Front matter

“I’ll hit any trail with you––barring Mexican politics.” [Page 19]

The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine By MARAH ELLIS RYAN Illustrated By Robert Amick Publishers Chicago A. C. McCLURG & CO. 1918

Copyright A. C. McCLURG & CO. 1918

Published November, 1918

Copyrighted in Great Britain

To

Kalatoka

of the brown tent

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I KIT AND THE GIRL OF THE LARK CALL 1

II THE RED GOLD LEGEND 15

III A VERIFIED PROPHECY OF SEÑORITA BILLIE 54

IV IN THE ADOBE OF PEDRO VIJIL 66

V AN “ADIOS”––AND AFTER 73

VI A DEAD MAN UNDER THE COTTONWOODS 90

VII IN THE PROVINCE OF ALTAR 107

VIII THE SLAVE TRAIL 124

IX A MEETING AT YAQUI WELL 133

X A MEXICAN EAGLET 144

XI GLOOM OF BILLIE 161

XII COVERING THE TRAIL 167

XIII A WOMAN OF EMERALD EYES 186

XIV THE HAWK OF THE SIERRAS 217

XV THE “JUDAS” PRAYER AT MESA BLANCA 230

XVI THE SECRET OF SOLEDAD CHAPEL 256

XVII THE STORY OF DOÑA JOCASTA 288

XVIII RAMON ROTIL DECIDES 300

XIX THE RETURN OF TULA 328

XX EAGLE AND SERPENT 346

XXI EACH TO HIS OWN 360

ILLUSTRATIONS

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“I’ll hit any trail with you––barring Mexican politics.” Frontispiece

“You poor kid, you have a hard time with the disreputables you pick up.” 76

“No, Ramon! No!” she cried, and flung herself between him and his victims. 280

The Indian girl was steadily gaining on the German. 356