Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-12-12
Synopsis
By JACKSON GREGORY

man OF the Blue Lake ranoh, CON
Xinoed Bayne Trevors, manager, Is de-
oSnsd Sy judss s.nteas, saS pFSPsnsz yonax
woman. her cousin, Pollock Hampton,
and Timothy Cry, Decides to throw up
ms ms 11n. Judith arrives and ANNOUNCES
ranch and will run 1t. She discharges
Trevors.
CHAPTER IL-The men on the
ranch dislike taking orders from a
and proving her thorough knowledge
Them S over 't L.. d.oa.. ~'ns e &: stsy pest OF
CHAPTER III.-Convinoed her vet
judith discharges him. re-enEaging an
old friend of her fathers. Doc. Trip.
,35 CHAPTER TEx + dyro3i0oa ;-s} aa%gptGn on
ranch to stay permanently. Trsvors
accepts Hampton's Invitation to visit
the ranch: Judith's messenger 10 held
up and robbed OF the monthly pay roll.
CHAPTER v.-1ud Lee goes to- the
city for ,tn more T9Sonsx getting back
saS FiisS under @ him III So he s. ana d05ss Judith
see Trevors' hand in the crime. Hog
cholera, hard to account for, breaks out
on the ranch ran Judith sad deS inVs,t Un
a mountain. whore the robbsr must
have hidden.
CHAPTER VIA cabin in p flower
planted clearing sxoitss Judith's admi-
ration. 1t is Lees. though he does not
say SO. They are nred on from am
the fire, they, make for the cabin. Here
they find Bill Crowdy wounded Drag
ging him into the buildipg they nnd
hs ns1 he rh:n a ~. sa.n dS S.;
are compelled to stay all night.
CHAPTER VII. - Hampton, at the
absence. with Tommy burkitt he goes
to seek her, arriving in time to drive
the attackers Of, and capturing one
man. known as shorty"
CHAPTER vIII.-"Shorty' escapes
from imprisonment ip the grainhotse
So the Tansn %ha si hsa Em IN cS csss
Lee begins to feel Q fondness for Ju-
dith, though he rsaliSss she 10 not his
womanly ideal. Marcia Langworthy.
girl. is more to his taste.
CHAPTER Ix.-The discovery is
germs germs % on their feet. have bsen iibsr-
stranger. Dick Donlsy Esd-handed.
as Mh POKER ok bonsS sSTD hss
more pigeons to the ranch.
xSs. n Sano1 x SsnG: 1sns. 2Sa,ss
Lee appears in svsning dress: He is
recognized by one Of the party as an
old acquaintance, Dave Lee, once
friends. Judith. in her womanly nnsry
makes such an appeal to Lee that.
alone with her. he foroibly kisses her.
receiving the rsbuke deserved.
CHAPTER XI-Word is sent to Lee
. that Quinnion has been casting siurs
toSsher Gp n the oasn
With Carson, Lee finds Quinnion,
worsts him in fight and makes him
confess publicly he Ia liar. and agree
to leave the Vicinity.
CHAPTER XII.-After the kissing
incident Judith ignores Lee who would
dith sees a letter to Pollock Hampton
from q Arm with which Trevors has
been connected. offering to buy large
dw OF cattle aSrs snd
addressed as general manager" OF the
Blue Lake outfit. Judith is vaguely un-
easy In her absence Hampton decides
strongly. He learns from Marcia Lang
worthy that Judith Is supposed to have
gone to see her lawyers at San Fran
Hampton to sell the stock at the price
offered. Lee refuses to accept the mes
sage as coming from Judith, the con-
viction forcing itself upon him M4t
Trsvors has kidnapped her and 10 hold
ing her prisoner.
Still, it didn't seem ike JuQlJn 10
sell like this at a figure so ridiculous
ly low. Doan, Rockwell & Haight
were not the only buyers on the
coast; Lee himself could get more for
the horses If he had two days time to
look around the cattle were worth
great deal more than they were being
sold for, even with the market down
did she have an idea what the
trouble was before she left" he asked
finally.
why" said Marcia, II don't know.
You see, she slipped out late Saturday
night after we'd all gone to bed.
There was a message for her over the
telephone; she got up, dressed, sad
died her own horse and rode into
Rocky Bend alone, just leaving a note
for me that she might be gone week
or two"
Just why he experienced sense OF
uneasiness even then, Lee did not
know. 1t was ike Juultn W ao'
swiftly when need be; to go alone
and on the spur of the minute to catch
her train; to slip out quietly without
disturbing her guest.
"You have heard from her since!
he demanded abruptly.
"Not a word" said Marcia. "She
doesn't like letter writing and so
haven't expected to hear from her.
Lee chatted with her for a moment
then claiming work still to be done
turned to go back down the knoll. A
new thought upon him, he once more
came to Marcia's side.
II expect I'd better see Hampton,
he said. do you know where ne Is
"Where he has heen every nigh
since judith Ieft," laughed Marcia
Hes old Mr.. Business Man these
days. In the Office"
There Lee found him. Hampton
his hair rufied, Judith's table Uttered
with market reports, and many sheet
of paper covered with untidy hgures
looked up at Lees entrance.
"Hello. Bud" he said, reaching 10