CONTENTS

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I.Frontier Day[1]
II.The Thief River Stage Line[18]
III.The Spanish Sinks[34]
IV.First Blood at Calabasas[52]
V.Rounding up Sassoon[61]
VI.Heels for It[73]
VII.Maintaining a Reputation[87]
VIII.The Gambling-Room[101]
IX.A Cup of Coffee[111]
X.The Glass Button[124]
XI.After the Storm[138]
XII.On Music Mountain[154]
XIII.Parley[167]
XIV.Nan Drifts[182]
XV.Crossing a Deep River[193]
XVI.A Venture in the Dark[210]
XVII.Strategy[222]
XVIII.Her Bad Penny[237]
XIX.Danger[250]
XX.Facing the Music[262]
XXI.A Try Out[273]
XXII.Gale Persists[289]
XXIII.De Spain Worries[302]
XXIV.An Ominous Message[313]
XXV.A Surprising Slip[323]
XXVI.Flight[338]
XXVII.El Capitan[349]
XXVIII.Lefever to the Rescue[362]
XXIX.Puppets of Fate[371]
XXX.Hope Forlorn[386]
XXXI.De Spain Rides Alone[399]
XXXII.The Truth[408]
XXXIII.Gambling With Death[420]
XXXIV.At Sleepy Cat[428]