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“What have you done with Hollis?” demanded Norton, thrusting his big six-shooter against Ten Spot’s stomach. Page 165 The Coming of the Law
THE COMING OF THE LAW
BY CHARLES ALDEN SELTZER
Author of “The Range Riders,” “The Two-Gun Man,” “The Triangle Cupid,” etc.
With Frontispiece in Colors by R. W. AMICK
A. L. BURT COMPANY
Publishers New York
Copyright 1912, By
OUTING PUBLISHING COMPANY
All Rights Reserved
First Printing, August, 1912 Second Printing, September, 1912
CONTENTS
CHAPTERPAGE
I.The Arrival of the Man9
II.The Rule of Cattle25
III.Norton Makes a Discovery42
IV.At the Circle Bar53
V.The Girl of Dry Bottom73
VI.Hollis Renews an Acquaintance87
VII.The “Kicker” Becomes an Institution107
VIII.Concerning the “Six O’Clock”119
IX.How a Bad Man Left the “Kicker” Office127
X.The Lost Trail151
XI.Picking Up the Trail161
XII.After the Storm169
XIII.“Woman–She Don’t Need No Tooter”177
XIV.The Coalition187
XV.To Support the Law198
XVI.The Bearer of Good News209
XVII.The Rustler224
XVIII.The Tenth Day238
XIX.How a Rustler Escaped246
XX.The “Kicker’s” Candidate257
XXI.Dunlavey Plays a Card267
XXII.Proof of Gratitude280
XXIII.Ten Spot Uses His Eyes289
XXIV.Campaign Guns294
XXV.Handling the Law314
XXVI.Autumn and the Gods327
XXVII.The Sear and Yellow Days336
XXVIII.In Defiance of the Law342
XXIX.The Arm of the Law354
XXX.Forming a Friendship364
XXXI.Afterward375
THE COMING OF THE LAW
THE COMING OF THE LAW