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Sept 1877
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE.
CLOSURE SALE

Whereas, John C Polchow and
Bessie Jane Polchow. his wife, of
Hand County, South Dakota, did, on
the 21st day of April, 1919, make,
execute and deliver a certain mort
gage TO the Fedral Land Bank of
Omaha. of Omaha, Douglas County,
Nebraska, said mortgage securing one
certain promissory note Of even date
amortization plan in accordance with
the amortization tables provided by
the Federal Farm Loan Board. which
tables and mortgage provide for semi
annual payments of $260.O0 OH the
first day Of January and July of each
year. after the date thereof. until IS
semi-annual payments shall have
been made, and a final payment of
$259.35, on the first day Of July, 1853,
and
Whereas, default has been made in
the conditions of said mortgage exc
cuted and delivered by John c. Pol
chow and Bessie Jane Polchow, his
wife, mortgagors. to The Federal
Land Bank of Omaha, Omaha, Douglas
County, Nebraska. mortgage, which
said mortgage was dated the 21st day
Of April. 1919, and recorded in the Of
fce of the Register of Deeds of Hand
County. South Dakota. on the 30th day
Of April, 1919, at 800 o'clock in the
afternoon of said day in Book 113 at
Page Is thereof. which default con-
sists in the failure to pay the amorti-
cation payments described in said
mortgage, which became due on the
first day OF January and July, 1929,
respectively; and on account whereof
the said mortgage has elected to de-
clare and has declared the whole
principle and interest secured by said
to be due and payable. i'm
and
Whereas, no action or other pro-
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Whereas, The whole amout of said
principal and INTEREST has become
due by reason of said default.
Whereas, The amount claimed to
be due upon said mortgage, at the
date of this notice, is the sum Of
Seven thousand four hundred and
twenty Dollars and no Cents S7420)
to-wit: 100000 principal and $4,000
interest and twenty-five Dollars at
torney's fees stipulated for in the said
mortgage.
Now Therefore, Notice is hereby
given that by virtue of the power OF
sale contained in said mortgage, and
duly recorded as aforesaid and in pur-
n of the statutes In such cases
made and provided, the said mortgage
will be foreclosed by a sale of the
mortgaged premises therein described,
at public auction at the front door of
the Court House in the city of Miller
and County Of Hand and State of
South Dakota, on the 26th day of Oct
ober, 1928, at l o'clock in the after
noon of that day. The mortgaged
premises are situated in the County
of Hand in the State Of South Dakota
and are described as follows, to-wit:
The Northeast one-fourth and North
half of the Southeast one fourth of
Section IL in Township one hun
.dred twelve, north range seventy,
west of the 5th p. NJ. containing $40
acres more or less according to the
Government survey thereof.
Dated at Miller, S. d., this 18th day
of September, A. d., 1923.
James Craig
Mortgage.
Harlan J. Bushfield,
Attorney for Mortgage.
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Sept. 27t7
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLO.
SURE SALE

