The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-02-22
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SYNOPSIS
Seeking gold In the des-
ert ''Cameron." solitary prospsctor.
man whom he later learns Il Jonas war
ren. father Of . girl whom Camcrcn
nSs ntsr hack n @
warren. and the two proceed together.
/ Taking refuge from . sandstorm in y
ate; both men are dying. Cameron leaves
/ Of gold. and personal Documents
CHAPTER I-Richard Gale, adven-
turer. In Casita. Mexican border town.
Ninth cavalry. old college friend. Thorns
csstaneds. Spanish girl. his afasnced
wife. from Rojas. Mexican bandit.
CHAPTER II-Gaie ..roughhouses''
Ro5a. and his gang. with the help of
two american cowboys, and he. Mercedes
&: ors order: % su: s. a.S%
He leaves Mercedes under Gales pro-
tection.
CHAPTER III.-The pair, aided BY the
cowboys who had assisted Gale in tho
escape. Charlie Ladd and Jim Lash. ar
Jorn River. well across the border.
CHAPTER Iv.-The are At
Tom Belongs home. Belding is immi-
grafton inspector. Living with him are
Gale. with Ladd and Lash. taxi take Service service
with Belding as rangers, Gale telling
Bslding the cause of his being . wandersr.
. misunderstanding with his father COR
corning the sons business abilities-
CHAPTER v.-Merceds. get. word to
Whereabouts. Neils personality. and her
kindness, attract Gale.
CHAPTER vL-Riding the range. Gale
falls in with . party of three Mexican
ns to "osss osss
he sees two Indians ride into the camp.
One of them. a Yaqui. is evidently badly
him in cruel way. Dick drives them
on. conveying. the wounded Yaqui to
Belongs ranch.
CHAPTER vII-The Indian is taken
in, cared for and remains in Belongs
Gales sdmiration for Men increases. and
he believes she is not averse to his atten-
tions. Belongs horses. thoroughbreds.
stepdaughter. are run on by Mexicans.
CHAPTER vIII-Gale. with Ladd. Lash
Over the desert. finally cornerins them.
Five Of the six thieves are killed and the
Of stur hte' se w.n isnc shs S
CHAPTER IX-Gale secures from Mrs.
Belding what he feels IL reluctant per-
mission to allow him to seek NeIl for .
wife. He begins his courtship with energy.
confident that he can win her.
CHAPTER Knot getting word from
Thorne whose period OF army service has
expired, Mercedes loses heart. Nell. al
though forbidden. rides to Casita to seek
prIsonsr Of Rojss. and IL instrumentsl in
effecting his escape. bringing him to Mer-
cedes At Belongs ranch. Thorne and
Mercedes are married. Rojas. with .
large force OF raiders. appears At Bel
ding's and demands Mercedes be sur
rendered to him. Fearing their ability
that the three rangers. with the Yaqui
A. guide and Thorne, convey Mercedes
across the desert to Yuma, where she will
be in safety. The party sets out
CHAPTER x1.-They find the way to
Yuma blocked by their enemies and are
forced to take to the lava beds Rojas.
Yaqui. familiar with the country. IL con-
fident they can beat him of.
CHAPTER xII-The rangers md q
place of safety for Mercedes and the
night begins. Three of the whites. Ladd.
but Rojas. though he succeeds in finding
Mercedes hiding place. Is killed by the
Yaqui. the remainder of the Mexicans
CHAPTER sxITI.-Foriorn River Is in
vaded by white miners and prospectors.
driven from Mexico. Prominent among
these are Ben Chase and his son Radford
The latter at once makes himself obnox-
lous to Nell.