Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-07-13

Copyright by Harper and Brothers
SYNOPSIS
By
Zane Grey
Illustrations by Irwin Myers

CHAPTER I.-Arriving at the lonely
little railroad station of Ell CaJoh. New
Mexico, Madeline Hammond, New York
girl. finds no one to meet her. While IN
ters. asks If she is married. and departs,
leaving her terrified He returns with q
priest. who goes through some sort Of
ceremony. and the cowboy forces her TO
her identity the cowboy seems dazed. III
Mexican Is killed. The cowboy lets Z
5hen 5 Conflicts fs nashs as horse to snf
Kingsley, friend Of her brother.
learns her story. and dismisses the cow:
boy. Gene Stewart. Next day Alfred
Stewart to task. Madeline exonerates
CHAPTER III.-Alfred. scion of .
wealthy family had been dismissed from
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employer. typical western ranchman.
Madeline learns Stewart has gone over
the border.
stillwell's cowboys, has disappearrsd,
friends @ 'Gs ink Sis nas{ ssnls with tees the girl b.
nita-
CHAPTER v.--Madeline gets a glimpse
OF life on 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 Sef Sc naming h Maas nsS 9En
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Dor.
CHAPTER VII.-Madeline feels she
has found her right place. under the light
of the western stars.
CHAPTER VIII-Learning Stewart had
been hurt In a brawl at Chiricahua, and
knowing her brothers fondness for him,
Madeline visits him and persuades him to
come to the ranch as the boss Of her
cowboys.
CHAPTER IX.-Jim Neis, Nick Steele,
riders. They haze affeud with Don Car
los vaqueros, who are really guerrillas,
Madeline pledges Stewart to see that
peace Is kept.
II shore do, Miss Hammond" re-
piled Nels, gravely. 1--WE seen a few
sun-blinded an lOcOed an snake
poisoned and skunk bitten cow-punch-
ers in my day, but Gene Stewart beats
'em ALL He's shore runnin' wild fer
the divide"
Madeline dismissed Nels, but before
he got out Of earshot she heard him
speak to Stillwell, who awaited him
on the porch.
"Bill, put this in your pipe an
smoke it-nOne Of them scraps Gene
has he'd was over woman! 1t used
to be thet when he was drunk he'd
scrap over every pretty Greaser girl
he'd run across Wal, Genes scrap
pin now Is Jest to git shot up his.
self, for some reason thet only God
Almighty knows"
Nels' story Of how Stewart wept
over his horse Influenced Madeline
powerfully. Her next move was to
persuade Alfred to see If he could not
do better with this doggedly bent cow
boy. Alfred needed only a word of
persuasion, for he said he had con-
sidered going to Rodeo Of his own
accord He went. and returned alone
Majesty, can't explain Stewards
singular actions" said Alfred. "He
has changed terribly. fancy his once
magnificent strength is breaking. 1t
1t actually hurt me to look at him. l
couldn't have fetched him back here
not as he is now. Bill did all any man
could do for another. We've all done
our best for Stewart. If you'd been
given chance perhaps you could have
saved him. But it's too late. Put 1t
out of mind now, DEAR"
Madeline, however, did not forget
nor give it up. Days passed. and
each one brought additional gossip Of
Stewards headlOng career toward the
Yuma penitentiary. For he had crossed
the line into Cochise county, Arizona,
where sheriffs kept a stricter Observ-
ance Of law. Finally letter came
from a friend Of Nels' in Chiricahua
saying that Stewart had been hurt in
a brawl there. This epistle inclosed a
letter to Stewart from his sister Evil
IDENTIFY, it had been found upon him.>
1t told story Of illness and made an
appeal for aid. Nels' friend forwarded
this letter without Stewards knowl-
edge, thinking Stillwell might care to
help Stewards family. Stewart had
no money, he said.
The sisters letter found its way to
Madeline. She read 1t, tears in her
eyes. 1t told Madeline much more
than Its brief story of illness and pow
erty and wonder why Gene had not
written home for so long. :. 1t told Of
motherly love, sisterly love, brotherly
love-dear family ties that had not
been broken. 1t spoke Of pride In this
Ell Captain brother who had become
famous. 1t was signed "your loving
sister Lefty"
Not improbably. Madeline revolved
in her mind, this letter was one reason
for Stewards headstrong, long-contin-
ued abatement. 1t had been received
too late-after he had squandered the
money that would have meant SO much
TO mother and sister. Be that as 1T
might. Madeline Immediately sent a
bank draft to Stewards. sister with a