Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-08-30
THE STORY

CHAPTER robin Kershaw. de-
Bcendant OF q pioneering family. rode
with Fremont to California. made half
million In the gold fields and sought
With his bride. who had walked be-
side q covered wagon in the 80 trek.
kershaw rode into northeastern Cali
orn Isnd ans he and found Sas ,a Ss a n
bride christened It Eden Valley. Be:
low Eden Valley, which they intend
70 stock with cattle. and where they
valuable tract which Kershaw's wife
christens Forlorn Valley.
CHAPTER 1.-THE Kershaws pros
per. Robin Kershaw ACQUIRED the most
valuable lands In Eden Valley. Trou-
BILE impends when Joel Hensley, Tex
an. and as bellIgerent and obstinate a
lower half Of the valley. There IL bad
blood over fences and water for irri-
s EntiSSa Ehs msn sht H II out IL
the blood-feud 10 ON. Hensley's sons
swearing vengeance.
CHAPTER III.-By 1917, Rance Ker-
~ are oil that remains Of one clan.
Nate Tichenor IL the sole survivor on
the Hensley side. owen. IL killed in
the World war. Nate Tichenor returns
goes to help Lorry in her car and fnds
her father has died of heart disease.
CHAPTER Iv.-silas Babson. from
6rasping. controls the Foriorn Valley
schemes to build a dam ana Control
sibilities of Eden Valley. He nrst aims
to secure the heavily encountered lands
Of Rance Kershaw's daughter, Lorry.
Valley lands owned by Nate Ticheno
The banker proposes to play Nate
against Lorry; assuming that they are
getting control OF the key lands nec-
essary to the project.
CHAPTER v.-Nate. however, has no
iorn Valley buzzes with the news that
the two survivors of the Eden Valley
saga of bloodshed have buried the
Owen Kershaw. Lorry's brother. met
In France just before Owen was killed.
They became buddies. apd Nate prom
look after Lorry as brother might
CHAPTER vI.-Lorry informs Nate
volunteers financial aid. Babson, deter
mined to secure Lorry's lake-site and
Mates dam-site makes legal applioa-
to the Forlorn Valley Irrigation dis
trict, which he organizes. He figures
that through condemnation proceedings
money advanced by Nate. Lorry clears
up her indebtedness to Babson.
CHAPTER vII.-Nate. who plans ex-
nnds that he is falling in love with
Lorry. Babson discovers that Nate 10
behind power project which threat
ems. to ruin all the bankers schemes.
MI A WI
IN the, roundup work on her ranch.
admits she loves Nate. They become
rSS Ss wasrs 81 F SosE D1 Valley
thwart Babson's schemes.
CHAPTER N.-Babson insists that
Joe Brainerd, editor of the local pa
per. attack Nate as an enemy of. the
people, ABOUT out. to sl grab water for power
Nate hires expert legal counsel in San
Francisco. Gagan. leading lawyer.
says he believes the act under which
tional. Nate comes to Brainerd's res
cue financially. The editor celebrates
by punching Babson's head.
CHAPTER x.-Babson, in his des-
peration, hires Pitt River Charley. a
half-breed. to assassinate Nate: The
fbe Is Of yas
Charley tells Nate that Babson was
the instigator. Nate attempts to adj
dress the mass meeting, but at Bah
sons instigation the crowd maltreats
him.. Lorry saves him from possible
death by wounding several of his as
sailants with her revolver. She stops a
raid on the newspaper office and
marches several raiders to Jail.
CHAPTER X1.-Tichenor spends q
week in the hospital recovering from
herents. He Is immensely pleased at
Dorry's bravery. The attempted de-
struction of Brainerd's newspaper
plant has argered the press of the
state, and Lorry is hailed as a heroine
for her work In driving off the mob.
Nate vainly urges her to marry him
at once, but she insists that matter
must await the satisfactory settlement
OF her fathers estate, and with that
he has to be satisfied. Then Babson
has the irrigation district organized