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At the sharp crack of the rifle, Moran stopped short.


CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
IThe Coming of the Sheep[11]
IIA Meeting and a Parting[23]
IIIJealousy[35]
IVThe Gathering Storm[44]
VTreachery[57]
VIMurder[73]
VIIThe Old Trail[84]
VIIIHigher Than Statute Law[93]
IXThe Battle at the Ranch[106]
XThe Senator Gets Busy[114]
XITangled Threads[129]
XIIDesperate Measures[144]
XIIIInto the Depths[156]
XIVA Dastard's Blow[171]
XVThe First Clew[181]
XVITrapped[200]
XVIIA War of Wits[212]
XVIIIA Rescue, and a Vigilance Committee[234]
XIXBaffled, But Still Dangerous[250]
XXThe Storm Bursts[262]
XXIWith Bare Hands at Last[272]
XXIIChurch-Going Clothes[283]

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