Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-06-30

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~ fCErperousa. = DrospectoI
iau whom he later zearns ia Jonas War
sn father Of girl whom Cameron
er9ngeq, but later married, back In I'LL
rs csnefon's explanations appeas
&Afren. and the two proceed together
klng refuge from sandstone in I
~ CanIeron discovers gold, but too
W eptn men arc dying. Cameron leaves
~ R31ebAAs ~ The cave, OF their discovers
e 70 ssn persenal documents.
kaes saE J-Richard Gale. adven
b - Casita. Mexican border town
Yfse Thorpe. lieutenant In tn,
I ury. old college friend. Thornt
- zlHH is there TO save Mercedes
n ssaM Spanish girl. his affianced
Y e Rojas. Mexican bandit
grER iI.-GaIe ..roughhouses'
e Rnd his gang, with the help OF
boSns escape esp A bag hs c merf fro@
8z5rt orders Thorne to his regiment
- layss Mercedes under Gales pro-
TER II1s--The pair,-aided by the
wNo had assisted Gale in the
EhRrie Iadd and Jim Lash, ar
J*ia safety at ranch known as For
@fp RIVER Well across the border.
49,
sHAPTER Iv-The fugitives are at
Rsldings home. Bedding is immi-
Es3n Inspector. Living with him are
#s1s and stepdaughter, Nell Burton.
= wifit Ladd and Lash, take service
gliding rangers, Gale telling
because of his being a wauderer,
-ndsrstanding with his father con-
II tNe sons business abilities.
PT'ER v.--Mercedes gets word to
me OF her safety. Dick also writes
INF 1ff1r 3ha.. % ltto
@reabouts, Neils personality. and her
nqness, attract Gale.
CHAPTER yI-RSding ths.zzr nss, Gale
w e 9th party ee M exican
esss;zsIrssT y water hole,
o's RaDqd1s s into 10 o tss t sR9
GneRpf them. q Yaqui1is evidently badly
studied, aud the Mexlcans seek TO kin
lin as.rruei way Dick drives them
conveying the wounded Yaqui to
- nes ranch.
PIER vII-The Indian is taker
%irec for and remains In Belongs
- secs. becoming Dicks ardent admirer
Zen admiration for Nell Increases. and
81 - believes she is not averse TO his atten-
tons Belongs horses. thoroughbreds.
fha pride OF hie life after his wife and
stapdaughter. are run on by Mexicans.
EMAPTER v1II.-Gaie. with Ladd. Lash
sna the Yaqpi, pursue the raiding party
Fsps. IT the six thieves are killed and the
Ptreyf Of whites, with the recovered
horses, rerirn to the ranch in triumph.
:, CHAPTER TX. --Gale secures from Mrs
: iseid1nK what he feels is reluctant per-
ssajixaSlog q alloy him 70 seek Nell for a
Sff4 HIS courtshIp with energy.
3ept that he can win her.
r. tFsREE x.--Nct getting word from
& ffI}{ias nil {fEe period OF army service has
x2ffed Msxcedes loses heart. Nell al
a tif*for k3daen. rides TO Caslta to seek
ff5l1naf lon or bim She finds he is a
X .isny1ff of d24jaes and Is instrumental in
r festing hi s9escape. bringing him to Mer-
81 ali Tseidings ranch. Thorne and |
tesfSS gre 5n1 ss,,Is Reias. with a
10 me dsiEands Mercedes be sur
Corr ss& a }ndlts. / ' IS arr %gss
BrvI colifh q Yuusa, where she she viii
1880 -JuKs 'r bets out
Club, Mrs.yslsasss'f1sy f,nd the wav to
w axe e the lava beds. Rojas,
John Rom oyertake them. but the
49, =, o.zxaa wffls>the country. is con-
10 can beat him Off.
-<-.o5 R xII--The rangers find a
safely for Mercedes and the /
s<% Aas Three of the whites, Ladd, |
~ IA Thorne are badly wounded, |
Jas. though he succeeds in finding
0eS HiulVH piACcs IL kiiitu DJ thc
the remainder of the Mexicans
~ hours passed. AS the sun
y ia the clear sky, steely lights van
the blue hazes deepened, and
swly the glistening surfaces of lava
urned redder Ladd was concerned
discover that Yaqui was missing
"a his outlook upon the high point.
~ Lash came out of the shady GREY
tee, mad stood up-to buckle on his car
,Idge belt Ms narrow, gray glance
slowly roved from the height OF lava
down along the slope, paused in doubt,
and then sweIf on to resurvey the
whole vast eastern dip of the plateau.
II reckonsfny eyes are pore" he said.
"Mebbe itss this d-n red glare. Any
way. what's them creepin' spots up
there's?
rshofe / seen them. Mountain
shese replied Ladd.
guess again, Laddy. Dick,
reskon you'd better flash the glass up
lie slope"
< Gale adjusted the field glass ana De
gan to search the lava, beginning close
Il hand and working away from him.
Presently the glass became stationary
II see half dozen small animals
,town In color. They look like sheep.
snt couldn't distinguish mountain
,heep from antelope"
ys"shore they're bighorn," said Laddy-
8'.I reckon if you'll pull around TO the
sast an search under that long wall
i Iav,a5a- there-you1l see what see'
ldded jim.
THE glass climbed and circled, wa
cred an instant. then fixed STEADY
Is 3 rock. There was a GREATNESS
Hence.
aFourteen horses - two packed =
ona mounted-others without riders,
ind lame" said Gale, slowly
Yadui appeared far up the tran
onafag swiftly Presently he saw the
sngers and halted to wave his arms
Roint. Then he vanished as II the