THE FIGHTING EDGE

BY

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.

TO

MY MOTHER

Contents

CHAPTERPAGE
I.Pete’s Girl [1]
II.“A Spunky Li’l’ Devil” [7]
III.Pals [12]
IV.Clipped Wings [17]
V.June asks Questions [25]
VI.“Don’t You Touch Him!” [33]
VII.An Elopement [41]
VIII.Blister Gives Advice [50]
IX.The White Feather [58]
X.In the Image of God [68]
XI.June Prays [76]
XII.Mollie Takes Charge [86]
XIII.Bear Cat Asks Questions [93]
XIV.Houck Takes a Ride [100]
XV.A Scandal Scotched [106]
XVI.Blister as Deus ex Machina [110]
XVII.The Back of a Bronc [117]
XVIII.The First Day [123]
XIX.Dud Qualifies as Court Jester [127]
XX.“The Bigger the Hat the Smaller the Herd” [135]
XXI.June Discovers a New World [141]
XXII.An Alternative Proposed and Declined [145]
XXIII.Bob Crawls his Hump Sudden [150]
XXIV.In the Saddle [158]
XXV.The Rio Blanco puts in a Claim [162]
XXVI.Cutting Sign [171]
XXVII.Partners in Peril [179]
XXVIII.June is Glad [189]
XXIX.“Injuns” [194]
XXX.A Recruit Joins the Rangers [200]
XXXI.“Don’t you like me any more?” [207]
XXXII.A Cup of Cold Water [214]
XXXIII.“Keep A-Comin’, Red Haid” [222]
XXXIV.An Obstinate Man stands Pat [230]
XXXV.Three in a Pit [237]
XXXVI.A Hero is Embarrassed [242]
XXXVII.A Responsible Citizen [249]
XXXVIII.Bear Cat Asleep [253]
XXXIX.Bear Cat Awake [258]
XL.Big-Game Hunters at Work [262]
XLI.In a Lady’s Chamber [266]
XLII.A Walk in the Park [270]
XLIII.Not even Powder-burnt [278]
XLIV.Bob holds his Red Haid high [284]
XLV.The Outlaw gets a Bad Break [290]
XLVI.The End of a Crooked Trail [297]
XLVII.The Kingdom of Joy [301]

THE FIGHTING EDGE

THE FIGHTING EDGE