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CARRINGTON LAUGHED JEERINGLY. (Page 268)
THE
RANCHMAN
BY
CHARLES ALDEN SELTZER
AUTHOR OF
THE BOSS OF THE LAZY Y,
FIREBRAND TREVISON,
THE RANGE BOSS, ETC.
FRONTISPIECE BY
P. V. E. IVORY
NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS
Made in the United States of America
Copyright
A. C. McClurg & Co.
1919
Published September, 1919
Copyrighted in Great Britain
CONTENTS
CHAPTERPAGE
IConcerning Dawes1
IISlick Duds14
IIIThe Serpent Trail20
IVThe Hold-Up26
VThe Unexpected36
VIA Man Makes Plans51
VIIThe Shadow of the Past59
VIIIConcerning “Squint”66
IXA Man Lies75
XThe Frame-Up86
XI“No Fun Fooling Her”91
XIILifting the Mask106
XIIIThe Shadow of Trouble113
XIVThe Face of a Fighter128
XVGloom—and Plans142
XVIA Man Becomes a Brute153
XVIIThe Wrong Ankle172
XVIIIThe Beast Again186
XIXThe Ambush193
XXA Fight to a Finish200
XXIA Man Faces Death212
XXIILooking for Trouble218
XXIIIA World-Old Longing225
XXIVA Death Warrant232
XXVKeats Looks for “Squint”238
XXVIKeats Finds “Squint”245
XXVIIBesieged254
XXXIIIThe Fugitive259
XXIXThe Captive264
XXXParsons Has Human Instincts270
XXXIA Rescue277
XXXIITaylor Becomes Riled284
XXXIIIRetribution290
XXXIVThe Will of the Mob304
XXXVTriumph at Last315