Notice is Hereby Given that default
having been made in the payment
Of principal and interest due upor
certain notes secured by a real es-
tate mortgage given by Anton Spren.
ger and Mary Sprenger, his wife, to
Walter Carney of Cambridge, Iowa
and which said notes and mortgage
bear date February 20, 1918, due as
follows: One note in the sum OF
$4,000, due October. LIST, 1918; one
note in the sum of $4,000 due March
LIST, 1919; and a third note due March
LIST, 1923, in the sum OF $4,000. 90; and
which mortgage was thereafter duly
recorded in the Office of the Register
IF Deeds of Hand County, South Da-
kOta, on the 5th day of March, 1918,
in Book 100 of Mortgages, on page
500 thereof; that said notes bore in
terest at the rate Of 6 per cent per
annum until maturity and 10 per cent
thereafter. That thereafter said
notes and mortgage were duly assign
ed by the said Walter Carney to H. J,
Garlock of Maxwell, Ia, and which
assignment bears date March IS, 1922,
and was thereafter duly recorded in
the office of the Register Of Deeds of
Hand County, South Dakota, on the
22nd day of September, 1923, in Book
lib of Mortgages on page 420 thereof.
And Whereas, said mortgagors hav-
ing failed to pay the principal and
interest due upon said mortgaged in
debtedness, and whereas said mort
gage provides that in the event Of the
default of the payment of either prin-
cipal or interest, the holder thereof
may declare the same due and pay
able, and the said holder thereof does
hereby declare the whole OF said mort
gagged Indebtedness due and payable.
And Whereas, no action at law. or
other proceedings have been insti-
tuted to recover the debt secured by
said note and mortgage, and whereas
there is now due thereon the sum of
$4,000 together with interest thereon
from March LIST, 1922, at the rate OF
10 per cent per annum, and at 10 per
cent from March /, 1898, and the sum
of $299.91 taxes paid by said mort
gage.
Wherefore. by virtue Of the power
and pursuant to statute made and
pIoNiucu. anu pursuant 10 the cOVen-
ants therein contained, the whole of
said mortgage debt is declared to be
due and payable. and said mortgage
will be foreclosed by a sale 81 the
mortgaged premises described i'm said
mortgage and hereinafter described,
in one entire tract as It constitutes
n farm, at public auction by the
Sheriff Of Hand County, South Dako-
Ia. to the highest bidder for cash, at
the front door Of the Court House in
the City Of Miller, Hand County,
South Dakota, on Saturday, the 10th
day Of November, 1923, at one o'clock
in the afternoon of said day, to salts
fy said mortgage indebtedness and
interest, and taxes paid by mortgage
amounting to $299.91 and all accru-
ing costs Of sale including statutory
attorneys fees In the amount OF
$25 100; that the premises described In
said mortgage and to be foreclosed
and sold as aforesaid, Is the South
west Quarter (SWA) Of Section Four
a., Township m hundred sixteen
(116). Range sixty-six (66), In Hand
County, South Dakota.
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LEGAL NOTICES
SALE

FORECLOSURE SALE
state Of South Dakota, County of
Hand, IS
In Circuit Court, Ninth Judicial Cir
cult.
First State Bank OF Princeton,
Princeton, Illinois, "a corporation,
Plaintiffs,
Lettie NJ. Rohrer, Chas. l.. Rohrer,
and Owen Owens, Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by vir-
tue of a special execution to me di-
rected and delivered and now in my
hands issued out of the Clerks office
of the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Hand
County, South Dakota, upon a judg-
ment Of foreclosure rendered. in said
Court in favor OF the First State
Bank OF Princeton, Princeton, Illinois,
and against Lettie Nj. RohIer, Charles
l. Rohrer, and Owen Owens, defen-
dants, | have levied upon the the fol-
lowing described property of the said
defendants, to-wit: Lot Sixteen 90
in Block Four (4) of the Original
Plat of the town, now city, of Miller,
S. ID. and | shall on the 23rG day
of November, 1923 at the hour of one
o'clock p. M. of said day at TIL front
door of the Court House in the city
OF Miller, Hand County, South Dako-
Ia, proceed to sell all right, title and
interest in the above named defen-
dants in and to the above described
property to satisfy such judgment
and costs amounting to the sum of
$6767.92 together with all accruing
paStc of caIa and iptaract 4 m tho como
from the 18th day of October, 1923,
at the rate OF seven per cent per an
mum, at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash.
Dated at Miller, Hand County,
South Dakota, this 18th day Of Get
ober, 1928.
NJ. J.. Butte,
Sheriff of Hand County, s. D.
Harlan J. Bushfbeld,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE
Harlan J. Bushfield,
Attorney for Mortgagee.

