THE ORPHAN
AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED TO
MY MOTHER
| CONTENTS | ||
| I | The Sheriff Rides to War | [3] |
| II | Concerning an Arrow | [14] |
| III | The Sheriff Finds The Orphan | [33] |
| IV | The Second Offense | [45] |
| V | Bill Justifies his Creation | [60] |
| VI | The Orphan Obeys an Impulse | [80] |
| VII | The Outfit Hunts for Strays | [104] |
| VIII | “A Timber Wolf in his Own Country” | [125] |
| IX | The Cross Bar-8 Loses Sleep | [131] |
| X | The Orphan Pays Two Calls | [147] |
| XI | A Voice From the Gallery | [173] |
| XII | A New Deal All Around | [193] |
| XIII | The Star C Gives Welcome | [210] |
| XIV | The Sheriff States Some Facts | [240] |
| XV | An Understanding | [266] |
| XVI | The Flying-Mare | [284] |
| XVII | The Feast | [299] |
| XVIII | Preparation | [325] |
| XIX | The Orphan Goes to the A-Y | [340] |
| XX | Bill Attends the Picnic | [352] |
| XXI | The Announcement | [368] |
| XXII | Tex Williard’s Mistake | [375] |
| XXIII | The Great Happiness | [392] |
| ILLUSTRATIONS | ||
| “She unfastened the gold breast-pin which she wore at her throat and pinned the bandage into place” | [Frontispiece] | |
| “‘The less you count the longer you’ll live!’ said Shields” | [192] | |
| The Orphan gives Blake Shields’ note | [214] | |
| “The Orphan stepped back a pace and dropped the Colt into its holster” | [390] | |
THE ORPHAN