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
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| 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