WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE Ultimate Collection: 25 Western Novels & Adventure Books (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. A Texas Ranger, Wyoming, Mavericks, The Highgrader, Yukon Trail, The Sheriff's Son, Tangled Trails, Texas Man…By William MacLeod Raine

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This substantial collection gathers twenty-five of William MacLeod Raine's Western and adventure narratives, offering a panoramic view of the frontier romance as it developed in the early twentieth century. Raine's fiction combines swift plotting, moral conflict, regional detail, and vigorous dialogue, often setting questions of honor, law, violence, and community against the open spaces of ranch country, mining towns, and contested borderlands. In literary context, these novels stand between dime-novel sensationalism and the more psychologically textured modern Western, preserving the genre's mythic energy while refining its narrative craft. Raine, born in England and raised in the United States, became closely associated with Colorado and the American West, where journalism and firsthand observation shaped his imagination. His work reflects both the outsider's fascination with frontier legend and the reporter's attention to social types, local speech, and public reputation. Writing during an era when the historical West was becoming cultural memory, he helped codify its heroes, outlaws, and ethical dilemmas for a national readership. This collection is recommended for readers of classic Westerns, scholars of popular fiction, and anyone interested in how American frontier mythology was literary fashioned. It offers entertainment, historical atmosphere, and insight into a formative period of genre writing. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions. - A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation. - A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists. - A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths. - Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts. - Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.

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1WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE Ultimate Collection: 25 Western Novels & Adventure Books (Annotated)

424Chapter XXIX. A New Leaf

2Introduction

425A Man Four-Square

3Historical Context

426Prologue

4Synopsis (Selection)

427Chapter I. "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em"

5Novels

428Chapter II. Shoot-a-Buck Cañon

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6A Daughter of Raasay

429Chapter III. Ranse Roush Pays

7Foreword

430Chapter IV. Pauline Roubideau Says "Thank You."

8Chapter I. The Sport of Chance

431Chapter V. No Four-Flusher

9Chapter II. A Cry in the Night

432Chapter VI. Billie Asks a Question

10Chapter III. Deoch Slaint an Righ!

433Chapter VII. On the Trail

11Chapter IV. Of Love and War

434Chapter VIII. The Fight

12Chapter V. The Hue and Cry

435Chapter IX. Billie Stands Pat

13Chapter VI. In the Matter of a Kiss

436Chapter X. Bud Proctor Lends a Hand

14Chapter VII. My Lady Rages

437Chapter XI. The Fugitives

15Chapter VIII. Charles Edward Stuart

438Chapter XII. The Good Samaritan

16Chapter IX. Blue Bonnets are Over the Border

439Chapter XIII. A Friendly Enemy

17Chapter X. Culloden

440Chapter XIV. The Gun-Barrel Road

18Chapter XI. The Red Heather Hills

441Chapter XV. Lee Plays a Leading Rôle

19Chapter XII. Volney Pays a Debt

442Chapter XVI. Three Modern Musketeers

20Chapter XIII. The Little God has an Innings

443Chapter XVII. "Peg-Leg" Warren

21Chapter XIV. The Aftermath

444Chapter XVIII. A Stampede

22Chapter XV. A Reprieve!

445Chapter XIX. A Two-Gun Man

23Chapter XVI. Volney’s Guest

446Chapter XX. Exit Mysterious Pete

24Chapter XVII. The Valley of the Shadow

447Chapter XXI. Jim Receives and Declines an Offer

25Chapter XVIII. The Shadow Falls

448Chapter XXII. The Rustlers' Camp

26The Afterword

449Chapter XXIII. Murder from the Chaparral

27Wyoming

450Chapter XXIV. Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em Leaves a Note

28Chapter 1. A Desert Meeting

451Chapter XXV. The Mal-Pais

29Chapter 2. The King of the Big Horn Country

452Chapter XXVI. A Dust-Storm

30Chapter 3. An Invitation Given and Accepted

453Chapter XXVII. "A Lucky Guy"

31Chapter 4. At the Lazy D Ranch

454Chapter XXVIII. Sheriff Prince Functions

32Chapter 5. The Dance at Fraser's

455Chapter XXIX. "They Can't Hang Me If I ain't There"

33Chapter 6. A Party Call

456Chapter XXX. Polly has a Plan

34Chapter 7. The Man from the Shoshone Fastnesses

457Chapter XXXI. Goodheart Makes a Promise and Breaks It

35Chapter 8. In the Lazy D Hospital

458Chapter XXXII. Jim Takes a Prisoner

36Chapter 9. Miss Darling Arrives

459Chapter XXXIII. The Round-Up

37Chapter 10. A Shepherd of the Desert

460Chapter XXXIV. Primrose Paths

38Chapter 12. Mistress and Maid

461The Big-Town Round-Up

39Chapter 13. The Two Cousins

462Foreword

40Chapter 14. For the World's Championship

463Chapter I. Concerning a Street Twelve Miles Long

41Chapter 15. Judd Morgan Passes

464Chapter II. Clay Appoints Himself Chaperon

42Chapter 16. Hunting Big Game

465Chapter III. The Big Town

43Chapter 17. Run to Earth

466Chapter IV. A New Use for a Water Hose

44Chapter 18. Playing for Time

467Chapter V. A Contribution to the Salvation Army

45Chapter 19. West Point to the Rescue

468Chapter VI. Clay Takes a Transfer

46Chapter 20. Two Cases of Discipline

469Chapter VII. Arizona Follows Its Lawless Impulse

47Chapter 21. The Signal Lights

470Chapter VIII. "The Best Single-Barreled Sport Iver I Met"

