The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-05
CATTLE
KINGDOM
BY
ALAN lie MAY
@ Alan lie May
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THE STORY
@ Alan lie May
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CHAPTER -- Billy Wheeler. wealthy
young cattleman, arrives at the "a ranch.
suammoned by his friend Horse Dunn. its
OF mysterious murder. Billy is in love
with Dunn's niece Marian, whom he has not
suit and IS W st aoof e penns naa rancS IS snr
rounded by enemies, including Link Bender.
Pinto Halliday and Sam Caldwell, whom he
kingdom. Dunn directs his COW hands. Val
Douglas, Tulare Callahan and others TO
search for the killers horse. He explains
70 Billy that the morning before he had
come upon bloodstained ground at Short
Creek and found the trail of shod and un-
snod horse. The shod horses rider had been
was sGfs msngp IHf Bendep
had arrived at the scene and read the signs
tne way he had. Dunn reveals that because
OF financial crisis. the ranch may. be in
jeopardy; his enemies may make trouble
since Sheriff Walt Amos is friendly with
mem: He says he has asked Old Man Cof-
zee. the country's best trailer. to join them.
CHAPTER II-Dunn and Billy meet Amos
use Cayentano, an Indian trailer, at Short
Creek. Bender has found the slain mans
horse, but the saddle is missing. Almost
supernaturaly, cattle attracted to the scene
the traces. Dunn is angered when Amos
tells him not to leave the county. Following
an argument. Bender draws his gun, but
Dunn wounds him in the arm. Back al
pack of hounds Bill notices Marian is cold
to Dunn. Coffee goes in search of the dead
mans saddle. Dunn tells Bill that Marian
is incensed at him for trying to settle dis
putes by bloodshed. He reveals that the
ranch is really hers since she inherited il
from his brother; also that he recently sold
his own ranch in Arizona and that his part
ner, Bob Flagg. is enroute with the money.
CHAPTER M-Hnly accompanies Marian
on ride to Short Creek. kid" Bender.
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Argument .pa aa BY 0ss trick Bender hage tres to
shoot him. Billy saves himself by p1unging
against Benders pony and "the Kid" is
CHAPTER Tv-Coffee returns to the ranch
with the saddle and reveals that Cayuse
The saddle belonged to Lon Magoon. .
smau-time cattle thief who, according to
range law, deserved such q fate. Billy
learns he Is to be arrested for assaultng
kid" Bender. Strangely. Marian says
she cannot testify for him.
CHAPTER v-on the sheriff's orders,
Billy and the ranchmen drive into Inspira-
ton. On the way, Coffee tells him that the
murder victim was not shot by the man
riding with him. but by q third person.
CHAPTER vI-Billy is disturbed when
Marian seems to be interested In Val Doug
las. At hearing before Justice Shafer. the
sheriff, aided by Dunn's enemies, tries to
incriminate Billy for attacking kid Bend.
er. When things look dark. Marian suddenly
demands to be heard and refutes their false
testimony. Suddenly word is received that
Cayuse Cayetano has been mysteriously
slain.
CHAPTER vII--Justice Shafer dismisses
the charges against Billy. Back at the
Dunn is % DISTURBED % when enc coffee M tells M him thai
that another man was Killed in his saddle
CHAPTER vII-Goaded by Dunn, Coffee
declares that perhaps someone at the ranch
knows more about the killings than he and
says he Is through with the case. AS he
leaves he tells Billy he is going to find the
murdered man and asks him to ride out
and meet him the next morning. That night
hits Marian. When Dunn tells Billy Magoor
was a short man, he measures the stirrups
on the saddle and finds they We're heightened
for tall man. 1t occurs to him that BOZ
Flagg may be the victim.
CHAPTER IX-Dunn deprecates the sug
man. He says il It were not for Marian he
tina. Billy Offers to throw in IN money G tc
save it. Dunn refuses and accuses Billy o.
trying to buy Marian. He hotly denies it
Next morning, Wheeler is amazed to fine
Marian waiting for him. She says she over
heard the conversation the night before anC
insists on accompanying him to Coffee.
CHAPTER x-After hours of tracking
the slain man was Bob Flagg Back at ths
ranch, Wheeler tells Dunn that Flagg wa
slain by shotgun; Dunn says some mys
terious person has been sinking around tn,
ranch. Sheriff Amos arrives, preparing I,
take him into custody, when Callahan ride
up saying he has just seen Magoon in thu
distance. Amos agrees to let Dunn have 3
hours to settle his affairs.
CHAPTER XI-Dunn, Billy and Callahan
set out in opposite directions to catch Ma
goon. Returning from, vain search a