Thicker than water
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
W. C. Tuttle
THICKER THAN WATER
CHAPTER I—THE ACE OF SPADES
CHAPTER II—THE EAGLE SALOON
CHAPTER III—LILA’S DEPARTURE
CHAPTER IV—CHUCKWALLA MAKES A MISTAKE
CHAPTER V—FATHER AND SON
CHAPTER VI—LILA
CHAPTER VII—RANCE WINS OUT
CHAPTER VIII—THE OVERLAND MAKES AN UNEXPECTED STOP
CHAPTER IX—AT THE CIRCLE SPADE
CHAPTER X—SCOTTY GETS AN EARFUL OF DIRT
CHAPTER XI—A HORSE TRADE
CHAPTER XII—THE HALF-BOX R
CHAPTER XIII—TWO SUSPECTS
CHAPTER XIV—RANCE’S CONFESSION
CHAPTER XV—ESCAPE
CHAPTER XVI—LOST—A HAT
CHAPTER XVII—KID GLOVER
CHAPTER XVIII—HASHKNIFE AT WORK
CHAPTER XIX—PART OF THE TRUTH
CHAPTER XX—FIRE
CHAPTER XXI—THE FINISH AT THE JML
CHAPTER XXII—THE TRAIL AGAIN