48Chapter 22. Exit the “King”

471Chapter IX. Beatrice Up Stage

49Chapter 23. Journeys End in Lovers' Meeting

472Chapter X. Johnnie Sees the Postmaster

50Ridgway of Montana

473Chapter XI. Johnnie Green—Match-Maker

51Chapter 1. Two Men and a Woman

474Chapter XII. Clay Reads an Ad and Answers It

52Chapter 2. The Freebooter

475Chapter XIII. A Late Evening Call

53Chapter 3. One to One

476Chapter XIV. Starring as a Second-Story Man

54Chapter 4. Fort Salvation

477Chapter XV. The Gangman Sees Red

55Chapter 5. Enter Simon Harley

478Chapter XVI. A Face in the Night

56Chapter 6. On the Snow-Trail

479Chapter XVII. Johnnie Makes a Joke

57Chapter 7. Back From Arcadia

480Chapter XVIII. Beatrice Gives an Option

58Chapter 8. The Honorable Thomas B. Pelton

481Chapter XIX. A Lady Wears a Ring

59Chapter 9. An Evening Call

482Chapter XX. The Cautious Guy Slips Up

60Chapter 10. Harley Makes a Proposition

483Chapter XXI. At the Head of the Stairs

61Chapter 11. Virginia Intervenes

484Chapter XXII. Two Men in a Locked Room

62Chapter 12. Aline Makes a Discovery

485Chapter XXIII. Johnnie Comes Into His Own

63Chapter 13. First Blood

486Chapter XXIV. Clay Lays Down the Law

64Chapter 14. A Conspiracy

487Chapter XXV. Johnnie Says He is Much Obliged

65Chapter 15. Laska Opens a Door

488Chapter XXVI. A Locked Gate

66Chapter 16. An Explosion in the Taurus

489Chapter XXVII. "No Violence"

67Chapter 17. The Election

490Chapter XXVIII. In Bad

68Chapter 18. Further Developments

491Chapter XXIX. Bad News

69Chapter 19. One Million Dollars

492Chapter XXX. Bee Makes a Morning Call

70Chapter 20. A Little Lunch at Aphonse's

493Chapter XXXI. Into the Hands of His Enemy

71Chapter 21. Harley Scores

494Chapter XXXII. Mr. Lindsay Receives

72Chapter 22. "Not Guilty"—"Guilty"

495Chapter XXXIII. Bromfield Makes an Offer

73Chapter 23. Aline Turns a Corner

496Chapter XXXIV. Beatrice Qualifies as a Sherlock Holmes

74Chapter 24. A Good Samaritan

497Chapter XXXV. Two and Two Make Four

75Chapter 25. Friendly Enemies

498Chapter XXXVI. A Boomerang

76Chapter 26. Breaks One and Makes Another Engagement

499Chapter XXXVII. On the Carpet

77A Texas Ranger

500Chapter XXXVIII. A Conversation About Stock

78Foreword to Ye Gentle Reader

501Chapter XXXIX. In Central Park

79Part I. The Man from the Panhandle

502Chapter XL. Clay Plays Second Fiddle

80Chapter I. A Desert Meeting

503Chapter XLI. The New Day

81Chapter II. Lieutenant Fraser Interferes

504Oh, You Tex!

82Chapter III. A Discovery

505Chapter I. The Line-Rider

83Chapter IV. Lost!

506Chapter II. "I'll Be Seventeen, Coming Grass"

84Chapter V. Larry Neill to the Rescue

507Chapter III. Tex Takes an Interest

85Chapter VI. Somebody’s Acting Mighty Foolish

508Chapter IV. Tex Grandstands

86Chapter VII. Enter Mr. Dunke

509Chapter V. Captain Ellison Hires a Hand

87Chapter VIII. Would You Worry About Me?

510Chapter VI. Clint Wadley's Messenger

88Chapter IX. Down the Jackrabbit Shaft

511Chapter VII. The Dance

89Chapter X. In a Tunnel of the Mal Pais

512Chapter VIII. Rutherford Makes a Mistake

90Chapter XI. The Southerner Takes a Risk

513Chapter IX. Murder in the Chaparral

91Chapter XII. Exit Dunke

514Chapter X. "A Damned Poor Apology for a Man"

92Chapter XIII. Steve Offers Congratulations

515Chapter XI. One to Four

93Part II. The Girl of Lost Valley

516Chapter XII. Tex Rearranges the Seating

94Chapter I. In the Fire Zone

517Chapter XIII. "Only One Mob, Ain't There?"

