup Lindsay escapes.
outside, he is attacked by Jerry Durand
and a companion and beaten insensible.
CHAPTER vI.-Lndsay's acquaintance
with Beatrice Whittord r!pens Through
her he is introduced into society" HIS
side partner" on the Arizona ranch,
Johnnie Green, comes to the big town.
CHAPTER VII.-The two take an apart
ment together, johnnie securing employ
ment at the Whitfords as brandy MAP.
An advertisement signed kitty Nj. con-
veys the information that she is IN trou-
BILE and implores Lindsay 10 come TO
certain house where she Is imprisoned.
Clay Is dubious as to its authenticity,
but finally decides to 60 He makes MS
way; into what he sdpposes Is me rignt
house and ffnds himself in a young wom-
as bedroom.
CHAPTER VIII.-Nsturally indignant
the girl is reassured when Clay tells her
the.reason for his uilmeant intrusion. She
shows him how TO enter the house he Is
after. through the roof. In the place ne
comes on a party of "gunmen, obviously
waiting for his appearance. Lindsay gets
the drop on the thugs, locks them in
room, and escapes.
CHAPTER Ix.--With a theater party,
which Includes the Whitfdrds, Lindsay
meets Kitty Mason, friendless and penni-
less. He leaves the party to take the girl
to his apartment, there seemingly being
no other place available and Kitty in dire
need of immediate food and warmth.
CHAPTER X.-Beatrice resents Lind
says interest in Kitty. Though not ad-
hitting it even to herself, she Is becoming
attached to the Arizonan, as he Is to her.
The two part in anger
CHAPTER XI.-Hurt and indignant,
a Ssa'F oiS admrer GlaPence sromed
wealthy man about-town, and the third
member of the party which We met at the
beginning of the story Their engagement
Kitty. Clay appeals to the girl he had
met the night he escaped the trap Durand
had set for him. She tells him where the
girl Is likely TO be found.
CHAPTER xII.--At the place, Clay con-
ceals himself to await the arrival of Dur
and, probably with Kitty. He gets the
thug alone, and in fist fight worsts the
professional bruiser.
CHAPTER XIIl.-Kitty is rescued from
her abductors by Johnnie Green, who has
long admired the girl. He makes a decia-
ration of his love and the wedding day
is promptly set.
CHAPTER XIV.-Beatrice hass long
since repented her treatment of Cay ana
sends him a note of apology. Their friend
shin is resumed. Riding through the park,
Beatrice's horse runs away with her. The
beast is halted by Clay, and in the excite
ment the girl reveals the fact that she Is
Inc one whom he had saved from the
steer in Arizona. OF course Lindsay had
known it all the time. but he had not sup
posed she remembered him. Clarence
Bromfield is annoyed at the friendship
between his fancee and the Arizonan,
and plans to discredit him.
CHAPTER Xv.-Bromfield pays Durand
to frame up" a meeting between Lindsay
and a woman of evil reputation. The
thug arraIiges to have Lindsay killed in
a gambling house to which Bromtield is
to take rim. With the latter, Lindsay is
nresent when the police raid the place.
IN the melee "Slim Jim" Collins, fol-
lower of Durand, is hit with chair, and
killed Bromtield escapes, but Lindsay is
captured and accused of the killing.
CHAPTER xvI.-Beatrice refuses to
believe Clay guilty. She suspects Brom-
field and forces him to admit he was in
the gambling house with Clay.
CHAPTER xVII.--Beatrice and her ia
Their visit Clay He advises them to get
into touch with a policeman he knows,
named Muldoon, and seek evidence of the
shooting in the gambling house.
CHAPTER XVIII, -Durand gets Brom-
field TO admit he killed Collins With Null
doom, Beatrice visits the gambling house
and finds evidence Of shooting, which
makes the killing Of Collins a matter OF
self-defense.