Copyright, 1923, by

THE McCALL COMPANY

Copyright, 1923, by

DUFFIELD & COMPANY

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

I.[“Fight for a Woman? Hell! If ’twas th’ Horse, Now—”]
II.[The Homestead on Nameless]
III.[The Iron Hand of Sky Line]
IV.[The Mystery of Blue Stone Cañon]
V.[What Nance Found]
VI.[Shadows in the Sheriff’s Glass]
VII.[The Shadows Thicken]
VIII.[Brand Fair]
IX.[Golden Magic]
X.[The Seventh Sense]
XI.[The Ashes of Hope]
XII.[“Get-out-of-that-Door!”]
XIII.[“We’re Our Pappy’s Own—and we Belong on Nameless.”]
XIV.[Light on the Sheriff’s Shadows]
XV.[The Flange in Rainbow Cliff]
XVI.[The Ancient Miracle]
XVII.[The Face in the Package]
XVIII.[The Fighting Line at Last]
XIX.[Riders of Portent]
XX.[Conclusion]

NAMELESS RIVER

CHAPTER I
“FIGHT FOR A WOMAN? HELL! IF ’TWAS TH’ HORSE NOW—”

It was Springtime in the Deep Heart country. On the broad slopes, the towering slants of the hills themselves, the conifers sang their everlasting monotone, tuned by the little winds from the south.