Default exists in the condition of a
mortgage dated the 3rd day of July
1920, executed by James Thorne,
single, m%ortgagor, to the State of
South Dakota, as MORTGAGE, said
mortgage having been recorded i'm the
Office of the Register of Deeds of
Hand County, South Dakota, in Book
III of Mortgages, on page 40S. Said
mortgage mortgages the South Half
of the Northeast Quarter (SkNEA)
the North Half of the Southeast Quar-
ter (NhSEh of Section Thirty 800.
the Northeast Quarter and Lots One
a., Two (2), Three CD and Four
4) of Section Thirty-One (31), all
in Township One Hundred Twelve
Q12), North of Range Seventy (7O),,
West of the Fifth Principal Meridian
and containing 43S.12 acres.
There is due o. said mortgage at
this date the sum of Nine Thousand
Nine Hundred Twenty Eight and
35-100 (S992S.S5) dollars principal and
interest, and Twenty-Five Dollars
statutory attorneys fees. That pur-
suant to the provisions of said mort
gage, the mortgage herein mentioned
has elected to declare the whole debt
secured thereby to be due and pay
able.
Said mortgage will be foreclosed
by sale of the said mortgaged prem
ises. under the power of sale in said
mortgage contained, at the front door
of the court house in the City of
Miller, Hand County. South Dakota,
at public auction, for cash, on the
Gath day Of October, 1923. at the hour
of 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Dated August 31st. 1923.
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
Mortgage.
BUELL. +. JONES, Attorney General.
Sept. 1876 Attorney for Mortgage.
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September cote
MORTGAGE SALE


Whereas, Default has been made In
the payment of the money secured by
q mortgage dated the LIST day of Oct
ober. 1909. executed by Charles f..
Walston, and Mary Walston, Ills wife.
and Dan G. Merritt and Matte Merritt.
his wife. of the County of Jones and
State of.South Dakota. to James Craig
of the County of Dane and State of
Wisconsin and which mortgage was
recorded In the Office of the Register
OF Deeds OF the County of Hand and
State of South Dakota, in Book 81 OF
Mortgages, on page 563 ON the End
day OF December, 1909 at 0 o'clock
A. M, and
Whereas, Default has been made
in the payment Of the principal and
interest as stipulated In said mort
gage and.
Whereas. Default has been made
In the payment OF the taxes assessed
on said real property as agreed by
the said mortgagor In said mortgage.
and,
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FORECLOSURE SALE

Oct. Is, t6
FORECLOSURE SALE
State of South Dakota, County of
Hand, IS
In Circuit Court, Ninth Judicial Cir
cult.
Farmers State Bank of Rockham,
Rockham, s. d., a corporation,
Plaintiff.
John Goeken and Cora Goeken,
Defendants
Notice Is hereby given that by vir-
tue Of a special execution to ME d.
rected and delivered and now in my
hands issued out of the Clerks office
of the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Hand
County, South Dakota, upon a judg-
ment of foreclosure rendered in said
Court in favor of the Farmers State
Bank of Rockham, S. D., and against
John Goeken and Cora Goeken. defen-
dants, l have levied upon the follow
ing described real estate of the said
defendants, to-wit: The South halt
OF section fifteen in township one
hundred sixtsen, range sixty seven in
Hand County, South Dakota, and that
] shall on the 23rd day of November,
1923 at the hour of one O'Clock p. M.
OF said day at the front door of the
Court House in the city of Miller,
Hand County, South Dakota, proceed
to sell all right, title and interest
Of the above named defendants in and
to the above described property to
satisfy such judgment and costs
amounting to the sum Of $2417.2 5 to-
gether with all ~accruing costs of sale
and interest on the same from the
9Th day of October, 1923 at the rate
of seven per cent per annum. at pub
lie auction to the highest bidder for
cash.
Dated at Miller, Hand County,
South Dakota, this 10th day of Octo-
Der, 1923.
M. j. Butte,
Sheriff of Hand County, s. ID.
by w. l.. Clay, Deputy.
Harlan j. Bushfield,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
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+ UBLIC SALE
Wednesday, November eth, 1923