95Chapter II. A Compact

518Chapter XIV. Jack Serves Notice

96Chapter III. Into Lost Valley

519Chapter XV. A Close Shave

97Chapter IV. The Warning of Mantrap Gulch

520Chapter XVI. Wadley Goes Home in a Buckboard

98Chapter V. Jed Briscoe Takes a Hand

521Chapter XVII. Old-Timers

99Chapter VI. A Sure Enough Wolf

522Chapter XVIII. A Shot Out of the Night

100Chapter VII. The Round-Up

523Chapter XIX. Trapped

101Chapter VIII. The Broncho Busters

524Chapter XX. Kiowas on the Warpath

102Chapter IX. A Shot From Bald Knob

525Chapter XXI. Tex Takes a Long Walk

103Chapter X. Doc Lee

526Chapter XXII. The Test

104Chapter XI. The Fat in the Fire

527Chapter XXIII. A Shy Young Man Dines

105Chapter XII. The Dance

528Chapter XXIV. Tex Borrows a Blacksnake

106Chapter XIII. The Wolf Howls

529Chapter XXV. "They're Runnin' Me Outa Town"

107Chapter XIV. Howard Explains

530Chapter XXVI. For Professional Services

108Chapter XV. The Texan Pays a Visit

531Chapter XXVII. Clint Frees His Mind

109Chapter XVI. The Wolf Bites

532Chapter XXVIII. On a Cold Trail

110Chapter XVII. On the Road to Gimlet Butte

533Chapter XXIX. Burnt Brands

111Chapter XVIII. A Witness in Rebuttal

534Chapter XXX. Rogues Disagree

112Bucky O'Connor

535Chapter XXXI. A Pair of Deuces

113Chapter 1. Enter “Bear-Trap” Collins

536Chapter XXXII. The Hold-up

114Chapter 2. Taxation Without Representation

537Chapter XXXIII. The Man with the Yellow Streak

115Chapter 3. The Sheriff Introduces Himself

538Chapter XXXIV. Ramona Goes Duck-Hunting

116Chapter 4. A Bluff is Called

539Chapter XXXV. The Desert

117Chapter 5. Bucky Entertains

540Chapter XXXVI. Homer Dinsmore Escorts Ramona

118Chapter 6. Bucky Makes a Discovery

541Chapter XXXVII. On a Hot Trail

119Chapter 7. In the Land of Revolutions

542Chapter XXXVIII. Dinsmore to the Rescue

120Chapter 8. First Blood!

543Chapter XXXIX. A Cry Out of the Night

121Chapter 9. “Adore Has Only One D.”

544Chapter XL. Gurley's Get-Away

122Chapter 10. The Hold-up of the M. C. P. Flyer

545Chapter XLI. Homing Hearts

123Chapter 11. “Stone Walls Do Not a Prison Make.”

546Chapter XLII. A Difference of Opinion

124Chapter 12. A Clean White Man's Option

547Chapter XLIII. Tex Resigns

125Chapter 13. Bucky's First-Rate Reasons

548Chapter XLIV. Dinsmore Gives Information

126Chapter 14. Le Roi Est Mort; Vive Le Roi

549Chapter XLV. Ramona Deserts Her Father

127Chapter 15. In the Secret Chamber

550Chapter XLVI. Loose Threads

128Chapter 16. Juan Valdez Scores

551Gunsight Pass

129Chapter 17. Hidden Valley

552Chapter I. "Crooked as a Dog's Hind Laig"

130Chapter 18. A Dinner for Three

553Chapter II. The Race

131Chapter 19. A Villon of the Desert

554Chapter III. Dave Rides on His Spurs

132Chapter 20. Back to God's Country

555Chapter IV. The Paint Hoss Disappears

133Chapter 21. The Wolf Pack

556Chapter V. Supper at Delmonico's Interrupted

134Chapter 22. For a Good Reason

557Chapter VI. By Way of a Window

135Mavericks

558Chapter VII. Bob Hart Takes a Hand

136Chapter I. Phyllis

559Chapter VIII. The D Bar Lazy R Boys Meet an Angel

137Chapter II. The Nester

560Chapter IX. Gunsight Pass

138Chapter III. Caught Red-Handed

561Chapter X. The Cattle Train

139Chapter IV. "I'm a Rustler and a Thief, Am I?"

