Outline of plot for McCoy story by Winnifred Reeve.

Temporary title. Indian Summer.

There has been two years droughth.~ T Bar T
Ranch adjoins Indian Reserve. It is owned by col. Todhunter
Kenper, who has a compact with the Indians for right of range
over their lands. col "Tod" has a young daughter,
‘A Polly, and a son , Sandy, red haired and freokled faced:
gi both of them can ride like the devil. I
it other outfits are clamoring for the right to Ex/ne

on the Reserve. The Indians contest their requests,

“<5 upon the ground that they have only enough feed for their own

_stock and the T Bar T, whose annual increase belongs fifty
fif y to the Indians and the Kempers, and also because

new bunches of cattle have been brought in, many of which,

are suffering with the foot and mouth disease. As a matter
of self protection the Indians cannot permit strange cattle

on their lands.

There is great discontent at this decision of

the Indian council. Cattlemen try to force the right of

«it way. This is contested by the Indians and T Bar T men,

and skirmishes and fights are becoming the daily rule.
Kognic a mean and brutal product of the cattle
AIN country covets not only the T Bar T ranch but Polly.
His cunning mind is at work to find some way by which he
can acoomptish his desires. W
He brings from anot er State a great herd of

sheep ~- 10,000 head, and with a false permit from the Governme

f@‘ they move down upon the Indian lands.

'3 > They are held at bay by the Indians and cowboys.

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The Kempers do not know that Kognio is responsi
ble for the sheep. They know merely that the sheep must

be kept off the Reserve, and the entire line of fencing is m
manned by watchful Indians, dogs and cowboys.

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