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De Spain covered a hardly perceptible black object on the trail.

NAN OF MUSIC MOUNTAIN BY FRANK H. SPEARMAN AUTHOR OF WHISPERING SMITH, ETC. ILLUSTRATED BY N. C. WYETH NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS

Published by Arrangement with Charles Scribner’s Sons

Copyright, 1916, by

CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS

Published April, 1916

Printed in U. S. A.

TO MY SON

EUGENE LONERGAN SPEARMAN

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. Frontier Day 1

II. The Thief River Stage Line 18

III. The Spanish Sinks 34

IV. First Blood at Calabasas 52

V. Rounding up Sassoon 61

VI. Heels for It 73

VII. Maintaining a Reputation 87

VIII. The Gambling-Room 101

IX. A Cup of Coffee 111

X. The Glass Button 124

XI. After the Storm 138

XII. On Music Mountain 154

XIII. Parley 167

XIV. Nan Drifts 182

XV. Crossing a Deep River 193

XVI. A Venture in the Dark 210

XVII. Strategy 222

XVIII. Her Bad Penny 237

XIX. Danger 250

XX. Facing the Music 262

XXI. A Try Out 273

XXII. Gale Persists 289

XXIII. De Spain Worries 302

XXIV. An Ominous Message 313

XXV. A Surprising Slip 323

XXVI. Flight 338

XXVII. El Capitan 349

XXVIII. Lefever to the Rescue 362

XXIX. Puppets of Fate 371

XXX. Hope Forlorn 386

XXXI. De Spain Rides Alone 399

XXXII. The Truth 408

XXXIII. Gambling With Death 420

XXXIV. At Sleepy Cat 428

ILLUSTRATIONS

De Spain covered a hardly perceptible black object on the trail. Frontispiece

FACING PAGE

Hugging his shield, de Spain threw his second shot over Sandusky’s left shoulder. 135

“Stand away from that girl!” repeated de Spain harshly, backing the words with a step forward. 200

“I’ve promised you I would. I will promise every time you ask me.” 417

Nan of Music Mountain