Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-10-11
THE STORY

CHAPTER Robin Kershaw. de-
scendant Of . pioneering family, rode
\ million In the gold fields and sought
q suitable location for q cattle ranch.
With his bride. who had walked be-
side q covered wagon In the 40 trek.
kershaW rode into northeastern Cali
fornia. Here he found an ideal valley
for ranching and cattle raising. His
bride christened Eden Valley. Be-
20 stock with cattle. and where they
plan 70 build their home. 10 Q less
valuable tract which Kershaws wife
ehristenB Forlorn Valley.
CHAPTER 1.-THE Kershaws pros
per. Robin Kershaw acquires the most
valuable lands In Eden Valley. Trou-
BILE impsnds when Joel Hensley, . Tex.
man As Robin Rershaw. settles in the
blood over fences and water for irri o
smoHs Ksr.h %sn ki nshf aen,ls CUT an9
the bloodfeud 10 on. Henslsy's sons
swearing vengeance
shaw. his seq Owen. and daughter Lor-
~ are all that remains of one clan.
Nate Tichenor 10 the sole survivor on
the Hensley side. Owen 10 killed In
lfter an absence Of nine years He
her father has died of heart disease.
CHATTER Iv.--silas Bab.on. from
kraspins. controls the Forlorn Valley
schemes 70 build a dana and control
sibiIitiss Of Eden Valley. He nrst aims
to SECURE the heavily encupbersd lands
OF Rance KershRws daughter. Lorry.
2aiisy LANDS swned By Nate Tiehs nor.
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. howevar. has no
orn VSiisy Suasss WITH the the news news that
the two survivors of the Eden Valley
saga Of bloodshed have buried the
hhatcnet Nate tells Lorry that he and
In France just before Owen was killed.
They became buddies. and Nate prom
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-slte and
Mates dam-site makes legal applica-
tion for the ALLEGATION Of flood waters
trict. which he organizes. He figures
that through condemnation proceedings
he can secure the coveted lands. with
np her indebtedness to Babson.
CHAPTER VIl.-Nate. who plans ex-
tensive improvements on his ranch.
that Raba he falling n love With
behind q power project which threat
ems to ruin ali the bankers schemes.
CHAPTER vlIL-Nate assists Lorry
r. the roundup work on her ranch.
admits she loves Nate. They become
troll the waters Of Forlorn Valley and
thwart Babson's schemes.
CHAPTER LX.-Babson insists that
per. attack Nate as an enemy Of the
people. about to grab water for power
purposes. This Brainerd refuses to do.
Nate hires hires expert legal counsel in San
says he believes the act under which
Babson Is proceeding IL unconstitu-
tional Nate 8, comes to Brainerd's res
by punching Babson's head.
CHAPTER x.-Babson. in his des-
RsFT,sthlon n.a hires Pitt River Charley
attempt Is thwarted, largely through
the loyalty of Tichenor's English valet.
Charley tells Nate that Babson was
dress the mass meeting. but at Bah
sons instigation the crowd maltreats
him. Lorry saves him from possible
sailants with her revolver. She stops q
marches several raiders to Jail.
CHAPTER xI.-Tichenor spends a
week In the hospital recovering from
the Injuries inflicted by Babson's ad-
herents. He is immensely pleased at
aG rneton " as Ss
plant has angered the press OF the
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.
CHAPTER xlI.-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
Sass II s MsS N aSens ana to LOFTY ny1
to Europe. They, return a 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
ChAFIEh AlIl-b0DSOn plans q
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 fnan-
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.e Dispossess notices
are served on most OF them, in the dead
OF winter. Nate and Lorry, in their
automobile. see a farmer and his faml.
~ 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 hiring
themselves to the idea Of revenge even
upon those who had i'll used them and
those two OUTLAWS OF Eden" the
curse OF the old feud seeming to have
been removed for ever. 20 their re.
joicing way, cheered by old Joe Brain.
eros comment, IT'S 4 pretty good old
world. after all"