Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-10-04
THE STORY


Acendant OF pioneering family. rode
with Fremont to California, made half
, million in the gold fields and sought
g suitable location for cattle ranch.
eide q covered wagon in the 40 trek
kershaw rode into northeastern Cali
fornia. Here he found an ideal valley
bride christened II Eden Valley. Be-
low Eden Valley, which they intend
TO stock with cattle. and where they
valuable tract which Kershaw's wife
christens Foriorn Valley.
CHAPTER 1.-THE Kershaws pros
per: Robin Kershaw ACQUIRES the most
BILE imponds when Joel Hensley, O Tex
an, and as belligerent and obstinate q
man as Robin Kershaw. settles In the
bloed over fences and water for irri-
smoke" Kershaw kills Hensley and
the blood-feud 10 ON. Hensley's sons
swearing vengeance.
CHAPTER III-By 1917, Rance Ker-
shaw. his son Owen. and daughter Lor-
Nate Tichenor is the sole survivor on
the Hensley side. owen IL killed in
she World war Nate Tichenor returns
l lftsr "a an a absence nee Of nine years; He
her father has died of heart disease.
CHAPTER Iv.--Silas Babson. from
The Middle West. unscrupulous. and
settlement through his bank. He
schemes to build q dam and control
the irrigation ana hydro-electric pos
to secure the heavily encumbered lands
Of Rance Kershaw's daughter. Lorry.
Babson finds surveyors already on Eden
Valley lands owned by Nate Tichenor.
against Lorry. assuming that they are
carrying on the old feud. in this way
getting control of the key lands nec-
assary to the proJect.
CHAPTER V.-Nate. however. has no
Intention of carrying on the feud. For
the two Survivors Of the H Eden " valley icy
saga of bloodshed have buried the
Ratchet. Nate tells Lorry that he and
w Francs ast eops wen %as ke
They became buddies, and Nate prom
tsed that II he survived owen he would
look after Lorry as brother might
CHAPTER vI.-Lorry informs Nate
that she intends 70 run the ranch. He
volunteers financial aid Babson; deter;
Mates dam-site makes legal applica-
item for the allegation Of nood waters
g the FoIlorn Valley irrigation dis.
that thYoush condemnation proceeSings
10 can secure the ccyeted lands. With
money advanced by Nate, Lorry clears
CHAPTER vII.-Nats. who plans ex-
tensive improvements on his ranch.
ends that he is falling In love with
behind q power project which threat
ems to ruin all the bankers schemes.
CHAPTER vIII.--Nate assists Lorry
a the roundup work on her ranch.
a s' she nsr dR Rs Nate Thay sr ISTn
troll the waters OF Forforn Valley and
thwart Babson's schemes.
CHAPTER IX.-Babson insists that
Joe Brainsrd editor Of the local pa
people. about to grab water for power
purposes. This Brainerd refuses to do.
Nate hires expert legal counsel in San
says he believes tho act under which
Babson 10 proceeding IL unccnstitu-
tional; Nate comes to Brainerds res
81 punching Babson's head.
CHAPTER x.-Babson. in his des-
peration. hires Pitt River Charley. a
attempt is thwarted, largely through
the loyalty of Tichenor's English valet.
Charley tells Nate that Babson was
dress the mass meeting. but at Bab-
sons instigation the crowd maltreats
him. Lorry saves him from possible
sailants with her revolver. She stops q
raid on the newspaper office and
marches several raiders to jail.
CHAPTER xI.-Tichenor spends a
week In the hospital recovering from
the injuries inflicted by Babson's adj
herents. He is immensely pleased at
struction
plant has angered the press of the
state. and Lorry is hailed as a heroine
ner a, wETk urges her 10 on ens h
at once. but she insists that matter
must await the satisfactory settlement
Of her fathers estate, and with that
has the irrigation district organized.
CHAPTER xIl.--Nate, who has been
settling his affairs in New York. re-
turns. He and Lorry fly to Nevada to
be married. Babson has an irrigation
Nate in that way. Nate and Lorry go
to Europe. They return year later.
Babson has an irrigation district or
ganized. hoping to thwart Nate in that
way. Nate swears he will ruin Bah
son, II in so doing he has to ruin the
valley
CHAPTER xIII.-Babson plans a
grand opening of the new irrigation
district. AS he is about to press the
button releasing the water. he Is halted
by a temporary Injunction secured by
Nate. The injunction is sustained. Bah
son. defeated. and with complete finan-
cial ruin impending. commits suicide.
CHAPTER xIv.-The Babson bank
collapses, and the unfortunate farm.
ers of the Valley who have put thou
sands of dollars into the Irrigation
project, face ruin. Dispossess notices
are served on most OF them, in the dead
of winter. Nate and Lorry, In their
automobile. see q farmer and his fami.
ly leaving the district. Nate sends his
chauffeur back to stop the man, an
old acquaintance. though one of those
who had assaulted him at the meeting
and tells him to return to his home.
assuring him Of employment at the
country place he and Lorry are plan
ming to build. After everything the
two OF them, In their happiness In the
birth of their son, and their delight
over the peace that has finally set
tied upon Eden Valley, cannot bring
themselves to the idea OF revenge even
upon those who had III used them and
those two outlaws of Eden" the
curse OF the old feud seeming to nave
been removed for ever. go their re-
erd's comment, ITS a pretty good old
world. after all"
When Babson let himself in the side