Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-07-20
The Light
of
Western
Stars
A Romance
By
Zane Grey
Illustrations by Irwin Myers
Copyright by Harper and Brothers
SYNOPSIS
By
Zane Grey
Illustrations by Irwin Myers

CHAPTER I.--Arriving at the lonely
little railroad station of Ell Cajon. New
Mexico, Madeline Hammond, New York
the waiting room drunken cowboy en-
ters, asks If she is married. and departs.
leaving her terrified. He returns with
] Ceremony. VS. and al The % COWBOY force forces ' her to to
say Isl" Asking her name and learning
her Identity the cowboy seems dazed. In
aosS.t shooting a9 sGrape outside at 5e the room @
then conducts Madeline to FlorencS
Kingsley. friend Of her brother.
CHAPTER II.-F1orence welcomes her.
learns her story, and dismisses the COW:
sPHy as1e MsSenes Neb broSeyy SSsy AIRES aEs
Stewart to tack. Madeline exonefates
him of any wrong intent.
CHAPTER III.-Alfred. scion Of a
wealthy family. had been dismissed from
Madeline sees that the West has re-
employer, typical western ranchman.
Madeline learns Stewart has gone over
the border.
CHATTER 1y.-Danny Mains. one q
Sh stbwes spe 'oTo2ya of wes has moneg H
friends link his name with the girl Bo-
nita-
CHAPTER v.-Madeline gets a glimpse
of life on a western ranch.
CHAPTER vI.-stewart's horse comes
asking Madeline to accept the beautiful
animal. With her brothers consent she
does SO, naming him, Majesty" her own
pst pch to Say an
and that of Don Carlos. Mexican neigh
Dor.
CHAPTER VII.-Madeline feels she
has found her right place, under the light
of the western stars.
CHAPTER vIII.-Learning Stewart had
been hurt in a brawl at Chiricahua and
knowing her brothers fondness for him,
Madeline visits him and persuades him to
!, come to the ranch as the boss of her
cowboys.
CHAPTER IX.--Jim Neis, Nick Steele,
riders. They have feud with Don Car
los vaqueros, who are really guerrillas,
Madeline pledges Stewart to see that
peace Is kept
Madeline saw the man she remem-
bered, but with singularly different
aspect. His skin was brown; his ewes
were piercing and dark and steady;
he carried himself erect; he seemed
DToOcCupIeu anu lHeTc WAS not u trace
of embarrassment in his manner.
oval, Gene, Pm sure glad to see
you," Stillwell was saying. "Where
do you hail from?"
"Guadalupe canyon" replied the
cowboy.
Stillwell whlstled
away down there! You don't mean
you follered them boss tracks thet
far?"
"All the way from Don Carlos
rancho across the Mexican line. l took
Nick Steele with me. Nick Is the best
tracker in the outfit. This trail we
were on led along the foothill valleys.
First we thought whoever made it was
hunting for water. But they passed
two ranches without watering. At
Seaton's wash they dug for water.
Here they met a pack-train of burros
that came down the mountain trail.
The burrOs were heavily loaded. Horse
and burro tracks struck south from
Seaton's to the old California emigrant
road. We followed the trail through
Guadalupe canyon and across the bor-
der. On the way back we stopped at
Slaughter's ranch, where the United
States cavalry are camping. There
we met foresters from the PelOncillo
forest reserve. If these fellows knew
anything they kept it to themselves.
So we hit the trail home"
"Wal, I reckon you know enough?"
inquired Stillwell, slowly. "Miss Ham