562Chapter XI. The Night Clerk Gets Busy Pronto

140Chapter V. An Aider and Abettor

563Chapter XII. The Law Puzzles Dave

141Chapter VI. A Good Friend

564Chapter XIII. For Murder

142Chapter VII. A Shot from Ambush

565Chapter XIV. Ten Years

143Chapter VIII. Miss-Going-on-Eighteen

566Chapter XV. In Denver

144Chapter IX. Punishment

567Chapter XVI. Dave Meets Two Friends and a Foe

145Chapter X. Into the Enemy's Country

568Chapter XVII. Oil

146Chapter XI. Tom Dixon

569Chapter XVIII. Doble Pays a Visit

147Chapter XII. The Escape

570Chapter XIX. An Involuntary Bath

148Chapter XIII. A Mistake

571Chapter XX. The Little Mother Frees Her Mind

149Chapter XIV. A Difference of Opinion

572Chapter XXI. The Hold-up

150Chapter XV. The Brand Blotter

573Chapter XXII. Number Three Comes In

151Chapter XVI. A Waterspout

574Chapter XXIII. The Gusher

152Chapter XVII. The Hold-up

575Chapter XXIV. Shorty

153Chapter XVIII. Brill Healy Airs His Sentiments

576Chapter XXV. Miller Talks

154Chapter XIX. The Roan with the White Stockings

577Chapter XXVI. Dave Accepts an Invitation

155Chapter XX. Yeager Rides to Noches

578Chapter XXVII. At the Jackpot

156Chapter XXI. Breaking Down an Alibi

579Chapter XXVIII. Dave Meets a Financier

157Chapter XXII. Surrender

580Chapter XXIX. Three in Consultation

158Chapter XXIII. At the Rodeo

581Chapter XXX. On the Flyer

159Chapter XXIV. Missing

582Chapter XXXI. Two on the Hilltops

160Chapter XXV. Larry Tells a Bear Story

583Chapter XXXII. Dave Becomes an Office Man

161Chapter XXVI. The Man-Hunt

584Chapter XXXIII. On the Dodge

162Chapter XXVII. The Round-up

585Chapter XXXIV. A Pleasant Evening

163Brand Blotters

586Chapter XXXV. Fire in the Chaparral

164Part I. Melissy of the Bar Double G

587Chapter XXXVI. Fighting Fire

165Chapter I. A Crossed Trail

588Chapter XXXVII. Shorty Asks a Question

166Chapter II. Brand Blotting

589Chapter XXXVIII. Dug Doble Rides into the Hills

167Chapter III. An Accusation

590Chapter XXXIX. The Tunnel

168Chapter IV. The Man with the Chihuahua Hat

591Chapter XL. A Message

169Chapter V. The Tenderfoot Takes Up a Claim

592Chapter XLI. Hank Brings Bad News

170Chapter VI. “Hands Up”

593Chapter XLII. Shorty is Awakened

171Chapter VII. Watering Sheep

594Chapter XLIII. Juan Otero is Conscripted

172Chapter VIII. The Boone-Bellamy Feud is Renewed

595Chapter XLIV. The Bulldog Barks

173Chapter IX. The Danger Line

596Chapter XLV. Joyce Makes Pies

174Chapter X. Jack Goes to the Head of the Class

597Tangled Trails

175Chapter XI. A Conversation

598Chapter I. No Altruist

176Chapter XII. The Tenderfoot Makes a Proposition

599Chapter II. Wild Rose Takes the Dust

177Chapter XIII. Old Acquaintances

600Chapter III. For the Championship of the World

178Chapter XIV. Concerning the Boone-Bellamy-Yarnell Feud

601Chapter IV. Not Always Two to Make a Quarrel

179Part II. Dead Man’s Cache

602Chapter V. Cousins Meet

180Chapter I. Kidnapped

603Chapter VI. Lights Out

181Chapter II. A Capture

604Chapter VII. Foul Play

182Chapter III. The Tables Turned

605Chapter VIII. By Means of the Fire Escape

183Chapter IV. The Real Bucky and the False

606Chapter IX. The Story in the "News"

184Chapter V. A Photograph

607Chapter X. Kirby Asks a Direct Question

185Chapter VI. In Dead Man’s Cache

608Chapter XI. The Coroner's Inquest

186Chapter VII. “Trapped!”

609Chapter XII. "That's the Man"

187Chapter VIII. An Escape and a Capture

610Chapter XIII. "Always, Phyllis"

188Chapter IX. A Bargain

611Chapter XIV. A Friend in Need

189Chapter X. The Price

612Chapter XV. A Glove and the Hand in It

190Chapter XI. Squire Latimer Takes a Hand

613Chapter XVI. The Lady with the Violet Perfume

191Chapter XII. The Taking of the Cache

614Chapter XVII. In Dry Valley

192Chapter XIII. Melissy Entertains

615Chapter XVIII. "Burnin' a Hole in My Pocket"

193Chapter XIV. Black Macqueen Cashes His Checks

616Chapter XIX. A Discovery

194Crooked Trails and Straight

617Chapter XX. The Brass Bed

195Part I. Curly

618Chapter XXI. James Loses His Temper

196Chapter I. Following a Crooked Trail

619Chapter XXII. "Are You With Me or Against Me?"

197Chapter II. Camping with Old Man Trouble

620Chapter XXIII. Cousins Disagree

198Chapter III. At the End of the Road

621Chapter XXIV. Reverend Nicodemus Rankin Forgets and Remembers

199Chapter IV. The Cullisons

622Chapter XXV. A Conference of Three

200Chapter V. Laura London

623Chapter XXVI. Cutting Trail

201Chapter VI. A Bear Trap

624Chapter XXVII. The Detective Gets Two Surprises

202Chapter VII. Bad Medicine

625Chapter XXVIII. The Finger of Suspicion Points

203Chapter VIII. A Rehearsed Quarrel

626Chapter XXIX. "Come Clean, Jack"

204Chapter IX. Eavesdropping

627Chapter XXX. Kirby Makes a Call

205Chapter X. “Stick to Your Saddle”

628Chapter XXXI. The Mask of the Red Bandanna

206Part II. Luck

629Chapter XXXII. Jack Takes Off His Coat

207Chapter I. At the Round Up Club

630Chapter XXXIII. Olson Tells a Story

208Chapter II. Luck Meets an Old Acquaintance

631Chapter XXXIV. From the Fire Escape

209Chapter III. An Initialed Hat

632Chapter XXXV. Like a Thief in the Night

210Chapter IV. Kate Uses Her Quirt

633Chapter XXXVI. A Ride in a Taxi

211Chapter V. “Ain’t She the Gamest Little Thoroughbred?”

