The Branding Iron
The Branding Iron
BY
KATHARINE NEWLIN BURT
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK
BY ARRANGEMENT WITH HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1919, BY THE RIDGWAY COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1919, BY KATHARINE N. BURT
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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PRINTED IN THE U. S. A.
CONTENTS
Book One
THE TWO-BAR BRAND
| I. | Joan Reads by Firelight | [3] |
| II. | Pierre Lays his Hand on a Heart | [12] |
| III. | Two Pictures in the Fire | [21] |
| IV. | The Sin-Buster | [25] |
| V. | Pierre Becomes Alarmed about his Property | [32] |
| VI. | Pierre Takes Steps to Preserve his Property | [42] |
| VII. | The Judgment of God | [51] |
| VIII. | Delirium | [56] |
| IX. | Dried Rose-Leaves | [61] |
| X. | Prosper Comes to a Decision | [72] |
| XI. | The Whole Duty of Woman | [80] |
| XII. | A Matter of Taste | [91] |
| XIII. | The Training of a Leopardess | [100] |
| XIV. | Joan Runs Away | [105] |
| XV. | Nerves and Intuition | [116] |
| XVI. | The Tall Child | [124] |
| XVII. | Concerning Marriage | [133] |
Book Two
THE ESTRAY
| I. | A Wild Cat | [151] |
| II. | Morena’s Wife | [161] |
| III. | Jane | [170] |
| IV. | Flight | [182] |
| V. | Luck’s Play | [191] |
| VI. | Joan and Prosper | [205] |
| VII. | Aftermath | [215] |
| VIII. | Against the Bars | [227] |
| IX. | Gray Envelopes | [236] |
| X. | The Spider | [255] |
| XI. | The Clean Wild Thing | [266] |
| XII. | The Leopardess | [284] |
| XIII. | The End of the Trail | [300] |
The Branding Iron
Book One
THE TWO-BAR BRAND
The Branding Iron
Book One: The Two-Bar Brand