The Snowflake herald., 1923-05-11
SYNOPSIS


CHAPTER Ito the Three-Bar ranch.
Arizona. owned Jointly by Sandy Bourke.
Mormon" Peters and ''Soda-Water Sam"
Manning. dog makes Its way, In the
last stages of exhaustion. Inscription on
Of of e eo1sr Casey sSy soentins @ desert @ tragedy
Bourke and Sam mount and let the dog
lead them.
CHAPTER 1.-THE two find dying
man, Patrick Casey, pinned under an
overturned wagon. and q young girl his
daughter; They get him out. but ,, he dies
mines" Sandy takes the girl. Molly. to
the ranch.
| CHAPTER III.-It Is agreed that Molly
stays as mascot of the ranch. Sandy
insists, though, that she must have an
education. Jim Plimsoll. gambler, visiting
grubstaked Casey, which made him the
OLD mans partner Mormon drives him off.
M1s, 5sos 5ses gn gsaax s, sGS
Sam. plays faro at Plimsolls place, win
ming In the neighborhood Of $4,000.
to whom the half of Sandys winnings be-
long. shall go East to be dedicated"
CHAPTER VIA neighbor Miranda
! soil, as Patrick Caseys partner" claims
guardianship of Molly, and the authori-
to take the girl to New Mexico. visiting
on the way an old friend, Barbara Red
ding. for advice as to Molly's going East.
The three men, with the girl, set out.
| CHAPTER VII-Pursued by the sheriff.
the ranchers separate. Mormon and Sam
! returning, and Sandy and Molly going on.
| CHAPTER VIII.-The two are caught
/ In a pass by a cloudburst, during which
| Sandy saves Molly's life. They reach the
town Of Caroca, their objective.
CHAPTER IX.-At Caroca Sandy meets
| q friend, who helps the pair elude the pur
| suing sheriff. and they safely board the
| train on their way out of the state
CHAPTER x.-Sandy returns to his
| partners, announcing that Molly has been
| placed in school recommended by Bar
bara Redding
| CHAPTER XI.-A party OF riders head
| ed by a man named Brandon visits the
| Three-Bar, announcing their suspicious of
| Jim Plimsoll's conduct of his horse ranch.
They have all lost stock. and believe
Plimsoll to be the thief, but are unable
! to prove it. Gold Is struck at Dynamite.
where Molly's claim is located, the usual
rush following. Plimsoli claims the
Casey mine, by virtue of his alleged
more than materially interested in
| herl and his two friends. with Miranda
| Bailey, proceed to Dynamite. They find
Plimsoll conducting a gambling place.
| Sandy rescues a young assayer. Clay
| Westlake from a bully.
'"The girl may be his heir" said the
man who had spoken. "but Plimsoll is
| assignee Plimsoll staked him an
| these claims are half his"
| $50 J. p was hirin' you to do his
| dirty work" said Sandy, his voice cold
with contempt "You go back to him
the whole lousy pack of you. an tell
him from me he's yellow-spined llar.
Git! Take yore stuff with you or send
back fo' it. Now, git off this property"
| II man can make movements with
his hands so swiftly that they are COW
cred in less than a tenth of second,
ordinary human sight cannot register
them. He has achieved the magicians
sl0gan-the quicknesS of the hand de-
ceives the eye. 1t takes natural apti-
! tude and long practice whether one is
juggling gilded balls or blued-steel re-
yolvers. Sandy could, with a circlng
movement of his wrists, draw his guns
from their holsters and bring them to
bear directly upon the target to which
Ihis eyes shifted. Glance, twist of
wrist, arrest of motion, pressure Of
] finger, all co-ordinated One momenc
his hands were empty, his glance care
lesSly cOntemptuouS, the veriest move
ment of split-second stOp-watch and
the gun in his right hand spat fire, the
gun in his left swung in an arc that
menaced the five card players
| The other two were struggling be-
meath the crumpled folds of COL
lapsed tent, wriggling frantieally like
the stage hands who simulate waves
by crawling beneath painted canvas.
Sandy had shattered the pegs that
held up the upper corners of the tent
on the slope. had cut the cords of the
remaining guys on that side and the
structure had swayed and collapsed.
Sam and Mormon had lined up now
with Sandy. There was no mistaking
their intention to use their guns But
the exhibition had been quite sufi-
cient. With one accord the men raised
their hands shoulder high and began
to shuttle down the hill, regardless of
their equipment. which. having been
paid for by Plimsoll, they regarded as
Of much less value than the necessity
FOR departure.
Scattered like a bunch of coyotes"
said Sam.
| Sure did, agreed Sandy Minute
they stahted talkin', stead of shootin'.
knew they was ready to stampede.
They'll beat 1t to Plimsoll an we'll see
Jest how mach sand he's got In his
craw"
Think Plim'll show?" asked Sam.
Got tor quit" said Sandy "That
bunch of jumpers he got together'H
spill the beans unless he makes some
play. Let's take pasear an look at
Casey's workings"