He dreams of a lonely palm-tree,

Afar in the morning-land,

Consumed with unspoken longing

In a waste of burning sand.

After Heine.


CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.—Indian Lovers[1]
II.—A Lone Hand[12]
III.—Blasting the Acequia[22]
IV.—A Race with a Mule[38]
V.—"Ojos Azules no Miran"[46]
VI.—An Old Wound Reopened[59]
VII.—Desdemona Listens[74]
VIII.—Children of the Sun[90]
IX.—A Squaw for a Fee[105]
X.—An Elopement[119]
XI.—My Ducats and My Daughter[131]
XII.—Pacifying a Ghost[144]
XIII.—A Girl's Tears[163]
XIV.—A Stern Chase[180]
XV.—The Rod Descends[188]
XVI.—The Fee is Accepted[197]
XVII.—Madam Whailahay[214]
XVIII.—Hunting a Trail[229]
XIX.—Run to Ground[244]
XX.—The Wolf's Lair[258]
XXI.—Driving a Bargain[269]
XXII.—A Wounded Man[285]
XXIII.—A Picnic Party[297]
XXIV.—Weighing the Silver[308]
XXV.—A Prehistoric Hearth[323]
XXVI.—The Snake's Verdict[340]
XXVII.—Auld Acquaintance[353]
XXVIII.—Eleven to One[366]
XXIX.—Peace with Honour[384]

LONE PINE