TO
“THE SONS OF MARTHA”


CONTENTS

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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

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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]

OUT OF THE DEPTHS

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