Desperate Choice Drives De Spain Against Cattle Thieves
Henry de Spain, manager of the Thief River Sleepy Cat stage line, battles a Morgan gap gang of cattle thieves in the Rocky mountains. He has killed two enemies and been badly wounded. Love links him to Nan Morgan, niece of gang leader Duke Morgan, while Nan’s uncle schemes a forced marriage to Gale Morgan.
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Henry de Spain
Thief River
Sleepy Cat
Rocky Mountains
Morgan Gap
Calabasas
de Spain
Nan Morgan
Duke Morgan
Gale Morgan
Nan's captivity stirs escape and a messenger’s ride
De Spain tasks Bull to find Nan at Duke Morgan's while a rain-soaked emissary returns with a note from Nan. Bull reveals her plea for patience, warning of bloodshed, as De Spain contemplates Nan's peril and plans a midnight move toward Sleepy Cat.
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Bull
Pardaloe
Nan
Old Bunny
Mex
Calabasas
Bunny
Pardalee
Gale
de Spain
Cat
Ominous Message Drives De Spain to Action at Duke Morgan's
Henry de Spain pursues Nan Morgan after a cryptic telephone warning from Music Mountain. Lefever and Bob Scott mobilize a search as de Spain rides into the gap alone to confront Duke Morgan while Gale pushes a restraining plan with Judge Cruel amid mounting tensions in Sleepy Cat.
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de Spain
Nan
John Lefever
Music Mountain
Lefever
Bob Scott
Jeffries
Henry de Spain
Central
Tenison’s
Morgan’s Gap
Scott
Morgan's Gap
20000 Members Wanted in State Agricultural Campaign
North Carolina mobilizes 5071 Boys and Girls Agricultural and Livestock Club members in a drive to enroll 20000 youths statewide. The program foresees 2234 acres of corn 82 acres cotton 1215 pigs 271 peanuts 127 poultry flocks and boosts state wealth through food and feed production amid wartime demands.
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Raleigh
Agricultural Club
Cjuy
Guilford
Buncombe
Wilkes
Iredell
Wake
Madison
Stanley
Cleveland
Johnston
Rutherford
United States
North Carolina
Poultry Club
A Surprising Slip Chapter XXIII
Scott plans a secret final arrangement with Lefever near El Capitan in a quaking aspen grove. He selects four men Farrel Kennedy Frank Elpaso Tommy Meggeson Wickwire as possible riders and warns not to leave the aspens until rain begins, predicting a cold night and gap scouts seeking shelter. De Spain and Lefever ride toward Music Mountain while Scott cautions riders to stay concealed.
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Scott
Lefever
el Capitan
Farrell Kennedy
Frank Elpaso
Tommy Meggeson
Wickwire
de Spain
Music Mountain
Gap
De Spain Ventures Through Morgan Gap to Rescue His Sweetheart
In the next installment, De Spain slips into Morgan gap during the night to rescue his sweetheart. The daring mission unfolds with tense chase moments and perilous near captures as he presses on under shadowed skies.
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de Spain
Morgan Gap
To Be Continued Silly Exchange in Rural Speech
A fragmentary exchange features a character asking for five cents and explaining his disinheritance by his father. The dialogue carries a folksy, humorous tone suggesting a setup for a continuation.
Durham Creates City Sealer of Weights and Measures
Durham aldermen authorize a full time sealer weights and measures with police powers to curb frauds. Five thousand copies of the ordinance are printed for distribution. The one year term requires visits to all firms persons and corporations using balances weights etc.
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Durham
Board of Aldermen
North Carolina
Concord Woman Joins Navy
Concord reports one of the first Southern women recruits, Miss Cooper Miller, who enlisted in Philadelphia and has been commissioned as Chief Yeoman in the Navy yards. She is an experienced stenographer and will perform stenographic work.
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Concord
Navy
Army
Cooper Miller
Philadelphia
Navy Yards
Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Seeks National Guard Acceptance
Fayetteville based unit applies to state authorities for acceptance as part of the state troops. Dr. Carson and H. Lyon of Fayetteville discussed the request with officials. Over one hundred men are enlisted and ready to serve in any needed branch.
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Fayetteville
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Whispering Smith
Spain
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Page
Druel
Judge Cruel
Cruel
Army OF Club
Jespers
Europe
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France
Germany
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