THICKER THAN WATER
Reading edition
W. C. TUTTLE
THICKER THAN WATER
A Story of Hashknife Hartley
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
Boston and New York
COPYRIGHT, 1927, BY THE BUTTERICK PUBLISHING COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1927, BY WILBUR C. TUTTLE
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The Riverside Press
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.
CONTENTS
I.The Ace of Spades
II.The Eagle Saloon
III.Lila’s Departure
IV.Chuckwalla Makes a Mistake
V.Father and Son
VI.Lila
VII.Rance Wins Out
VIII.The Overland Makes an Unexpected Stop
IX.At the Circle Spade
X.Scotty Gets an Earful of Dirt
XI.A Horse Trade
XII.The Half-Box R
XIII.Two Suspects
XIV.Rance’s Confession
XV.Escape
XVI.Lost—a Hat
XVII.Kid Glover
XVIII.Hashknife at Work
XIX.Part of the Truth
XX.Fire
XXI.The Finish at the JML
XXII.The Trail Again
THICKER THAN WATER