634Chapter XXXVII. On the Grill

212Chapter VI. Two Hats on a Rack

635Chapter XXXVIII. A Full Morning

213Chapter VII. Anonymous Letters

636Chapter XXXIX. Kirby Invites Himself to a Ride

214Chapter VIII. A Message in Cipher

637Chapter XL. The Mills of the Gods

215Chapter IX. “The Friends of L. C. Serve Notice”

638Chapter XLI. Enter X

216Chapter X. Cass Fendrick Makes a Call

639Chapter XLII. The New World

217Chapter XI. A Compromise

640Man Size

218Chapter XII. An Arrest

641Chapter I. In the Danger Zone

219Chapter XIII. A Conversation

642Chapter II. The Amazon

220Chapter XIV. A Touch of the Third Degree

643Chapter III. Angus McRae Does His Duty

221Chapter XV. Bob Takes a Hand

644Chapter IV. The Wolfers

222Chapter XVI. A Clean Up

645Chapter V. Morse Jumps Up Trouble

223Chapter XVII. The Prodigal Son

646Chapter VI. "Something About These Guys"

224Chapter XVIII. Cutting Trail

647Chapter VII. The Man in the Scarlet Jacket

225Chapter XIX. A Good Samaritan

648Chapter VIII. At Sweet Water Creek

226Chapter XX. Loose Threads

649Chapter IX. Tom Makes a Collection

227The Vision Splendid

650Chapter X. A Camp-Fire Tale

228Chapter 1

651Chapter XI. C.N. Morse Turns Over a Leaf

229Chapter 2

652Chapter XII. Tom Ducks Trouble

230Chapter 3

653Chapter XIII. The Constable Bores Through Difficulties

231Chapter 4

654Chapter XIV. Scarlet-Coats in Action

232Chapter 5

655Chapter XV. Kissing Day

233Chapter 6

656Chapter XVI. A Business Deal

234Chapter 7

657Chapter XVII. A Board Creaks

235Chapter 8

658Chapter XVIII. A Gun Roars

236Chapter 9

659Chapter XIX. "D'You Wonder She Hates Me?"

237Chapter 10

660Chapter XX. Onistah Reads Sign

238Chapter 11

661Chapter XXI. On the Frontier of Despair

239Chapter 12

662Chapter XXII. "My Damn Pretty Li'l' High-Steppin' Squaw"

240Chapter 13

663Chapter XXIII. A Foretaste of Hell

241Chapter 14

664Chapter XXIV. West Makes a Decision

242Chapter 15

665Chapter XXV. For the Wee Lamb Lost

243Chapter 16

666Chapter XXVI. A Rescue

244Chapter 17

667Chapter XXVII. Apache Stuff

245Chapter 18

668Chapter XXVIII. "Is A' Well Wi' You, Lass?"

246Chapter 19

669Chapter XXIX. Not Going Alone

247Chapter 20

670Chapter XXX. "M" for Morse

248Chapter 21

671Chapter XXXI. The Long Trail

249Chapter 22

672Chapter XXXII. A Picture in a Locket

250Chapter 23

673Chapter XXXIII. Into the Lone Land

251The Pirate of Panama

674Chapter XXXIV. The Man-Hunters Read Sign

252Chapter I. A Scrap of Paper

675Chapter XXXV. Snow-Blind

253Chapter II. Captain Bothwell Interrupts

676Chapter XXXVI. The Wild Beast Leaps

254Chapter III. Concerning Doubloon Spit

677Chapter XXXVII. Near the End of a Long Crooked Trail

255Chapter IV. The Man with the Secret

678Chapter XXXVIII. Over a Rotting Trail

256Chapter V. We Find a Ship

679Chapter XXXIX. A Cree Runner Brings News

257Chapter VI. The Missing Corner

680Chapter XL. "Malbrouck S'en Va-t-en Guerre"

258Chapter VII. In the Fog

681Chapter XLI. Sense and Nonsense

259Chapter VIII. Aboard the Argos

682Chapter XLII. The Imperative Urge

260Chapter IX. Bothwell Makes a Move

683The Fighting Edge

261Chapter X. Another Stowaway

684Chapter I. Pete’s Girl

262Chapter XI. Taking Stock

685Chapter II. “A Spunky Li’l’ Devil”

263Chapter XII. My Unexpected Guest

686Chapter III. Pals

264Chapter XIII. Mutiny

687Chapter IV. Clipped Wings

265Chapter XIV. The Battle

688Chapter V. June Asks Questions

266Chapter XV. The Morning After

689Chapter VI. “Don’t You Touch Him!”

