NEVER FIRE FIRST
Reading edition
A Canadian Northwest Mounted Story
BY
JAMES FRENCH DORRANCE
CO-AUTHOR OF "GET YOUR MAN," "GLORY RIDES THE RANGE"
Frontispiece by CHARLES DURANT
NEW YORK THE MACAULAY COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1924, BY THE MACAULAY COMPANY
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
To JOHN WOODS DORRANCE FATHER AND FRIEND
CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I Chance of Morpheus II The Eskimo Way III Complication Astounding IV Best of Bad Business V Silver and Black VI Regard for the Law VII Wanted—An Eskimo Fox VIII The Hero Fugitive IX The Skein Tangles X Hard Knuckles XI The Scarlet Special XII Living Targets XIII His Montreal Promise XIV A Double-Barreled Case XV Under Suspicion XVI The "Widdy" in Gray XVII Richer than Gold XVIII A Cryptic Messenger XIX Into the Night XX Morning's Maze XXI The Closed Creek XXII Figure of Speech XXIII When Morning Came XXIV Tent-Told Tales XXV Clutch of the Breed XXVI Boot and Booty XXVII Bright with Promise
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