THE HOMESTEADERS
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LANGFORD OF THE THREE BARS. A Fighter of the Right Sort. With pictures in color and cover design by N. C. Wyeth. Crown 8vo. Second Edition. $1.50.
A. C. McCLURG & CO.
PUBLISHERS
THE HOMESTEADERS
BYKATE AND VIRGIL D. BOYLES
AUTHORS OF "LANGFORD OF THE THREE BARS" With Four Illustrations in Full Color by
MAYNARD DIXON
CHICAGO A. C. McCLURG & CO. 1909
COPYRIGHT
A.C. McCLURG & CO.
1909
Published September 11, 1909
Entered at Stationers' Hall,
London, England
All Rights Reserved
The Lakeside Press
R. R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY
CHICAGO
CONTENTS
- CHAPTER PAGE
- I JOSEPHINE CARROLL11
- II NEIGHBOR NUMBER TWO 31
- III THE BEGINNING OF A QUARREL 47
- IV ONJIJITKA 60
- V A CHANCE ENCOUNTER AND A RESCUE 73
- VI AT THE RANCH HOUSE OF THE SEVEN-UP 88
- VII ONJIJITKA MAKES A DISCOVERY 98
- VIII CARROLL CALLS ON HIS NEIGHBOR 112
- IX UP THE MISSOURI 123
- X THE CONTEST 138
- XI THE BIG GULCH 163
- XII HONOR AMONG THIEVES 181
- XIII THE TRAGEDY AT THE HOMESTEAD 208
- XIV THE NEXT MORNING 230
- XV THE LONG CHASE 242
- XVI ONJIJITKA'S LAMENT 251
- XVII BURRINGTON JOINS THE CHASE 263
- XVIII THE BROKEN KEY DESERTED 276
- XIX HENRY CONFESSES 286
- XX THE END OF THE LONG CHASE 306
- XXI THE HOMESTEADER 328
ILLUSTRATIONS
- PAGE
- "Standing thus, dumb, while twilight crept over all the land" Frontispiece
- "'How do you do?' answered the stranger, in a clear, sweet voice" 62
- "Saddle and rider shot through the air" 154
- "The young ranchman dealt death fairly and truly to the slayer of his friend" 326
