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She reached out smiling wistfully and touched him with her hand.

SHADOW MOUNTAIN

BY

DANE COOLIDGE

AUTHOR OF

THE DESERT TRAIL, ETC.

FRONTISPIECE BY

GEORGE W. GAGE

GROSSET & DUNLAP

PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

Copyright, 1919, By

W. J. WATT & COMPANY

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE

I.The Last of Ten Thousand1

II.The Shotgun Widow10

III.The Shadow22

IV.The Ghost Man30

V.A Load of Buckshot38

VI.All Crazy48

VII.Between Friends58

VIII.The Tip68

IX.A Peace Talk78

X.The Best Head in Town89

XI.A Touch98

XII.The Expert106

XIII.A Sack of Cats118

XIV.The Explosion127

XV.The God of Ten Per Cent135

XVI.A Showdown With the Widow143

XVII.Peace–and the Price151

XVIII.On Christmas Day160

XIX.The Enigma170

XX.An Appeal To Charley179

XXI.The Dragon’s Teeth187

XXII.Virginia Explains–Nothing196

XXIII.On Demand204

XXIV.Double Trouble214

XXV.Virginia Repents223

XXVI.The Call231

XXVII.The Thunder Clap239

XXVIII.The Way Out248

XXIX.Across Death Valley259

XXX.An Evening With Socrates269

XXXI.The Broken Trust279

XXXII.A Huff290

XXXIII.The Fiery Furnace299

XXXIV.A Clean-up305

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