The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-23
SYNOPSIS


CHAPTER IA rustler has been killed by
someone unknown. by a shot in the back.
Sdlnoun Terry. manager OF the Diamond
reverse Ranch. Is looked upon suspicious
~ oy other rustlers and small ranchmen
when he visits Round. Top. Terry has sold
OUT ms own small ranch and has been in
bad odor with the small men since he joined
the big outfit
CHAPTER u-Terry talks over the kill.
ing with Editor Garvey. his friend.
CHAPTER f1r-As Terry mounts his horse
70 return to the ranch. a shot hits his hat.
CHAPTER Iv-Eren Carey. daughter of
the postmaster. has recently returned from
school. On ride during the early morn.
ing, she sees couple of men driving cattle
quite distance away. One of them, she
thinks, is jeff Brand. an engaging young
man suspected of being rustler.
CHAPTER v-Managers of the big
ranches are In session to discuss steps
against the rustlers.
CHAPTER vI-Ellen hears q shot on an.
other morning ride. She meets Terry. He
tells her a rustler named Tetlow has been
killed. They ride together.
CHAPTER vII-Sheriff Hart rides out to
Calhoun's ranch to ask him about his hnd-
ing fellows body.
CHAPTER vTII-The sheriff reports to
crowd of small ranchmen and ruStlers Ter
rvs account of his movements. One point
is not explained . . t. the tracks of two
horses leaving the scene towards town. Ell
len finally comes forward to explain that she
had been Terry's companion on that ride;
CHAPTER IX-Clint Ellison. manager Of
another of the big ranches. drops In on Ter
rry to tell him of a plan to bring in former
deputy marshals from Texas and Oklahoma
to run down rustlers and kill them without
trial Terry objects.
CHAPTER X-At Denver. the Western
Cattleman's Association meets to deal fur
ther with the rustler problem.
CHAPTER xI-Jef Brand practically PRO-
poses to Ellen.
CHAPTER XT1-Ellen tells Cal Terry she
is of the opinion that he can persuade the
big ranches to stop the killings.
CHAPTER XIII-Calhoun informs Ellison
to cut him out of the deal cooked up by the
big ranchers.
CHAPTER XIV-Returning from Ellison's
ranch, Calhoun is fired upon from ambush.
After two shots fired at him from rife,
he heard two other shots from a revolver
and later discovered the body of Black Yea.
ger, a rustler. Yeager had been killed by
a revolver shot, A note written pinned to
the body stated this is what happens to rus
tiers" Terry sends for Postmaster Carey
and JEFF Brand.
CHAPTER Xv-Carey and Brand arrive
at Terry's ranch and he tells them the
story of the latest shooting.
CHAPTER XvI-Brand doesn't like Terry
and suspects his story. On investigation.
however of the scene. Carey forms the opin
T~4 To4N
know that the murderer might possibly have
been a spy employed by the big ranchers.
CHAPTER XVu-Jim McFa addin of the
Flying c, a big ranch. has been killed
plainly in retaliation.
CHAPTER XvIII-Clint Ellison and Cal
houn Terry have a set-to over the pro-
posed invasion.
CHAPTER XIX-Terry and the head of
his ranch, John @. Powers, tell Editor Gar
vey to announce the sale of the Diamond
Reverse B Ranch in small parcels.
CHAPTER XX-Ellen begins to think that
she misunderstood Calhoun.
CHAPTER XXI-Jef Brand shows Ellen
the note that was pinned on one of the slain
rustlers. She says II looks like the writing
of Jack Turley. supposedly rustler himself.
CHAPTER XXI - The ex-officers and
rangers from Texas arrive.
CHAPTER XXIIT-Jef Brand rides up to
Turley's cabin. In the presence of Dave
Morgan and Bill Herriott, he accuses Turley
of being the killer. They make a search
of the cabin and find $4,000. JEFF and Turley
draw and Turley falls dead.
CHAPTER XXIv-Turley's body strapped
to a pack horse, arrives at McF addin's
ranch.
CHAPTER XXV-Lee Hart reports the
pursuit of two men by the invaders. and
JEFF Brand decides to 60 to the cabin.
CHAPTER XXVI-Jeff is wounded as he
tries to reach the cabin door. The men
inside bring him into the house.
CHAPTER xXVu-Calhoun Terry and
Larry Richards with whom he plans a part
nership for the purchase of a small ranch
were on their way to Round Top on some
business when the Texas invaders mistaken
ly chase them into a cabin. It is they who
pull jeff Brand into the house when he
is shot.
CHAPTER XxvIIr-Jeff tells Terry and
Larry that he killed Turley. The invaders
finally discover Terry's identity but demand
to know who IS the third man In the cabin.
Brand appears at the door with rifle pointed
at Ellison.
(NoaV go on a0ith the story)