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PROLOGUE.-Seeking gold to the des
ert, "Cameron." solitary prospector,
forma a partnership with an unknown
man wbim he later learns Is Jonas War
ren, father of a girl whom Cameron
wronged, but later married, back In Illi
nois. Cameron's explanations appease
Warren, and the two proceed together.
Taking refuge from a sandstorm In a
cave Cameron discovers gold, but too
late 'both men are dying. Cameron leaves
evidence, in the cave, of their discovery
of gold, and personal documents.
CHAPTER I.Richard Gale, adven
turer, in Caslta, Mexican border town,
meets George Thome, lieutenant in the
Ninth cavalry, old college friend. Thome
tells Gale he is there to save Mercedes
Castaneda, Spanish girl, his affianced
wife, from Rojas. Mexican bandit.
CHAPTER n.Gale "roughhouses**
Rojas and his gang, with the help of
two American cowboys, and he, Mercedes
and Thome escape. A bugle call from
the fort orders Thome to his regiment.
He leaves Mercedes under Gale's pro
tection^
CHAPTER m.-The pair, elded by the
cowboys who had assisted Gale In the
escape, Charlie Ladd and Jim Lash, ar
rive in safety at a ranch known as For
lorn River, well across the border.
CHAPTER TV.The fugitives are at
Tom Beldlng*s home. Beldlng Is Immi
gration inspector. Living with him are
his wife and stepdaughter, Nell Burton.
Gale, with Ladd and Lash, take service
with Beldlng -as rangers, Gale telling
Beldlng the Cause of his being a wanderer,
a misunderstanding with his father con
cerning the son's business abilities.
CHAPTER V.Mercedes gets word to
fborne of her safety. Dick also writes
to his parents. Informing them of his
.whereaboutB. Nell's personality, and her
kindness, attract Gale.
CHAPTER VI.Riding the range. Gale
jells In with a party of three Mexican
raiders encamped at a water hole.
"Watching his opportunity to oust them,
he sees two Indians ride into the camp.
One of them, a Taqul, is evidently badly
wounded, and the Mexicans seek to kill
him in a cruel way. Dick drives them
off, conveying the wounded Yaqul to
Betting's ranch.
CHAPTER VII
White Horses.
"A crlpplied Yaqul! Why the h1 did
yon saddle yourself with him?" roared
Beldlng, as he laid Gale upon the bed.
Beldlng had grown hard these late,
.violent weeks.
"Because I chose," whispered Gale,
In reply. "Go after himhe dropped
In the trailacross the rivernear
the first big saguaro."
"Sure, Dick, sure," Beldlng replied.
In softer tones. Then he stalked
out his heels rang on the flagstones
ho opened a door and called: "Mother
girls, here's Dick back. He's done
up. Do what you can to make
him comfortable. I've got a little job
on hand."
Gale slept twenty hours. Then he
arose, thirsty, hungry, lame, over
worn, and presently went in search
of Beldlng and the business of the
day.
"Your Yaqul was near dead, but
guess we'll pull him through," Mid
Belding.
Gale told of his experience at Papa,
go well.
"That raider who tried to grind the
Yaqul under a horse's hoofshe was
a hyena concluded Gale, shuddering.
"I've seen some blood spilled and some
hard sights, but that inhuman devil took
my nerve. Why, *s I told you, Beld
lng, I missed a shot at himnot
twenty paces!"
"Dick, in cases like that the sooner
you clean up the bunch the better,"
said Beldlng, grimly. "As for hard
sightswait till you've seen a Yaqul
do up a Mexican. Bar none, that is
the limit! Dick, If I'm not mistaken,
this fellow was a chief. It was a
waste of strength, a needless risk for
you to save him, pack him back here:
But, dn the whole Greaser outfit
generally, I'm glad you did!"
Gale remembered then to speak of
his concern for Ladd.
i "Laddy didn't go out to meet you,"
replied Beldlng. "I knew you were
due in any day, and, a9 there's been
trouble between here and Casita, I
sent him that way. Since you've been
out our friend Carter lost a bunch of
horses and a few steers. Did you get
a good look at the horses thosje_ raid
ers had at Papago well?"
Dick had learned, since he had be
come a rangeir, to see everything with
keen, sure, photographic eye and, be
ing put to the test so often reqa^ed^of
him, he ^described the horses jjks "a
dark-iolbred drove, mostly bays and
blacks, with one spojted sorrel.
"Some of Carter'ssure as you're
born !*%*xclalmed Beldlng.
"Well, what shall I do now?' asked
Dick.
"S,tay here and rest," bluntly replied
Beldingv. "You need it. Let the wom
en fuss over youdoctor you a little.
When Jim gets back from Sonoyta I'll
know more about what we ought to
do."
