Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-06-15
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I.-Arriving at the lonely
little railroad station of Ell Cajon. New
Mexico, Madeline Hammond, New York
girl finds no one to meet her. While In
the waiting room drunken cowboy en-
leaving her terrified. He returns with q
priest, who goes through some sort OF
ceremony. and the, cowboy forces her to
say Isl" Asking her name and learning
her identity the cowboy seems daZed. In
a shooting scrape outside the room
Mexican Is killed. The cowboy lets
girl, Bonita" take his horse and escape,
then tn conducts Madeline & to Florence
CHAPTER I.-Florence welcomes her,
learns her story, and dismisses the cow
PGy eSe Neb Srot5ey takea
Stewart to tack. Madeline exonerates
him Of any wrong intent
CHAPTER III.-Alfred, scion of a
wealthy family. had been dismissed from
his home because of his dissipation.
Madeline sees that the West has re-
deemed him. She meets stillwell, AIS
Madeline learns Stewart has gone over
the border
80 long? How time flies Wen,
things went bad with me about the
last time l heard from you. l always
intended to write some day, but 1
never did. You remember all about
my little RANCH and that for a while
did we'll raising stock? l wrote you
all that. Majesty, man makes ene-
mics anywhere. Perhaps an eastern
man in the West can make, if not so
many, certainly more bitter ones. At
any rate, l made several. There was
a cattleman, Ward by name-he's gone
noW-and he and / had trouble over
cattle That gave me backset. Pat
Have, the sheriff here, has been in
strumental in hurting my business.
He's not so much of rancher, but he
has influence at Santa Fe and Ell Paso
and Douglas. / made an enemy of
him. l never did anything to him.
The real reason for his animosity
toward me is that he loves Florence,
and Florence Is going to marry me"
alfred"
"What's the matter. Majesty? Didn't
Florence impress you favOrably~ he
asked, With a keen glance.
"Why-yes, indeed. like her. But
| did not think Of her in relation to
you-that way l am greatly surprised
Alfred, is she we'll born? What con-
nectiOns?"
"FlOrence is just girl of ordinary
people. She was born In Kentucky,
was brought up in Texas. My aristo-
cratic and wealthy family would
gcOrn-"
sAlfred, you are still a Hammonc,n
said Madeline, with uplifted head.
Alfred laughed. 1--WE won't quar-
rel, Majesty. | remember you. and il.
spite Of your pride you've got heart
If you stay here a month you'll love
Florence Kingsley. want you 10
know she's had great deal to 90 Wiz,
Strengthening me up. Well. TO
go on with my story. There's Dos;
Carlos. Mexican rancher, and hes
my worst enemy. Don Carlos is Q
he has the water, and he is dishonest.
So he outfigured me. And now I am
practically ruined. He has not gottcG
possession Of my ranch, but that's only
matter Of time, pending lawsuits
at Santa Fe. At present / have
few hundred cattle running on Still.
wells range, and l am his foreman"
Foreman" queried Madeline.
II am simply boss of Stillwell's COW
boys, and right glad of my job"
Mn6nlina nP ix,
ward burning. 1t required an effort
for her to retain her outward tranquil
ity.
Cannot your property be re.
claimed?" she asked. How much do
you owe?"
''Ten thousand dollars would clear
me and give me another start But,
Majesty, in this country that's a good
deal of money, and haven't been able
to raiseit. Stillwell's in worse shape
than 1 am"
Madeline went over to Alfred and
put her hands on his shoulders.
1--WE must not be in debt"
He stared at lier as If her words had
recalled something long forgotten.
Then he smiled.
"How imperious you are! I'd for
gotten just who my beautiful sister
really is Majesty, you're not going
to ask me to take money from yOuT
~ am"
swell, I'll not do 1t. / never did,
even when was In college, and then
there wasn't much beyond me-"
Listen, Alfred" she went on, ear
nestly, this is entirely different.
had only an allowance then. You had
no way to know that since I last
wrote you had come into my inheri-
tance from Aunt Grace. 1t was
well, that doesn't matter. Only,
haven't been able to spend half the
income. It's mine It's not fathers
money. You will make me very happy
If you'll consent. What is ten thou
sand dollars to me? Sometimes
spend that in month. / throw money
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