Life story of Harry Love reviewing early days of fighting in several wars, expeditions in Texas and growing up in Vermont until he stowed away as a cabinboy on a ship. He came to California during the gold rush becoming a sheriff later in Los Angeles. he formed the California Rangers and pursued Joaquin Murrietta. The article spends some time on his marriage to Mary Bennett and moving to Santa Clara. I perception that she was having an affair with a farm hand let to a gun battle and his death.