Gale had received several letters
"Irony his sister Elsie, the last of
which he had not answered. There
^had .not .been much opportunity for
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his infrequent returns~Fo
Forlorn River and, besides, Elsie had
written that her father had stormed
over what he considered Dick's falling
into wild and evil ways.
"Time flies," said Dick. "George
Thorne will be free before long, and
he'll be coming out. I wonder if he'll
stay here or try to take Mercedes
away?"
"Well, he'll stay right here In For
lorn River, If I have any say," replied
Beldlng. "I'd like to know how he'd
ever get that Spanish girl out of the
country now, with all the trails over
run by rebels and raiders. It'd be
hard to disguise her. Say, Dick, may
be we can get Thorne to stay here.
You know, since you've discovered
the possibility of a big water supply,
I've had dreams of a future for For
lorn River. If only this war
was over!"
The discovery that Beldlng alluded
to was one that might very well lead
to the making of a wonderful and
agricultural district of Altar valley.
While In college Dick Gale had studied
engineering, but he had not set the
scientific world afire with his bril
liance. Nevertheless, his smattering
of engineering skill bore fruit In the
last place on earth where anything
might have been expected of itIn
the desert. Gale had always won
dered about the source of Forlorn
River. He had discovered a long, nar
row, rock-bottomed and rock-walled
gulch that could be dammed at the
lower end by the dynamiting of lean
lug cliffs above. An inexhaustible
supply of water could be stored there.
Furthermore, he had worked out an
Irrigation plan to bring the water
down for mining uses, and to make a
paradise out of that part of Altar
valley which lay In the United States.
Beldlng claimed there was gold in the
arroyos, gold In the gulches, not In
quantities to make a prospector re
joice, but enough to work for. And
the soil on the higher levels of Altar
valley needed only water to make It
grow anything the year round. Gale,
too, had come to have dreams of a
future for Forlprn River.
On the afternoon of the following
day Ladd unexpectedly appeared lead
ing a larne and lathered horse Into the
yard. The legs of the horse were raw
and red, and he seemed about to drop.
Ladd's sombrero was missing he
wore a bloody scarf round his head
sweat and blood and dust had formed
a crust on his face little streams of
powdery dust slid from him and the
lower half of his scarred chaps were
full of broken white thorns.
"Howdy, boys," he drawled. *T
shore am glad to see you all."
"Laddy, go in the house to the
women," said Beldlng. "I'll tend to
your horse."
"Shore, Tom, In a minute. I've been
down the road. An' I found hoss
tracks and steer tracks goin' across
the line. But I seen i* sign of raid
ers till this mornln'. Slept at Carter's
last night. That raid the other day
cleaned him out He's shootln' mad.
Well, this raornin' I rode plumb Into
a bunch of Carter's hosses, runnln*
wild for home. Some Greasers were
tryin' to head them round an' chase
them back across the line. I rode In
between an' made matters embarras
sin'. Carter's hosses gpt away. Then
me an' the Greasers had a little game
"Shore, Nell, It's Only a Scratch.
Bronch Throwed Me."
My
of hide an' seek in the cactus. I was
on the wrong side, an' had to break
through their line to head toward
home. We run some. But I had a
closer call than I'm stuck on hnvin'."
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Beldlng"cursed"low and deep in his
throat, and the sound resembled mut
tering thunder. The shade of anxiet
on his face changed to one of dark
gloom and passion. Next to his wif*
and daughter there was nothing so
dear to him as his white horses. His
father and his grandfatherall his
progenitors of whom he had trace
had been lovers of horses. It was in
Belding's blood.
"Laddy, before it's too late can't I
get'the whites away from the border?"
"I reckon we'd better stick here,
Tom. Dick, It's some good to
see yon again. But you seem klnda,
quiet Shore you get quieter all the
timet. Did you see any sign of Jim
out Sonoyta way?"
Then Beldlng led the lame horse to
ward the watering-trough, whHe ti^fe
two rangers went toward the house.'
Dick was telling Ladd about the af
fair at Papago well when tbsiy turned
the corner under the porch. Nell was
sitting In the door. She rose with a
little scream and came flying toward
them.
"Now PI! get it" whispered Ladd.
"The women '11 make a baby of me.
An* shore I can't help myself."
"Oh, Laddy, you've been hurt!"
cried Nell, as with white cheeks and
dilating eyes she ran to him and
caught his arm.
"Shore, Nell, it's only a scratch.
My bronch throwed me."
"Laddy, no horse ever threw you.
You've been shot! Mamma,
here's Laddy, and he's been shot.
Oh, these dreadful days we're having!
I can't bear them! Forlorn River used
to be so safe and quiet. Nothing
happened. But now! Jim comes home
with a bioody hole in himthen Dick
then Laddy I Oh I'm afraid
some day they'll never come home."
(Continued In Next Issue)
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