Flame of the Border heroine seeks death at Lone Mesa fall
Sonya Savarin, a Navajo self appointed physician on a Arizona sheep ranch, escapes a drunken attack with the help of her repented assailant. Engaged to Rodney Blake, she defers marriage for Navajo welfare while aiding Little Moon. Blake backs off and Sonya remains distant, hearing rumors of El Capitan Diablo.
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Lone Mesa
Sonya Savarin
Arizona
Serge
Lila
Babs
Rodney Blake
Sonya
Little Moon
Two Fingers
Blake
New York
el Capitan Diablo
The Servant of the Lord Arrives at the Little Ranch
Sonya and Myra discuss a suicide attempt while a frail old man known as The Servant arrives on a gray burro. He travels from Juniper Tank with Bible and first aid kit, guiding thirsty burros and sharing quiet wisdom about service and faith.
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Sonya
Myra
Juniper Tank
The Holy Chuck-Line Rider Echoes Through Desert Night
In a dusty camp tale Vingie Roe presents a devout wanderer called the Holy Chuck-line Rider who preaches of hope and sin to hard ranchers. Sonya and Myra witness the old Servant of the Lord foreseeing Beelzebub’s reach and a looming disaster across the border as night falls.
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Sonya
Myra
God
Beelzebub
Lord
Red Rock Canyon
Sonya Savarin
The Leopard's Spots and a Gold ClaimProposal
Sonya confronts a bronzed man on Lone Mesa and experiences a sense of destiny as a tense bond forms. Back home, Bob Blake seeks Judith's hand with a gold claim in view, asking Sheriff Allen for approval and planning a noon proposal amid prairie travels.
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Allen Ranch
Wyoming
Red Spider
Jim
Bob Blake
Judith
Thomas
Schuyler
Old Patch
Mrs. Allen
Sheriff Allen
Bob
Judith Allen
Blue Bottle Ranch
Cheyenne
Night in the vast country under silent stars
A woman reflects on aging and danger while in a quiet frontier town. She dismisses border bandit rumors, spends days with Myra Little at the Black Sheep, and watches the Servant depart with saddlebags full of food gifts, leaving Myra uneasy as she rides out before dawn.
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Myra
Myra Little
Black Sheep
Relics from Ur of the Chaldees Reach America
The University of Pennsylvania and British Museum expedition removes final Ur artifacts after 12 seasons. 770 stone vessels and about 200 graves found in a 50 foot shaft reveal Jemdet Nasr period wealth. Royal tombs dated to 300 B C show lavish royal luxury and human sacrifice.
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America
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Mesopotamia
Chaldees
British Museum
Museum of the University of Pennsylvania
C. Leonard Woolley
Literary Digest
Discharged Clerk at Five and Ten Cent Store
A brief item notes Helen was fired from the Five and Ten Cent store amid jokes about her failing memory for prices. The exchange hints at the store’s lenient treatment of staff while illustrating a lighthearted workplace moment.
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Helen
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