267Chapter XVI. The Night Attack

690Chapter VII. An Elopement

268Chapter XVII. A Taste of the Inquisition

691Chapter VIII. Blister Gives Advice

269Chapter XVIII. Anchored Hearts

692Chapter IX. The White Feather

270Chapter XIX. Sense and Nonsense

693Chapter X. In the Image of God

271Chapter XX. The Big Ditch

694Chapter XI. June Prays

272Chapter XXI. A Message From Bucks

695Chapter XII. Mollie Takes Charge

273Chapter XXII. Treasure-Trove

696Chapter XIII. Bear Cat Asks Questions

274Chapter XXIII. Aboard the Schooner

697Chapter XIV. Houck Takes a Ride

275Chapter XXIV. A Rat in a Trap

698Chapter XV. A Scandal Scotched

276Chapter XXV. A Rescue

699Chapter XVI. Blister as Deus Ex Machina

277Chapter XXVI. The Last Brush

700Chapter XVII. The Back of a Bronc

278Chapter XXVII. In Harbor

701Chapter XVIII. The First Day

279A Daughter of the Dons

702Chapter XIX. Dud Qualifies as Court Jester

280Chapter I. Don Manuel Introduces Himself

703Chapter XX. “The Bigger the Hat the Smaller the Herd”

281Chapter II. The Two Grants

704Chapter XXI. June Discovers a New World

282Chapter III. Fisherman's Luck

705Chapter XXII. An Alternative Proposed and Declined

283Chapter IV. At the Yuste Hacienda

706Chapter XXIII. Bob Crawls His Hump Sudden

284Chapter V. "An Optimistic Guy"

707Chapter XXIV. In the Saddle

285Chapter VI. Juanita

708Chapter XXV. The Rio Blanco Puts in a Claim

286Chapter VII. Two Messages

709Chapter XXVI. Cutting Sign

287Chapter VIII. Taming an Outlaw

710Chapter XXVII. Partners in Peril

288Chapter IX. Of Don Manuel and Moonlight

711Chapter XXVIII. June is Glad

289Chapter X. Mr. Ainsa Delivers a Message

712Chapter XXIX. “Injuns”

290Chapter XI. The Sixteenth Century and the Twentieth

713Chapter XXX. A Recruit Joins the Rangers

291Chapter XII. "I Believe You're in Love With Her, Too"

714Chapter XXXI. “Don’t You Like Me Any More?”

292Chapter XIII. Ambushed

715Chapter XXXII. A Cup of Cold Water

293Chapter XIV. Manuel to the Rescue

716Chapter XXXIII. “Keep A-Comin’, Red Haid”

294Chapter XV. One Thousand Dollars Reward

717Chapter XXXIV. An Obstinate Man Stands Pat

295Chapter XVI. Valencia Makes a Promise

718Chapter XXXV. Three in a Pit

296Chapter XVII. An Obstinate Man

719Chapter XXXVI. A Hero is Embarrassed

297Chapter XVIII. Manuel Interferes

720Chapter XXXVII. A Responsible Citizen

298Chapter XIX. Valencia Accepts a Ring

721Chapter XXXVIII. Bear Cat Asleep

299Chapter XX. Dick Lights a Cigarette

722Chapter XXXIX. Bear Cat Awake

300Chapter XXI. When the Wires Were Cut

723Chapter XL. Big-Game Hunters at Work

301Chapter XXII. The Attack

724Chapter XLI. In a Lady’s Chamber

302Chapter XXIII. The Tin Box

725Chapter XLII. A Walk in the Park

303Chapter XXIV. Dick Gordon Apologizes

726Chapter XLIII. Not Even Powder-Burnt

304Chapter XXV. The Prince Consort

727Chapter XLIV. Bob Holds His Red Haid High

305The Highgrader

728Chapter XLV. The Outlaw Gets a Bad Break

306Prelude

729Chapter XLVI. The End of a Crooked Trail

307Chapter I. The Campers

730Chapter XLVII. The Kingdom of Joy

308Chapter II. Mr. Verinder Complains

731Troubled Waters

309Chapter III. Night Fishing

732Chapter I. Among the Apple Blossoms

310Chapter IV. Fugitives From Justice

733Chapter II. Tim Flanders Offers Information and Opinions

311Chapter V. "I'm Here, Neighbor"

734Chapter III. A Challenge

312Chapter VI. Lord Farquhar Gives Moya a Hint

735Chapter IV. Introducing Rowan McCoy to Ruth Trovillion

313Chapter VII. Moya's Highwayman

736Chapter V. A Ride

314Chapter VIII. The Bad Penny Again

737Chapter VI. Champion of the World

315Chapter IX. "An Out and Out Rotter"

738Chapter VII. Fate Flings Open a Closed Door

316Chapter X. Old Friends

739Chapter VIII. A Cold Trail

317Chapter XI. A Blizzard

740Chapter IX. A Rift in the Lute

318Chapter XII. Out of the Storm a Man

741Chapter X. The Rift Widens

319Chapter XIII. Shot to the Core with Sunlight

742Chapter XI. Larry Goes Calling

320Chapter XIV. "Prove It!... Prove It!"