VO""o""y' NV'N""VT ''H, Tue"
Commencing at 1 o'clock p NJ. sharp
II Head Of Cattle II
II Horses II
40 Head of Hogs
Farm Machinery Household Goods
Free Lunch at Noon
Terms Of Sale: All sums of $40 and
under, Cash; over that amount time
will be given to October LIST, 1924 with
approved security. provided arrange
ments are made before the sale; notes
bearing 10 per cent interest. No pro-
perty t. be removed until settled for.
JOHN VESSELS, Owner.
j. NJ. M'gness, Citlxdis' State Bank,
AuctionCer Clerk
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{ A T Il l. A l. T.
DIN account of heinR hailed nuI

Un account OF being halied out
am forced to sell all my cattle. Sale
will be held In MagRess Brothers
Yards, st. Lawrence, South Dakota,
Saturday October %, 1923
beginning at one o'clock p. m. sharp
30 Head Of Cattle 30
39 cows and heifers 2 years old and
over, 10 one year old steers and hei-
fers, twenty-three calves and eight
2 year old steers and l registered
Hereford Bull.
This is a good quality bunch of white
face cattle and will be sold.
Usual Terms Of Sale Given
Charles l.. HammerIy, Owner
Magness Bros, First State Bank
Autioneers Clerk
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Barber Shop.
Milt U1rich. Prom.

A nice, clean. quiet, strictly ssni-
tary place to set your barber work
done. Bath room In connection
Agent for Aberdeen laundry. Stoves
Building. Miller. 8. OAK.
Laundry Leaves Monday svening
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

II you want to buy or sell. or rent have lost or found something,
hAveruse u In these columns for n suits.
Rates &c Per Line Each Insertion.
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Dell Scott and Will Spicer, we'll
drilIers. Phone F1527 for terms.

For Rent-Furnished sleeping room
in modern home. Phone 1894.
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Got Something
You
Want to Sell?

Most people have q piece
Of furniture, q farm nipple
ment, or something else
which they have discard
ed and which they no lon
ger want.
These things arc put In
tho attic, or stored away
In the barn, or left lying
about, getting Of less and
less value each year.
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FOR RENT

For Rent-Ffne large improved
farm. close to Miller, to q reliable
and permanent renter. Enquire OF
MILLER Press' 45-tf
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For Sale-Two small cottages, reas
onably priced and easy terms. Inquire
at ONCE. Fisher q Parrish.
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Dated this 25th day Of September,
H. J. Garlock,
FoyHi,e U,LAda

III. J. Garlock,
Assignee OF Mortgage.
w. F. Bruell, Attorney for Mortgage.
M. J. Butte, Sheriff of Hand County.
s. d.
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For Sale-320 acre improved farm
at a bargain, good terms, III miles
from Miller. Come In and see me at
the Sanitary Meat Market.
IL r. A. Eichman.
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TAKEN UP

Taken Up-white faced COW. about
2 years old Came to my place about
middle Of last week. Owner may
have same by proving ownership and
paying charges. C. L.. Hull.
4S-t3 Miller, s. d.
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For Sale-Some full blood Poland
China boars, also a few registered
5horthorn bulls. Joe Clouse. As
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Far Gale-New Hammond typswrit
Ss Rev. 7. J. simons.
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BUSINESS CARDS

