The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-25
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER IA rustler has been killed by
someone unknown. by shot in the back.
calhoun Terry, manager of the Diamond
reverse Ranch, Is looked upon suspicious.
~ by other rustlers and small ranchmen
Wnen he visits Round Top. Terry has sold
out his own small ranch and has been In
PAD door with the small men since he joined
the big outfit.
CHAPTER U-Terry talks over the kill
Ing with Editor Garvey. his friend.
CHAPTER uI-As Terry mounts his horse
10 return to the ranch. shot hits his hat
CHAPTER Iv-Enen Carey, daughter Of
the postmaster, has recently returned from
school. On ride during the early morn.
quite distance away. One of them, she
thinks. Is JEFF Brand, an engaging young
man suspected Of being rustler.
ranches are in session to discuss steps
against the rustlers.
CHAPTER V-Enen hears 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 find
ing fellows body.
CHAPTER vIII-The sheriff reports to a
crowd of small ranchmen and rustlers Ter
rvs account of his movements. One point
is not explained 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
ry 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
Cattlemans Association meets to deal fur
ther with the rustler problem.
CHAPTER XI-Jef Brand practically pro-
poses to Ellen.
CHAPTER xII-Enen 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 fred upon from ambush.
After two shots fred at him from rifle.
he heard two other shots from revolver
and later discovered the body of Black Yea.
ger, a rustler. Yeager had been killed by
a revolver shot. 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 xv1-Brand doesn't like Terry
and suspects his story On investigation.
however, of the scene, Carey forms the opin-
ion that Terry is trying to let him and jeff
know that the murderer might possibly have
been spy employed by the big ranchers.
CHAPTER xVII-Jim McFaddin of the
Flying c, big ranch, has been killed
plainly In retaliation.
CHAPTER XvII1-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-Eilen begins to think that
she misunderstood Calhoun.
CHAPTER xxI-Jeff 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.
(Noa0 go on aUith the story)