743Chapter XII. Across the Dead Line

321Chapter XV. A Highgrader—In Principle

744Chapter XIII. The Night Raid

322Chapter XVI. One Maid—Two Men

745Chapter XIV. The Day After

323Chapter XVII. A Warning

746Chapter XV. A Hot Trail

324Chapter XVIII. Two Ambushes

747Chapter XVI. Matson Makes His Gather

325Chapter XIX. Mr. Verinder is Treated to a Surprise

748Chapter XVII. Padlocked Lips

326Chapter XX. Colter Takes a Hand

749Chapter XVIII. “I Reckon I’ll Hang”

327Chapter XXI. Spirit Rapping?

750Chapter XIX. Sam Yerby Sings

328Chapter XXII. The Acid Test

751Chapter XX. “You Damned Judas”

329Chapter XXIII. Captain Kilmeny Retires

752Chapter XXI. A Compromise

330Chapter XXIV. Two in a Bucket

753Chapter XXII. Falkner Talks

331Chapter XXV. Homing Hearts

754Chapter XXIII. Ruth Whispers a Secret

332Steve Yeager

755Chapter XXIV. At the Circle Diamond

333Chapter I. Steve Makes a Mistake

756Chapter XXV. Silcott Discovers He is Not Welcome

334Chapter II. "Enough's A-Plenty"

757Chapter XXVI. An Explanation

335Chapter III. Chad Harrison

758Chapter XXVII. The Symbol

336Chapter IV. The Extra

759Chapter XXVIII. Distinguished Visitors

337Chapter V. Yeager Asks Advice

760Chapter XXIX. A Disappointment

338Chapter VI. Plucking a Pigeon

761Chapter XXX. The Blizzard

339Chapter VII. Steve Tells Too Much Truth

762Chapter XXXI. “Company for Each Other”

340Chapter VIII. The Heavy Gets His Time

763Chapter XXXII. The Clouds Break

341Chapter IX. Gabriel Pasquale

764Chapter XXXIII. Good News

342Chapter X. A Night Visit

765Chapter XXXIV. A Honeymoon in the Hills

343Chapter XI. Chad Decides to Get Busy

766Colorado

344Chapter XII. Into the Desert

767Chapter I. “Drap That Gun!”

345Chapter XIII. The Night Trail

768Chapter II. Trapped

346Chapter XIV. The Cave Men

769Chapter III. “One Doggone Little Bullet”

347Chapter XV. Steve Wins a Ham Sandwich

770Chapter IV. Tom Loses His Knife

348Chapter XVI. The Heavy Pays a Debt

771Chapter V. How Deer Eyes Threw a Stick at Tom

349Chapter XVII. Pedro Cabenza

772Chapter VI. Guns Roar

350Chapter XVIII. Harrison Overplays His Hand

773Chapter VII. Flashes of Memory

351Chapter XIX. The Texan

774Chapter VIII. A Red-Headed Girl

352Chapter XX. Near the End of His Trail

775Chapter IX. The Message of the Buffalo Skull

353Chapter XXI. A Stage Prepared for Tragedy

776Chapter X. “All of Us Plumb Peaceable”

354Chapter XXII. A Conspiracy

777Chapter XI. Tom’s Luck Stands Up

355Chapter XXIII. Trapped

778Chapter XII. Lieutenant Randolph Manners is Shocked

356Chapter XXIV. The Prisoner

779Chapter XIII. Tom Answers a Question

357Chapter XXV. The Texan Takes a Long Journey

780Chapter XIV. Denver

358Chapter XXVI. At Sunset

781Chapter XV. Tom Hears an Old Song

359Chapter XXVII. Culvera Reconsiders

782Chapter XVI. A Gloomy Knight Errant

360Chapter XXVIII. As Long as Life

783Chapter XVII. At F Street and Larimer

361Yukon Trail

784Chapter XVIII. A High Hat Enters and Exits

362Chapter I. Going "In"

785Chapter XIX. The Three-Card-Monte Man

363Chapter II. Enter a Man

786Chapter XX. According to the Code

364Chapter III. The Girl From Drogheda

787Chapter XXI. With Sawed-Off Shotguns

365Chapter IV. The Crevasse

788Chapter XXII. The Curly Wolf Howls

366Chapter V. Across the Traverse

789Chapter XXIII. Tom Tells a Story

367Chapter VI. Sheba Sings—And Two Men Listen

790Chapter XXIV. Lieutenant Manners at a Disadvantage

368Chapter VII. Wally Gets Orders

791Chapter XXV. Beckwourth Takes a Hand

369Chapter VIII. The End of the Passage

792Chapter XXVI. Mose Wilson Finds an Excuse

370Chapter IX. Gid Holt Goes Prospecting

793Chapter XXVII. Deer Eyes Tries Again

371Chapter X. The Rah-Rah Boy Functions

794Chapter XXVIII. “Kinda Hard to Find, This Nice Mornin’”

372Chapter XI. Gordon Invites Himself to Dinner—And Does Not Enjoy It

795Chapter XXIX. A Shot in the Dark

373Chapter XII. Sheba Says "Perhaps"

