EDWARD S. ELLIS
Author of “The Cabin in the Clearing,”
&c. &c.
T. NELSON AND SONS
London, Edinburgh, and New York
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1894
CONTENTS.
| I. | A LETTER AND A TELEGRAM, | [1] |
| II. | THROUGH TO TEXAS, | [10] |
| III. | IN SAN ANTONIO, | [20] |
| IV. | A STARTLING INTERRUPTION, | [29] |
| V. | A TEST OF ONE’S NERVES, | [38] |
| VI. | TWO GOOD SHOTS, | [49] |
| VII. | AN INTRUDER IN CAMP, | [59] |
| VIII. | BELL RICKARD, | [69] |
| IX. | DEPARTURE OF THE GUEST, | [78] |
| X. | DANGER IN THE EAST, | [87] |
| XI. | STRANGE PROCEEDINGS, | [96] |
| XII. | WHAT DOES IT MEAN? | [105] |
| XIII. | AN UNEXPECTED SIGNAL, | [114] |
| XIV. | A STRANGE ABSENCE, | [123] |
| XV. | CAUGHT FOUL, | [132] |
| XVI. | AN ASTOUNDING DISCOVERY, | [141] |
| XVII. | THE SOLITARY PURSUER, | [150] |
| XVIII. | THE SECOND RANGE OF HILLS, | [159] |
| XIX. | IN THE RAVINE, | [168] |
| XX. | REINFORCEMENTS, | [176] |
| XXI. | THE PURSUIT, | [186] |
| XXII. | ACROSS THE BORDER, | [195] |
| XXIII. | A RELIC OF OTHER DAYS, | [204] |
| XXIV. | A RACE WITH AN AVALANCHE, | [213] |
| XXV. | THE RANCH, | [222] |
| XXVI. | BELL RICKARD’S SCHEME, | [230] |
| XXVII. | WATCHING AND WAITING, | [239] |
| XXVIII. | THE SOUND OF A PISTOL, | [248] |
| XXIX. | THROUGH THE NIGHT, | [257] |
| XXX. | A FIGURE IN THE DARKNESS, | [266] |
| XXXI. | THE RETURN, | [275] |
| XXXII. | THE ENCOUNTER, | [284] |
| XXXIII. | IMPORTANT NEGOTIATIONS, | [291] |
| XXXIV. | A STRANGE DISCOVERY, | [302] |
| XXXV. | THROUGH THE LINES AGAIN, | [311] |
| XXXVI. | THE DECISION, | [320] |
| XXXVII. | THE FINAL CHARGE, | [329] |
| XXXVIII. | CONCLUSION, | [337] |