H. L. SAVIOR, M. d.
Practice limited 20 diseases Of the
eye. ear, nose and throat, and correct
fitting Of glasses.
Office Mt Huron Clinic, Huron, 9. u.
Phones, Office 416 and $751;. Residence
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For Sale-New b room bungalow,
full basement. Cistern. rs IT. front.
inquire Fisher & Parrish. Il
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Buy, Sell, Rent Lands
Loan Money. Buy and Sell Mortgages
Special attention given to handling
lands for non-residents. ONCE Bush
field Block, Miller. South Dakota.
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state of South Dakota, County of
Hand, IS
In Circuit Court, Ninth Judicial Cir
cult.
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coili r-OonrS ana nlpS oVer-apparem.
INN Eture hut not awkward
c, IT. entering with her. divided his
ttertions among the men, showing a
nlois; pose II laSt into Sandy's palm
and lying down ebedIent. his tail
humping amicably.
"Fo' sheepdawg." said Mormon,
she sure shapes fine"
Molly's eyes flashed. "He don't
know he's a sheepdawg," she protest
ed. Hes never even seen one, less
it was mountain sheep. way up
against the skyline. Don't you like
him?'
81 like him fine" Mormon answered
hurriedly. Fine"
EFF you-all didn't, we cu'd shack
on somewheres. cu'd git work down
TO the settlelnnts, I reckon. / don't
aim to put you out any. I've been
thinkin' erbout that. Less you should
happen to want a woman t0-run the
house. | don't know mnch about
housekeepin', but l cu'd Earn. It's a
woman's job, chasin' dirt. can
cook-some Dad used tor say my
camp-bread an biscuits was fine.
cu'd earn what l eat, / reckon. An
what Grit I'D eat We don't aim to
stay unless we pay-someway.
There was touch of fire to her
independence. a chip on the shoulder
of her pride the three partners rec
ognized and respected.
"See here, Molly Casey"-Sandy
used exactly the same tone and man
ner he would have taken with boy
that's yore way of lookin' at it, Then
there's our side. You figger yore dad
was a pritty good miner, | reckon!
The last two words he says was
Molly and mines l give him my
word then and there. like he would
interests. My word is my PARTNERS
word I'm willin' to gamble those
claims of his'll pan out some day.
Until they do, eff youall ii stay on at
the Three Star, stop Mormon stompin'
in from the corral with dirty boots,
ride herd on Sam an me the same
way, mebbe cook us up some of them
biscuits once in while, why, itll be
fine Then there's yore schoolin'.
Yore dad nd wish you to have that.
l don't suppose you've had heap.
An you sabe, Molly, that you swear
mo- often than a gel usually swears."
She opened her eyes wide. "But |
don't cuss when | say EN-. An |
don't use the worst ones. Dad
wu'dn't let me. l can read an write,
spell an cipher some. But Dad need
ed me mOre'n l needed learnin.'"
'But you got to have it,, said Nor
mon earnestly. "Spose them claims
pan out way rich and you git ALFRED
wealthy? Bein' gel, you sabe
clothes, dimonds, silks, satins an
feather fuss. You'll want to learn the
pianner. bou1l want to know what
tn git an'-how to,wear it,"
"If you did that-took my Daddy's
place" she said, why, we'd be pard-
ners. same rs him an me was. When
the claims pan out, half Of it'll have
to be yores. won't stay no other
way"
The glances of the three partners
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obeyed, "what In hi 40 you figger
yo're doln" Normol.s jovial face was
tense, his voice stern and cold.
keep STILL" he ordered, walking
toward the pair, his gun covering
Plimsoll. the CHEEKY blue of his eyes
changed TO the color of ice in thc
shade, the pupils mere pin-pricks.
Molly glanced at him once, fingers
caressing her bruised arm.
..He kissed me while l was asleep,
the ID skunk" she flared. I'D
sooner hev rattlesnake-pizen on my
lIpsr She stopped rubbing the arm
10 scrub fiercely at her mouth with
the back OF her hand.
at amt the first time Eve kissed
YOU" said plimsoll. "Yore dad didn't
stop me from dom 1t. / didn't notice
