Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-09-21
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER L-Arrtving at the lonely
little railroad station Of Ell Caton. NeW
Mexico. Madeline Hammond. New York
girl finds no one to meet her. While In
the waiting room drunken cowboy en-
tters, asks If she is married, and departA,
leaving her terrified. He returns with Z
ceremony. ena Dfl the 'sa cowboy iSs FORCES ' Ser
say ISL" Asking her name and learning
ner Identity Identity the cowboy seems dased: y
Bonifa sse tse. h TN horse SeweSS aS esoap lee
shsn Rsn s,,ss conducts is, Madeline e fiore4cs
CHAPTER II:-F1oFeace welcomes her
boy. Gene Stewart. Next day Alfred
5s%a 5%ans t. hseens ass Hsasnss Rnsthss at
him OF any wrong intent
vsathy sAyTn FAMILY IdAssa b.d pss a!isssa es T
@ Msaene aGs' ssss ss'Aass thst H. est t'fhss's hss
deemed HIM she meets stillweii, Alb
Maasne learRs 's st.wast msa''Eh has ssas rons w.
the border.
stillwells cowbqys. has disappeare1,
i3sa iEsaa. 'GhaSR INK & sss s33y>lss alsh sSs j., E
nltA
.; cMtAPTTR 'tA # ,Y.,as Yz,Msdsltns gets a glimpse
CHAPTER V,-stewart's horse comes
asking Made,ine to accept the beautiful
des naming Mh nj srssass ets s1p7Rsa. Rss oWs sRs
rich arrangss e BUY su!iwsifs fspqh
Dor.
CHAPTER y4.-Madeline feels she
has found her right place. Under the light
OF the western stars.
CHAPTER vIIL-I.earning Stewart had
been hurt in 2 brawl at Chiricahua, and
knowIng hU her brother's fondnesa fot hinn1
come to the ranch as the boss OF her
cowboys
CHAPTER IX.--Jim NelL Nick Steele,
and Monty" Price are Madeli4e's chief
riders. They have feud with Don Car
los vaqueros, who are really gperrfllas,
Madeline pledges Stewart to See that
peace is kept
CHAPTER x.-Madeline and Florence,
returning home from Alfred's ranch, run
into an ambush OF vaqueros.. F1orsnge.
line. decoys them away. and Madeline
gets home safely but alone.
Dsnd ApTRa esTras of Madena ns'dnss st.Isr D
whom Stewart had served In Mexico. He
releases the girl. arranging for ransom.
finds herself strangely stirred.
CHAPTER XII, Madeline's sister
Helen With H. party Of sns sastern {{rienass
CHAPTER xIII.-For the guests enter
tainnent a game Of golf Is arranged.
SSsWaas tSs Whole nissP's psFs s once sss
house. He tells Madeline her guests are
not safe while the Mexican revolution ts
Ss sSsns sn ans ont ssses q ths asnae to
eide to do SO.
CHAPTER xIv.-The guerrillas leave
Madeline and her guests, with The cow
boys. go up to the mountains.
CHAPTER Xy.-Edith Wayne pleads
she refuses.
mountains, Madeline sees Stewart with
the girl Bonita, and comes to the worst
s2pan Madns at sa% W ssTH sot sen o1gg ggsw
brings news that Don Carlos ana his
followers are coming
CHAPTER XvII.-The women are con-
cealed. and the. approach Of the .guerrily
ss aWaeS rn1y tuae aeWs @ put
and they leave hastily, The party at once
begins It's return to the ranch.
who has been in California, writes Made,
line announcing his immediate return and
that he will marry Florence at once, He
arrives; the Wedding taxes PLACE, but ths
Dc declares his Intention Of arrestins stsw. vc
art for the murder :. Of a. Mssicas1 e. q the
es f. save % Stewart. Made line tells S the Whole
story. Have insults her, and Stewart
who is unarmed. Is prevented by force
rsS noances es'ffs HAVE and md his dspuy, snd IN a
pistol duel kills them both. but loses hA
own life.
He helped her down and led her in
side, where again he struck match.
Madeline caught glimpse of rude
fireplace and rough-hewn logs. Stew
arts blanket and saddle lay on the
hard-packed earthen floor.
"Rest little" he said. "Pm going
into the woods piece to listen Gone
only a minute or So"
Madeline had to feel round In the
dark to locate the saddle and blanket.
When she lay down it was with a
grateful sense of ease and relief. AS
Per body rested, however, her mind
became the old thronging maze for
sensation and thought. All day she
had attended to the alert business of
helping her horse. Now, what had
already happened, the night, the 81
lence, the proximity of Stewart and
his strange, stern caution, the possi-
BILE happenings to her friends-all
claimed their due share Of her feel
ing. She could not sleep; she did not
try to.
Stewards soft steps sounded out
side. His dark form loomed In the
door. AS he sat down Madeline heard
the thump Of gun that he laid be-
side him on the sill; then the thump
Of another as ha ppt that down TOO.