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A story of the wild West opening with a stage coach robbery. The occurrence is one of a chain of daring deeds and, much to the discomfort of Red Kane, the evidence seems to point to a recently arrived “nester,” Ben Lorimer. At first sight Red had fallen hopelessly in love with Lorimer’s daughter Dot and he knows that a man who takes a stand against her father will have no chance with the girl. He protects the father from a lynching mob, is shot and nursed back to health by the girl. Eventually after much action and many complications the mystery of Lorimer’s past is cleared away and all ends well.
“The story as a whole is a masterpiece of remarkable conversation, and excellent descriptions.”
+ Boston Transcript p4 Je 2 ’20 250w
“Written along thoroughly familiar lines, the story is considerably longer and very much slower in movement than are the majority of such tales. The book contains a fair amount of bloodshed, and gunplay enough to satisfy the most exacting.”
+ − N Y Times 25:22 Ja 18 ’20 300w
“A cowboy story with wild excitement in every chapter and a strong touch of romance to offset the sensationalism.”
+ Outlook 124:249 F 11 ’20 20w
WHITE, WILLIAM PATTERSON.[[2]] Paradise Bend. il *$1.90 (2c) Doubleday