you scratching like wildcat, either.
Where's your dad? And where do you
come in on this deal between old
friends?' he demanded of Mormon.
"Her dads dead" said Mormon SIM
ply. "Molly Is stayin' TO a spell at
the Three Star. Sandy Bourke, Sam
Manning an me is lookin' out TO- her,
an we aim to do good job of it.
Sabe?"
Plimsoll's thn-lipped mouth sneered
with his eyes.
"Gone in for baby-farming. have
you, or robbing the cradle? Who's
playing the king in this deal? l."
The leer suddenly vanished from his
face, the tip of his tongue licked his
lips. Mormon's gun was slowly COM
ing up level with his heart, steady as
Mormon's gaze, finger compressing the
trigger.
'.The law reckons you man--so
fur" said Mormon. ''Yore pals 'ud
peck jury to hang me fo' shootin'
the dirty heart out of you, but-ef ven
ever let out a foul word or look
about that gel, I'll take my chance of
there bein' enough white men around
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here to quit me. There ought to be
q bounty on yore scalp an ears. You
hear me, Jim Plimsoll, I'm talkin'
straight. Now git, head yore hawss
TO- the short trail to Hereford an
keep travelin'. Pronto! J"
Plimsoll's pony was standing under
the trees and the gambler turned and,
with an attempted laugh, staggered
toward it,
The threat to his personal safety,
his desire to fling a sheer at Mormon,
seemed to have halted any correlation
of the statement concerning the death
of the girls father until now.
ct that's true about your dad" he
said, I'm sorry How did he der
Sensing the hypocrisy of the shift
to sympathy, the girl took aSstep for
ward. Mormon's pupils contracted
again; his finger itched to press the
trigger it touched.
ats none of yore business" said
the girl. "You git
"None of my business? don't agree
with you there, you little h-l-weasel
Your father and me had more than
one deal together. You and / may
have to do business together yet, Molly
NINE"
Molly's teeth showed between her
parted lips, her fingers were hooked.
Mormon anticipated her indignant
leap. His gun spurted fire, the expen-
sive Stetson broadrim seemed lifted
from Plimsoll's hair by an invisible
hand. With the report it sailed for
ward, side-slipped, landed on its rim,
perforated by steelnosed .3S-caliber
bullet.
II give you last warnin'," roared
Mormon.
Plimsoll sprang ahead like racer
at the starters shot, snatched at his
hat, missed it, let it lie as he ran on
TO his horse mounted and went gal
Looping off. Mormon holstered his gun
and swung about to Molly, standing
with crimson cheeks, blazing eyes and
young bosom turbulent with emo
lions.
81 wisht you'd killed him. / wisht
you'll killed him !" she cried. II wisht
/ had a gun-or knife | hate him
When he says he was ever in deal
with Dad, he lies. Dad stood for him
and that was all. He purtended TO
be awful strong for Dad, purtended
TO be fond of me, jest to swarm round
Dad, for some reason. Brought me a
doll once. l was thirteen. What In
hi did / want with doll2' she
painted. 81 burned the d-n thing that
night In the fire. He kissed me an
Dad seemed to think owed ii him
for the doll. nigh bit my lip off
afterward. l wlsht yore first shot had
been higher, or yore second lower.
Peters"
Call me Uncle Mormon, Molly. He's
sure some snake. But Wen take care
of Jim Plimsoll, yore Uncle Mormon,
with Sam an Sandy"
Patting Molly's shoulder, Mormon
Continued on Page g.
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SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER Ito the Three-Bar ranch.
Arizona. owned jointly by Sandy BouTke,
Mormon Peters and Soda Water sam"
Manning a dog makes it's way, in the
last stages of exhaustion. ms sription on
its collar says its name is Grit, property
of I. Casey. Seeming a desert tragedy
Boarke and Sam mount and let the dog
lead them
CHAPTER II.-fhe two find a dying
man, Patrick Casey, pinned under an
overturned wagon, and a young girl, his
daughter. They get him out, but he dies
almost Instantly, murmuring Molly
mines" Sandy takes the girl, Molly, to
the ranch.