Jean of the Lazy A

by B. M. Bower

Jean of the Lazy A

By

B. M. BOWER

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I	[HOW TROUBLE CAME TO THE LAZY A]
II	[CONCERNING LITE AND A FEW FOOTPRINTS]
III	[WHAT A MAN'S GOOD NAME IS WORTH]
IV	[JEAN]
V	[JEAN RIDES INTO A SMALL ADVENTURE]
VI	[AND THE VILLAIN PURSUED LITE]
VII	[ROBERT GRANT BURNS GETS HELP]
VIII	[JEAN SPOILS SOMETHING]
IX	[A MAN-SIZED JOB FOR JEAN]
X	[JEAN LEARNS WHAT FEAR IS LIKE]
XI	[LITE'S PUPIL DEMONSTRATES]
XII	[TO "DOUBLE" FOR MURIEL GAY]
XIII	[PICTURES AND PLANS AND MYSTERIOUS FOOTSTEPS]
XIV	[PUNCH VERSUS PRESTIGE]
XV	[A LEADING LADY THEY WOULD MAKE OF JEAN]
XVI	[FOR ONCE AT LEAST LITE HAD HIS WAY]
XVII	["WHY DON'T YOU GIVE THEM SOMETHING REAL?"]
XVIII	[A NEW KIND OF PICTURE]
XIX	[IN LOS ANGELES]
XX	[CHANCE TAKES A HAND]
XXI	[JEAN BELIEVES THAT SHE TAKES MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS]
XXII	[JEAN MEETS ONE CRISIS AND CONFRONTS ANOTHER]
XXIII	[A LITTLE ENLIGHTENMENT]
XXIV	[THE LETTER IN THE CHAPS]
XXV	[LITE COMES OUT OF THE BACKGROUND]
XXVI	[HOW HAPPINESS RETURNED TO THE LAZY A]

JEAN OF THE LAZY A

CHAPTER I

HOW TROUBLE CAME TO THE LAZY A

Without going into a deep, psychological discussion of the elements in men's souls that breed events, we may say with truth that the Lazy A ranch was as other ranches in the smooth tenor of its life until one day in June, when the finger of fate wrote bold and black across the face of it the word that blotted out prosperity, content, warm family ties,—all those things that go to make life worth while.