The Lamar register., 1923-05-23
SYNOPSIS


little railroad station Of El CaIon, Rev
Mexico. Madeline Hammond. New YORK
girl. hnds no one TO meet her. While In
the waiting room a drunken cowboy en-
ters, asks II she is married. and departs
leaving her terrified. He returns with
priest. who goes through some sort Of
say "Si" Asking her name and learning
her Identity the cowboy seems dazed In
Mexican Is killed. The cowboy let's a
girl, Bonita" take his horse and escape.
then conducts Madeline 10 Florence
kingsley, friend OF her brother
CHAPTER II.-F1orence welcomes her
learns her story. and dismisses the cow
Hammond. Madellne's brother. takes
him of any wrong intent
CHAPTER Iu.-Alfred. scion OF a
wealthy family, mad been dismissed from
his home because OF his dissipation
Madeline sees that the West has re
deemed him. she meets stillwell; AIS
Madeline learns Stewart has gone over
the border.
CHAPTER Iv.-Danny Mains. one Of
Stillwelfs cowboys, has disappeared
with some OF Sullwells money His
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
to the ranch with a note on the saddle
asking Madeline to accept the beautiful
animal With her brothers. consent she
does SO, naming him ''fiaiesty," her own
S rich. % arranges to pfy'' buy stiliWolf's "R ranch
and that Of Don Carlos. a Mexican neigh
Dor.
CHAPTER vII.-Madeiine feels she
has found her right place. under the light
OF the western stars.
CHAPTER vIII.-Learnins Stewart had
been hurt In a brawl at Chiricahua, and
Madeline visits him and persuades him to
come to the ranch as the boss OF her
cowboys
CHAPTER IX.-Jim Nels. Nick Steele,
and Monty Price are Madeiine's chief
riders. They have a feud with Don Car
Madeline pledges stewart to see that
peace is kept
CHAPTER x.-Madeline and Florence.
returning home from Alfred's ranch. run
into ambush of vaqueros. Florence,
knowing the Mesieans are after Made
gets home safely but alone.
With the necessity OF action over fOt
the immediate present, Madeline be-
came conscious that she was auivering
and almost brenthless. Her skin felt
tight and cold There was weight
on her chest her mouth wns dry. and
she had strange tendency to swallow.
Dull sounds came from parts of the
house remote from her. In the Inter
walls OF silence between these sounds
she heard the squeaking and rustling
Of mice In the hay. A mouse ran over
her hand.
She listened waiting. hoping, yet
dreading to hear the Gathering ap-
proach of her cowboys. There would
be fighting-blood- injured, per
haps killed. Even the thought of vio'
lence Of any kind hurt her. But per
haps the guerrillns would run In dine
to avoid clash with her men. She
hoped for that. prayed for II. Through
her mind fitted what she knew OF
Nels. Of Monty. OF Nick Steele; and
she experienced sensation that left
her somewhat chilled and sick. Then
she thought Of the dark-brOwed, fire
eyed Stewart. She felt thrill drive
away the cold nausea. And her excite
ment augmented.
Waiting, listening Increased all her
emotions. Nothing appeared to be
happening. Yet hours seemed to pass
while she crouched there. Had Flor
ence been overtaken? Could any OF
those lean horses outrun Majesty
She doubted IT; she knew It could moi
be true. Nevertheless, the strain OF
uncertainty was torturing.
Suddenly the bang of the corridor
door pierced her through and through
with the dread Of uncertainty. Some
of the guerrillas had entered the eas
wing of the house. She heard a babe
of Jabbering voices, the shutiiing OF
boots and clinklng OF spurs, the slam
ming of doors and ransacking oi
rooms.
Madeline lost faith In her hidinl
place. Moreover. she found It impos
sible to take the chance. The Idea OF
being caught In that dark room by
those ruffians filed her with horror
She must get out into the light. Swift
ly she rose and went to the window
II was rather more of door thar
window, being large aperture CLOSED
by two wooden doors on hinges. The
iron hook yielded readily to her grasp
and one door stuck fast, while tbs
other opened few inches. She looked
out upon a green slope covered witt