Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-09-27
THE STORY

CHAPTER Robin Kershaw. de-
scendant of a 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 40 trek.
kershaw rode into northeastern Cali
iornia. Here he found an ideal valley
bride christened II 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 acquires 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 10 bad
blood over fences and water for irri-
s sntiSSa E Ksssb msn I sht It out IL
the blood-feud is on. Henslsy'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
the World war. Nate Tichenor returns
goes to help Lorry in her car and nnds
her father has died Of heart disease.
CHAPTER Iv.--Silas Babson. from
trapping. sontros the ' Forfor9 v.i eS
ssa%.s t. tbnEG S his Ssn. he
che Irrigation and hydro7slectrie pos.
70 secure the heavily encumbered lands
Of Rance Kershsw's daughter, Lorry.
ea CABS, +, flnds surveyors already OF Eden
The. banker proposes to play Nate
against Lorryt assuming that they are
carrying on the old feud. In this way
essary to the project
CHAPTER V.-Nate. however. has no
Intention of carrying on the feud. For
the two survivors of the Eden Valley
saga of bloodshed have buried the
hatchet; Nate tells Lorry that he and
In France just before owen was killed.
They became buddies. and Nate prom
tsed that II he survived owen he would
look after Lorry as q brother might
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-
ton for the allegation Of food waters
trict, which he organizes. He figures
that through condemnation PROCEEDINGS
he can secure the coveted lands. With
up her indebtedness to Babson.
CHAPTER VI1.--Nate, who plans ex-
tensive improvements on his ranch.
nnds that he is falling in love with
Lorry. Babson discovers that Nate is
behind a power project which threat
ems to ruin all the bankers schemes.
CHAPTER vIII.-Nats assists Lorry
n Ren That s loves her. noFa1
admits she loves Nate. They become
engaged. Together they plan to con-
troll the waters Of Forlorn Valley and
thwart Babson's schemes
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
Babson is proceeding is uncoonstitu-
cue financially. The editor celebrates
by punching Babson's head.
CHAPTER x.1.Babson. in his des-
peration, hires Pitt River Charley. a
half-breed, to assassinate Nate. The
attempt Is thwarted, largely through
the loyalty of Tichenor's English valet.
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 q
raid on the newspaper office and
marches several raiders to Jail.
CHAPTER XI.--Tichenor spends q
week in the hospital recovering from
the injuries inflicted by Babson's ad-
Lorry's bravery, The attempted de-
struction of Brainerd's newspaper
plant has -angered the press OF the
sta and d LGrry Is Sr hSsd %
Nate vainly urges her to marry him
at once, but she insists that matter
must await the satisfactory settlement
he has to be satisfied. Then Babson
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
district organized, hoping to thwart
Nate in that way. Nate and Lorry go
to Europe. They return year later
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 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. Dispossess notices
are served on most OF them, in the dead
Of winter. Nate and Lorry, in their
automobile, see a 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 i'll used them and
those two OUTLAWS of Eden" the
curse of the old feud seeming TO have
been removed for ever, go their re-
Joicing way. cheered by old Joe Brain
erd's comment, ITS pretty good old
world, after ALL"