The Fighting Edge
THE FIGHTING EDGE
WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE
AUTHOR OF “MAN-SIZE,” “GUNSIGHT PASS,” “TANGLED TRAILS,” ETC.
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
The Riverside Press Cambridge
1922
COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The Riverside Press
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
PRINTED IN THE U.S.A.
William MacLeod Raine
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CHAPTER I
PETE’S GIRL
CHAPTER II
“A SPUNKY LI’L’ DEVIL”
CHAPTER III
PALS
CHAPTER IV
CLIPPED WINGS
CHAPTER V
JUNE ASKS QUESTIONS
CHAPTER VI
“DON’T YOU TOUCH HIM!”
CHAPTER VII
AN ELOPEMENT
CHAPTER VIII
BLISTER GIVES ADVICE
CHAPTER IX
THE WHITE FEATHER
CHAPTER X
IN THE IMAGE OF GOD
CHAPTER XI
JUNE PRAYS
CHAPTER XII
MOLLIE TAKES CHARGE
CHAPTER XIII
BEAR CAT ASKS QUESTIONS
CHAPTER XIV
HOUCK TAKES A RIDE
CHAPTER XV
A SCANDAL SCOTCHED
CHAPTER XVI
BLISTER AS DEUS EX MACHINA
CHAPTER XVII
THE BACK OF A BRONC
CHAPTER XVIII
THE FIRST DAY
CHAPTER XIX
DUD QUALIFIES AS COURT JESTER
CHAPTER XX
“THE BIGGER THE HAT THE SMALLER THE HERD”
CHAPTER XXI
JUNE DISCOVERS A NEW WORLD
CHAPTER XXII
AN ALTERNATIVE PROPOSED AND DECLINED
CHAPTER XXIII
BOB CRAWLS HIS HUMP SUDDEN
CHAPTER XXIV
IN THE SADDLE
CHAPTER XXV
THE RIO BLANCO PUTS IN A CLAIM
CHAPTER XXVI
CUTTING SIGN
CHAPTER XXVII
PARTNERS IN PERIL
CHAPTER XXVIII
JUNE IS GLAD
CHAPTER XXIX
“INJUNS”
CHAPTER XXX
A RECRUIT JOINS THE RANGERS
CHAPTER XXXI
“DON’T YOU LIKE ME ANY MORE?”
CHAPTER XXXII
A CUP OF COLD WATER
CHAPTER XXXIII
“KEEP A-COMIN’, RED HAID”
CHAPTER XXXIV
AN OBSTINATE MAN STANDS PAT
CHAPTER XXXV
THREE IN A PIT
CHAPTER XXXVI
A HERO IS EMBARRASSED
CHAPTER XXXVII
A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN
CHAPTER XXXVIII
BEAR CAT ASLEEP
CHAPTER XXXIX
BEAR CAT AWAKE
CHAPTER XL
BIG-GAME HUNTERS AT WORK
CHAPTER XLI
IN A LADY’S CHAMBER
CHAPTER XLII
A WALK IN THE PARK
CHAPTER XLIII
NOT EVEN POWDER-BURNT
CHAPTER XLIV
BOB HOLDS HIS RED HAID HIGH
CHAPTER XLV
THE OUTLAW GETS A BAD BREAK
CHAPTER XLVI
THE END OF A CROOKED TRAIL
CHAPTER XLVII
THE KINGDOM OF JOY