ILLUSTRATIONS

[ Charles Ray as Bob Rogeen, and
Barbara Bedford as Imogene Chandler . . . . Frontispiece ]

[ Jenkins and Lolita awed by Percy's fiddling. ]

[ Lolita tries her wiles on Percy. ]

[ Reedy Jenkins makes a proposition to Imogene. ]

[ A mutual discovery—they both cared. ]

[ Holy Joe shanghaies Imogene's ranchmen and discovers
Percy—a willing ally. ]

[ "Make it plain to the Chandler girl that this is her
last chance to sell before I ruin her crop." ]

[ "Shut off the water? Why all the cotton in the valley
will be withered in a day." ]