Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-08-23
THE STORY

CHAPTER I.-Robin Kershaw. de-
scendant Of q pioneering family, rode
y million in the gold fields and sought
. suitable location for q cattle ranch.
With his bride. who had walked be-
ssSaS S0x rods %asGn Il sas
eornia. Here he found an ideal valley
Tor ranching and cattle raising. His
bride christenSd It Eden Valley. Be:
70 stock with cattle. and where they
plan to build their homo. 10 o less
valuable tract which Kershaw's wife
christens Forlorn Valley.
CHAPTER 1.-THE Kershaws pros.
per. Robin Kershaw acquires the most
valuable lands in Eden Valley. Trou-
sn an4 a sSsi ana tea
man as Robin Kershaw, settles in the
lower half Of the valley. There 10 bad
SMOKE" Ksrsh mSp kills. shi Hensls S1' ana
the blood-feud 10 on. Henslsy'6 sons
swearing vengeance.
CHAPTER III.-By 1917, Rance Ker-
shaw. his son Owen. and daughter Lor.
~ are all that remains of one clan.
Nate Tichenor 10 the sole survivor on
the World war. Nate Tichenor returns
after an absence of nine years. He
goes to help Lorry in her car and fnds
her father has died of heart disease.
CHAPTER Iv.--silas Babson. from
the Middle West. unscrupulous and
graphing. controls the Forlorn Valley
::sa%es to Sa uS aa as Ssne Contrib Hi
the irrigation and hydro electric pos
eibilities Of Eden Valley He FIRST aims
g secure the heavily encountered lands
eabson finds surveyors already on Eden
Valley lands owned by Nate Tichenor.
The a.,,t banker proposes to PLAY Nate
carrying on the old feud. in this way
getting control of the key lands nec-
sssary to the project.
CHAPTER v.-Nate, however. has no
Intention OF carrying on the feud. For
the two survivors of the Eden, Valley
Ratchet. Nate tells Lorry that he and
owen Kershaw, Lorrys brother. met
IN France Just before Owen was killed
They became buddies. and Nate prom
ised that II he survived Owen he would
look after Lorry as brother might
CHAPTER VI.-Lorry informs Nate
that she intends to run the ranch. He
volunteers financial aid, Babson, deter:
mined to secure Lorry's lake-site and
ton for the ALLEGATION of flood waters
to- the Forlorn Valley irrigation dis
trict.. which he organizes. He figures
that through condemnation proceedings
he can secure the coveted lands. With
money advanced by Nate Lorry clears
up her indebtedness to Babson.
CHAPTER vn.-Nate. who plans ex-
tensive improvements on his ranch.
lnds that he IL falling In love with
Lorry. Babson discovers that Nate 10
ems to ruin all the bankers schemes.
CHAPTER vIIL-Nate assists Lorry
IN the, roundup work on her ranch.
Ae tells her that he loves her, Lorry
saEassd sN Tos stSs shsy hss
troll the waters OF Forforn Valley and
thwart Babson's schemes.
CHAPTER K-Babson insists that
Joe Brainerd, editor of the local pa
per. attack Nate as an enemy OF the
purposes. This Brainerd refuses to do.
Nate hires expert legal counsel in San
rs leading
Babson is proceeding is ;unconstitu-
tional. Nate comes to Brainerds res
nSIGsll Ry:, Th: e SsS celebrates
CHAPTER x.-Babson, in his des-
peration. hires Pitt River Charley. a
half-breed. to assassinate Nate; The
the loyalty of Tichenor's English valet.
Charley tells Nate that Babson was
the instigator. Nate attempts to ad-
sons instigation the crowd maltreats
him. Lorry saves him from possible
death by wounding several OF his as
sailants with her revolver. She stops q
raid on the newspaper office and
marches several raiders to Jail.
CHAPTER x1.-Tichenor spends q
week in the hospital recovering from
the injuries inflicted by Babson's adj
herents. He is immensely pleased at
Lorry's bravery; The attempted de-
struction OF Brainerds newspaper
state, and Lorry is hailed as q 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.