Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-08-03

Warren. and the two proceed together
Taking refuge from a sandstone in
ave. cameron discovers golo. put to'
late; both men are dying. Cameron leavel
evidence, In the cave, of their discovery
Of gold, and personal documents
CHAPTER I.-Richard Gale, adven
turer, in Caslta, Mexican border town
meets George Thorpe. Lieutenant in thu
Ninth cavalry, old college friend. Thorn'
tells Gale he Is there to save Mercedes
Castaneda. Spanish girl his affianced
wife. from Rojas. Mexican bandit
CHAPTER u-Gale "roughhouses'
RoJas and his gang. with the help OF
two American cowboys and he Mercedes
and Thorne escape. A bugle call from
the fort orders Thorne to his regiment
He leaves Mercedes under Gales pro-
lection.
CHAP CHAPTER E,R IIIaThs pair sidsd BY the the
escape, Charlie Ladd and Jim Lash, ar
rive in safety at q ranch known as For
lorn River. well across the border.
CHAPTER Iv.-The fugitives are at
Tom Belongs home. Bedding is immi-
grafton inspector. Living with him are
his wife and stepdaughter. Nell Burton.
Gale. with Ladd and Lash. take service
with Bedding as rangers, Gale telling
Bedding the cause Of his being a wauderer,
Misunderstanding with his father con-
corning the sons business abilities.
CHAPTER V.-Mercedes gets word to
Thorne Of her safety. Dick also writes
whereabouts. Nell's personality, and her
Kindness, attract Gale.
CHAPTER vL-Riding the range. Gale
falls In with party of three Mexican
raiders encamped at a water hole.
Watching his opportunity to GUST them,
he sees two Indians ride into the camp
One OF them, a Yaqui, is evidently badly
wounded, and the Mexicans seek to kill
him in cruel way. Dick drives them
off. conveying the wounded Yaqui to
Belongs ranch.
CHAPTER VII.-The Indian is taker
in, cared for and remains In Belongs
services. becoming Dicks ardent admirer.
he believes she Is not averse to his atten-
lions. Belongs horses, thoroughbreds,
the pride of his life, after his wife and
stepdaughter. are run of by Mexicans.
CHAPTER vIIL-Gale. with Ladd, Lash
and the Yaqui. pursue the raiding party
Five of the six thieves are killed and the
party of whites, with the recovered
horses, return to the ranch in triumph.
CHAPTER Ix.-GaIe secures from Mrs
Bedding what he feels is reluctant per-
mission to allow him to seek Nell 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 Caslta to seek
information OF him. She finds he is a
prisoner Of Rojas, and is instrumental in
ERECTING his escape. bringing him to Mer--
cedee at Belongs ranch Thorne and
Mercedes are married RoJas, with q
large force of raiders, appears at Bel
ding's and demands Mercedes be sur
rendered to him. Fearing their ability
to stand off the bandits, 1t is arranged
that the three rangers. with the Yaqui
as guide and Thorne. convey Mercedes
across the desert to Yuma, where she will
be in safety. The party sets out
CHAPTER XI.-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 is con-
fdent they can beat him off.
CHAPTER XII.-The rangers find a
place of safety for Mercedes and the |
light begins. Three of the whites, Ladd, |
but Rojas, though he succeeds In finding |
Mercedes hiding place, is killed by the |
Ysqui, the remainder Of the Mexicans
fleeing.
CHAPTER XIII.-Forlorn River is In
vaded by white miners and prospectors, |
these are Ben Chase and his son Radford
The latter at once makes himself obnox- |
ious to Nell.
CHAPTER XIv.-while Mercedes de-
Tenders are in the desert Dicks parents, |
with his sister Elsie. come to Forlorn |
River seeking knowledge OF him. Bedding
tells them the reason for his absence
and how he has made good"
Neither pauslng nor making mis-
step nor conscious of great effort,
Gale carried the wounded man down
nto the arroyo. Mercedes kept at
his heels, light, supple, 1.-THE as
panther. He left her with Ladd and
vent back. When he had started off
With Thorne In his arms he felt the
AK on his strength. Surely and
swiftly, however, he bore the cavalry
nan down the trail to lay him beside
ladd. Again he started back, and
when he began to mount the steep
ava steps he was hot, wet, breathing
lard. AS he reached the scene Of
hat nights camp voice greeted him.
lin Lash was sitting up.
Hello, Dick. 1 woke some late
his mornin'. Where's Laddy7
Where's Thorne an Mercedes2 Look
lere, man reckon you amt packin'
his crippled outfit down that awful
ranY'
Had TO, Jim-an hours sun-would
.ill-both Laddy and Thorne. Come
N, now"
For once Jim Lssh's cool good ma
ure and careless Indifference gave
precedence to amaze and scorn.
Always knew you was husky
hap. But, Dick, you're no boss Get
ne a crutch an give me a lift on one
ide."
Come on" replied Gale. "Pve no
lme to monkey"
BE lifted the ranger, called to Yaqui
0 follow with some Of the cam out