The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-08-18
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I.-Arriving at the lonely
little railroad station Of Ell Cajon, New
Mexico. Madeline Hammond. New York
girl, finds no one to meet her. While In
the waiting room a drunken cowboy en-
tiers. asks II she Is married. and Departs
leaving her terrified. He returns with q
ceremony. and the cowboy forces her to
say Isl" Asking her name and learning
Aer identity the cowboy seems dazed. In
shooting scrape outside the room a
girl. Bonita" take his horse and escape.
then conducts Madeline to Florence
Kingsley. friend Of her brother.
CHAPTER 11-Florence welcomes her.
learns her story. and dismisses the cow
boy, Gene Stewart. Next day Alfred
Hammond, Madeline's brother, takes
Stewart to TACK. Madeline exonerates
him OF any wrong intent
CHAPTER Iu-Alfred. scion of a
Ss HOME Of hs
Madeline sees that the West has re-
deemed him. She meets stiilwell, AIS
employer. typica! western ranchman.
CHAPTER 1v-Danny Mains. one Of
stiliwelrs cowboys, has disappeared,
friends link his name with the girl Bo-
nita-
CHAPTER V.-Madeline gets glimpse
of life on a western ranch.
CHAPTER vI.-stewart's horse comes
to the ranch with note on the saddle
asking Madeline to accept the beautiful
animal. With her brothers consent she
does 50. naming him Majesty" her own
rich, arranges to buy suliwelf's ranch
bor.
CHAPTER vII.-Madelfne feels she
has found her right place, under the light
of the western stars.
CHAPTER vIII.-Learning Stewart had
been hurt in q 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 Nels, Nick Steele.
and Monty" Price are Madeline's chief
riders. They have a feud with Don Car
los vaQueros. who are really guerrillas.
Madeline pledges Stewart to see that
peace is kept
CHAPTER x-Madeline and Florence,
returning home. from Alfred's ranch, run
knowing the Mexicans are after Made
line. decoys them away, and Madeline
gets home safely but alone
CHAPTER xI.-A raiding guerrilla
band carries off Madeline. Stewart fol-
lows alone. The leader is a man with
whom Stewart had served in Mexico. He
releases the girl, arranging for ransom.
Returning home with Stewart, Madeline
finds herself strangely stirred.
CHAPTER XII. - Madeline's sister
Helen, with a party Of eastern friends
arrives at the ranch, craving excitement.
CHAPTER xIII.-For the guests enter
tainment a game of golf is arranged.
Stewart interrupts the game, insisting
the whole party return at once to the
house. He tells Madeline her guests are
not safe while the Mexican revolution Is
going on, and urges them to go up to
the mountains out Of danger. They de-
eide to do so.
CHAPTER XIV.-The guerrillas leave
during the night, without making trouble,
Madeline and her guests, with the cow
boys, go up to the mountains.
CHAPTER xv.-Edith Wayne pleads
with Madeline to return to the East, but
she refuses.
CHAPTER xV.-wandering in the
the girl Bonita, and comes to the worst
conclusions. At camp Stewart offers to
explain. Madeline will not listen. Stew
art, in q rage, starts to leave camp. Nels
brings news that Don Carlos and his
followers are coming.
CHAPTER xVII-The women are con-
cealed, and the approach of the guerril-
las awaited. They come, clustering, but
Stewards determined attitude cows them
and they leave hastily The party at once
begins its return to the ranch.