796Chapter XXX. The Gold Diggings

374Chapter XIII. Diane and Gordon Differ

797Chapter XXXI. “Why Don’t You Have Some Spunk”

375Chapter XIV. Genevieve Mallory Takes a Hand

798Chapter XXXII. Out of the Past

376Chapter XV. Gordon Buys a Revolver

799Chapter XXXIII. The Battle of the Turkeys

377Chapter XVI. Ambushed

800Chapter XXXIV. Near the End of the Rope

378Chapter XVII. "God Save You Kindly"

801Chapter XXXV. The Beginning of a New Trail

379Chapter XVIII. Gordon Spends a Busy Evening

802Texas Man

380Chapter XIX. Sheba Does Not Think So

803Chapter I. Introducing Boone Sibley

381Chapter XX. Gordon Finds Himself Unpopular

804Chapter II. Across the Palo Pinto Country

382Chapter XXI. A New Way of Leaving a House

805Chapter III. Boone Kills ’Em and Skins ’Em

383Chapter XXII. Gid Holt Comes to Kusiak

806Chapter IV. Jumped!

384Chapter XXIII. In the Dead of Night

807Chapter V. Tough Nut Wakes

385Chapter XXIV. Macdonald Follows a Clue

808Chapter VI. Boone Meets Mr. Turley

386Chapter XXV. In the Blizzard

809Chapter VII. Indirect Discourse

387Chapter XXVI. Hard Mushing

810Chapter VIII. Trouble in the Hills

388Chapter XXVII. Two on the Trail

811Chapter IX. Rustlers

389Chapter XXVIII. A Message From the Dead

812Chapter X. A Lone Hand

390Chapter XXIX. "Don't Touch Him! Don't You Dare Touch Him!"

813Chapter XI. Miss Tilatha Raises Her Voice

391Chapter XXX. Holt Frees His Mind

814Chapter XII. At the McLennon Ranch

392Chapter XXXI. Sheba Digs

815Chapter XIII. Three Thousand Dollars, Dead or Alive

393Chapter XXXII. Diane Changes Her Mind

816Chapter XIV. Tilatha Does Not Know

394The Sheriff's Son

817Chapter XV. A Flag of Truce

395Foreword

818Chapter XVI. “Like Buzzards to a Water Hole”

396Chapter I. Dingwell Gives Three Cheers

819Chapter XVII. Boone Takes a Long Chance

397Chapter II. Dave Caches a Gunnysack

820Chapter XVIII. Doc Peters Changes His Mind

398Chapter III. The Old-Timer Sits into a Big Game

821Chapter XIX. The Quinns Deliver an Ultimatum

399Chapter IV. Royal Beaudry Hears a Call

822Chapter XX. “Sheriff, Shake Hands With Mr. Sibley”

400Chapter V. The Hill Girl

823Chapter XXI. Turley Passes the Buck

401Chapter VI. "Cherokee Street"

824Chapter XXII. Boone Gets Back His Sixshooters

402Chapter VII. Jess Tighe Spins a Web

825Chapter XXIII. The Roar of the Pack

403Chapter VIII. Beulah Asks Questions

826Chapter XXIV. Mobeetie Bill Draws a Black Bean

404Chapter IX. The Man on the Bed

827Chapter XXV. Boone Gets a Job

405Chapter X. Dave Takes a Ride

828Chapter XXVI. Tilatha Blows Hot and Cold

406Chapter XI. Tighe Weaves his Web Tighter

829Chapter XXVII. Exit a Bad Citizen

407Chapter XII. Stark Fear

830Chapter XXVIII. Tom Tracy Walks and Talks

408Chapter XIII. Beulah Interferes

831Chapter XXIX. Two Men

409Chapter XIV. Personally Escorted

832Chapter XXX. The Russ Quinn Brand?

410Chapter XV. The Bad Man

833Chapter XXXI. A Hot Trail

411Chapter XVI. Roy is Invited to Take a Drink

834Chapter XXXII. “Stick ’Em Up”

412Chapter XVII. Roy Improves the Shining Hours

835Chapter XXXIII. A Fracas

413Chapter XVIII. Rutherford Answers Questions

836Chapter XXXIV. Tilatha Makes a Decision

414Chapter XIX. Beaudry Blows a Smoke Wreath

837Chapter XXXV. Boone Puts a Rope Around His Waist

415Chapter XX. At the Lazy Double D

838Chapter XXXVI. “A Close Call”

416Chapter XXI. Roy Rides his Paint Hoss

839Chapter XXXVII. Women Hanging Around

417Chapter XXII. Miss Rutherford Speaks her Mind

840Chapter XXXVIII. Whip Frees His Mind

418Chapter XXIII. In the Pit

841Chapter XXXIX. Tilatha Answers a Question

419Chapter XXIV. The Bad Man Decides not to Shoot

842Chapter XL. The Long Trail

420Chapter XXV. Two and a Camp-Fire

843Analysis

421Chapter XXVI. The Sins of the Fathers

844Reflection

422Chapter XXVII. The Quicksands

845Memorable Quotes

423Chapter XXVIII. Pat Ryan Evens an Old Score

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