ILLUSTRATIONS

[ Judith's spurs answered him, and the bit … brought him about,
whirling … bucking as only … a devil-hearted horse knows
how to buck . . . . . . Frontispiece ]

[ A lean, muscular hand fell lightly upon his shoulder and he was
jerked back promptly ]

[ Quinnion was down and shooting, with but ten steps … between
him and the man whom he sought to kill ]

[ "You'll find your work cut out for you." ]