Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-09-13

CHAPTER robin Kershaw. de-
gcendant OF z pioneering family. rode
Q suitable location for a cattle ranch.
With his bride. who had walked be-
side q covered wagon in the 40 trek.
Iornia. Here he found an IDEAL valley
for ranching and cattle raising. His
bride christened II Eden Valley. Be-
TO stock with cattle. and where they
pan to build their home, is a less
valuable tract which Kershaw's wife
ohristens Forlorn Valley.
CHAPTER 1.-THE Kershaws pros
per. Robin Kershaw acquires the most
valuable lands In Eden Valley. Trou-
SIs im Imp b whsn Joel Hepslsy; Tex
man as Robin Kershaw. settles In the
lower half Of the valley. There Is bad
6ioGd over fences and water for irri-
Smoke" Kershaw kills Hensley and
the blood-feud IL on. Hensley's 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 is the sole survivor on
the World war. Nate Tichenor returns
lfter an absence Of nine years. He
goes TO help Lorry in her car and nnds
CHAPTER Iv.-Silas Babson. from
the Middle West, INSCRIPTIONS and
graphing. controls the Foriorn Valley
:eSemes to S uiS dam ana Dehc Control i
the irrigation and hydro-electric pos
abilities of Eden Valley He FIRST aims
Of Rance Kershaw's daughter. Lorry.
Pabson 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-
essary to the project.
CHAPTER v.-Nate. however. has no
,ntention OF carrying on the feud: For.
saga of bloodshed have buried the
Ratchet. Nate tells Lorry that he and
Owen Kershaw Lorry's brother. met
They became buddies. and Nate prom
Used that II he survived Owen he would
look after Lorry as . brother might
DO.
CHAPTER vI-Lorry informs Nate
that she intends to run the ranch. He
mined to secure Lorry's lake-site and
Mates dam-site makes legal applica-
tion for the allegation of food waters
trict. which he organizer 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 vI1.-Nate. who plans ex-
tensive improvements on his ranch,
orry Babson Il That nate .ia il
behind a power project which threat
ems to ruin all the bankers schemes.
CHAPTER vIIL-Nate assists Lorry
II the thu, roundup pun up. work , on her her ranch
engaged. Together they plan to con-
troll the waters OF Forlorn Valley and
fhwart 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 to grab water for power
purposes: This Brainerd refuses to do.
says he believes the act under Which
t sSDsGn Nate co%ss eS
cue financially. The editor celebrates
by punching Babson's head.
CHAPTER x.-Babson. in his des-
peration, hires Pitt River Charley.
half-bresd. to assassinate Nate; The
attempt IL thTaItsd largely, through
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 1ail.
CHAPTER XI.-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 Brainerd's newspaper
plant has angered the press of the
state. and Lorry Is hailed as q heroine
for her work in driving of the mob.
Nate vainly urges her to marry him
at once, but she insists that matter
must await tho satisfactory settlement
of her fathers estate, and with that
he has to be satisfied. Then Rabson
has the Irrigation district organized.