Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-09-07
SYNOPSIS

nois. Cameron's explanations appease
warren, and the two proceed together.
cave. Cameron discovers gold, but too
late; both men are dying. Cameron leaves
evidence, In the cave, of their discovery
or gold, and personal documents.
CHAPTER I.-Richard Gale. adven-
turer, in Casita Mexican border town,
meets George ThorDs. Lieutenant In the
Ninth cavalry, old college friend. Thorne
tells Gale he is there TO save Mercedes
Castaneda. Spanish girl. his aflanced
WIFE, from Rojas. Mexican bandit
CHAPTER u.-GaIe "roughhouses"
Rojas and his gang, with the help of
s gS TBeFBs cowboys and R he & gd
the fort orders Thorne to his regiment
He leaves Mercedes under Gales pro-
lection.
CHAPTER III.-The pair, aided by the
cowboys who had assisted Gale in the
escape, Charlie Ladd and Jim Lash, ar
rive in safety at a ranch known For
lorn River. well across the border.
CHAPTER Iv.-The fugitives are at
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
Belding the cause of his being wauderer.
Misunderstanding with his father con-
corning the sons business abilities.
CHAPTER v.-Mercedes gets word to
Thorne of her safety. Dick also writes
to his parents, Informing them Of his
whereabouts. NelPs personality, and her
kindness, attract Gale
CHAPTER vL-Riding the range Gale
falls in with q party of three Mexican
raiders encamped at q water hole.
Watching his opportunity to GUST them,
he sees two Indians ride into the camp.
One OF them, Yaqui, is evidently badly
wounded. and the Mexicans seek to XIII
him In a 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;
Gales admiration for Nell increases. and
he believes she is not averse to his atten-
tons. Belongs horses, thoroughbreds,
the pride of his life. after his wife and
stepdaughter, are run OF by Mexicans.
CHAPTER vIII.-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-Gale secures from Mrs |
Bedding what he feels is reluctant per- |
mission to allow him to seek Nell for q /
wife. He begins his courtship with energy, |
confident that he can win her.
CHAPTER x.-Nct getting word from
Thorne, whose period of army service has
expired, Mercedes loses heart Nell, al
though forbidden, rides to Casita to seek
information OF him. She finds he is q
efrecting his escape. bringing him to Mer-
cedes at Belongs ranch. Thorne and
Mercedes are married Roias, with a
ns enS az S s ss
rendered to him. Fearing their ability
TO stand off the bandits, It is arranged
that the three rangers. with the Yaqui
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
with his men. overtake them, but the
Yaqui, familiar with tho country, is con-
hdent they can beat him off.
CHAPTER xII-The rangers md
place OF safety for Mercedes and the
Lash and Thorne, are badly wounded
but Rojas. though he succeeds in finding
Mercedes hiding place. Is killed by the
Yaqul. the remainder OF the Mexicans
fleeing.
CHAPTER XIII.-Forlorn 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-
GUS to Nell.
CHAPTER XIv.-whIle Mercedes de-
lenders are in the desert Dicks parents
9th his sister Elsie come ., s to Poriorn
tells them the reason for his absence
and how he has made good"
CHAPTER xv.-Iadd being unable. on
recount of his wound. to travel, the little
1and makes arrangements for a long J
stay in the desert. The hot summer is
lpon them.
CHAPTER xvI-Despite privations.
he party comes safely through the hot
pell, Ladd recovering hts strength. The
rival of rain makes it possible for them
0 begin the journey home.
CHAPTER xvII.-Belding's feud with
he Chases is increased by their action
n destroying spring on his property
hey claiming the ace to have been an ,
ccident Radford makes Nell an offer
Y refuses The elder Chase asserts he ,
new Mrs. Belding as girl when her
anne was Burton, and is familiar with
er history. He declares Nell is her nlegi-
mate daughter. The shooting naturally
blowing such an incident In the West is 7
reverted by the arrival home OF the ,
ingers.
CHAPTER withdrawing from Bel c
Ing of Chase's foul assertion and Rad :
)rd's pursuit of his hancee, Dick sees !
I'd" He proceeds &c punish the younger
base in a manner long remembered 10
orlorn River
They passed several houses, turned :
corner into the main street, and =
topped at wide, low adobe struc 4
Ire. The place was hall, and need ,
] only bar to make 1t saloon. A .
rye table near a window was sur =
FUNDED by a noisy, smoking, drinking :
role of card-players. a
point out this Radford Chase to h
e." said Gale. q
"ThereI The big fellow with the n
d face. His eyes stick out a little. "
eel He's dropped his cards and bis A
ee isn't red any more