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“THE SONS OF MARTHA”
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Deep Cañon | [1] |
| II. | A Yearling Sold | [9] |
| III. | Queen of What? | [20] |
| IV. | Downhill and Up | [32] |
| V. | Into the Depths | [39] |
| VI. | A Test of Caliber | [52] |
| VII. | The Chance of Reclamation | [68] |
| VIII. | A Man’s Size Horse | [81] |
| IX. | The Snake | [93] |
| X. | Coming Events | [110] |
| XI. | Self-Defense | [125] |
| XII. | The Meeting | [138] |
| XIII. | The Other Lady’s Husband | [148] |
| XIV. | A Descent | [162] |
| XV. | Levels and Slants | [176] |
| XVI. | Metal and Mettle | [185] |
| XVII. | A Shot in the Dusk | [197] |
| XVIII. | On the Brink | [207] |
| XIX. | The Plotters | [218] |
| XX. | Indian Shoes | [232] |
| XXI. | Madonna Dolorosa | [244] |
| XXII. | A Real Wolf | [254] |
| XXIII. | The Temptation | [268] |
| XXIV. | Blind Love | [280] |
| XXV. | The Descent Into Hell | [291] |
| XXVI. | In the Gloom | [303] |
| XXVII. | Lower Depths | [315] |
| XXVIII. | Light in the Darkness | [327] |
| XXIX. | The Climber | [339] |
| XXX. | Lurking Beasts | [349] |
| XXXI. | Confessions | [357] |
| XXXII. | Over the Brink | [366] |
| XXXIII. | Friends in Need | [374] |
| XXXIV. | Reclamation | [388] |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| PAGE | |
| It was a wild race | [Frontispiece] |
| It sounded its shrill, menacing rattle | [106] |
| “You have something to tell me––your voice––your eyes––” | [286] |
| Another desperate clutch at the rope––still another | [328] |