The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-13
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I-Summoned to the c c ranch
I'm central Nevada, desert-wise Walt Candy
Is on his way to help his old range partner.
Bill Hollister. Riding through unfamiliar
who holds a rifle in firing position. She
knows him, tells him how to get to the
ranch. and tells him that they will meet
again. Walt is allowed to ride on.
CHAPTER n-Within quarter of mile
from his destination. Walt is stopped again.
This time by grotesque. misshapen man
the c c crew is in Emigrant. the closest
town, for an inquest. Someone has been
murdered.
CHAPTER III-Riding to the inquest in
Emigrant Walt leaves his horse at the liv-
cry stable. Before attending the inquest he
asks few questions. Cash Cameron, owner
honest man. Cash has many enemies.
Gandy's eye is caught by a roam horse tied
near the doorway. 1t belongs to the girl
who stopped him earlier in the day.
CHAPTER Iv-Chino Drake. former cook
at the c ranch, has been murdered and
Sheriff Ed Battle is trying to pin the blame
on Cash Cameron. The girl is called to the
stand. She is Helen Cameron, Cash's daugh-
ter She seemingly faints and, as Candy
rushes to her aid. slips something In his
hand. It Is the bullet from brakes body
CHAPTER v-Walt rents post Office box
and leaves the bullet in 1t. Leaving the
post Office he is accosted by dark. swarthy
man out. finds that he wants to usurp Cam
erons public range land. Candy then turns
him down In biting fashion. The man leaps
at Walt. who whips him after hard battle
The man Is Pete Keiso, foreman OF the ~
ranch, an outfit hostile to Cameron.
CHAPTER vI-Gandy is called to the
sherifi's office. where ne meets Hollister
really glad to see him. Battle tells Hollis
ter that Cameron is through
CHAPTER vII-Hollister and Candy re.
turn to the c c. There they find Cash
Cameron and Bent Lavic, the crippled man
who stopped Candy on his previous visit.
Paul Champion. a young cowpuncher; is
with them. Later Candy meets Horsethief
Fisher, another c employee. Walt is still
unable to find the root of c difficulties.
Neither Cameron nor Hollister VIII talk;
Hollister, however. borroWS TWO nunored
dollars from Candy.
CHAPTER vIII-That evening Walt meets
Helen Cameron in the kitchen. From the
first he has been drawn to her. Then she
tells him that Bill Hollister is one of the
finest men she has ever known. The words,
though he has known her thoughts before.
hurt him.
CHAPTER IX-The bawling of cattle that
night brought Walt out to investigate. He
thinks that bawling is caused by the smell
of bloodl Curious he steps into the saddle
she'd Then the shed door opens slowly. In
the darkness he smells perfume. 1t IS
Helen Angry, she leaves. but not until she
warns him to forget the c.
CHAPTER x-Walt tells Hollister that he
wants information. Hollister tells him that
Cash Cameron, thought to be worth for
Drake may be his finish. Candy knows that
any one of three people may be responsible
for brakes death. He also points out to
HOLSTER that Ranger Powell, Cameron s
alibi for brakes death. has disappeared.
CHAPTER XI-Riding the range Hol-
lister and Candy meet Pete Kelso and two
Of his hired men, Hollister wants no gun
shoot one Of Kelso's men.
CHAPTER xII-walt and Hollister meet
Cash Cameron as they leave the scene Of
the shooting. He is considerably upset when
he hears of the gun duel. and tells Candy
that he wants no gun fighting, and that he
may be forced to allow the ~ ranch to have
its own way in regard to water hole dis
pute rather than risk gun battle.
CHAPTER XIII-Cafneron. Walt and Hol-
lister find the body of Ranger Powell, Cash S
alibi Hollister insists that Cameron hide
out. He knows that evidence points straight
to Cameron as the murderer of Drake and
Powell.
CHAPTER xIV-In talking with Horse
thief Fisher, his confidant. Walt finds that
jeff Stoddard. owner of the hostile ~ ranch.
has long liked Helen, and that he once
courted her openly Then Bent Lavic stepped
in and fired few shots at Stoddard. ending
his courting.
CHAPTER xV-A shot in the night de-
mands investigation and Candy finds that
Paul Champion has fired at a figure in the
night. Walt gets no place with his ques-
tioning. Every corner is a dead end. He
is completely baffied by the turn of events
on the c.
CHAPTER XVI-Sheriff Battle calls on
the c c ranch. He has possession of the
bullet that Helen gave Candy during the
inquest. He tells them that Cash Cameron's s
game is up and that he might as well sur
render.
CHAPTER XVII-A lone night ride takes
Candy to the disputed water hole. where he
discovers Helen. Furious at first, she cools
off sufficiently to talk to him. Then she
tells him the range war is near an end. She
is going to marry Stoddard, owner of the
~ ranch.
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