Ridgway of Montana

A story of to-day,
in which the hero is also the villain

by William Macleod Raine


To JEAN
AND THAT KINGDOM

“Where you and I through this world’s weather
Work, and give praise and thanks together.”

CONTENTS

[CHAPTER I. Two Men and a Woman]
[CHAPTER II. The Freebooter]
[CHAPTER III. One to One]
[CHAPTER IV. Fort Salvation]
[CHAPTER V. Enter Simon Harley]
[CHAPTER VI. On the Snow-trail]
[CHAPTER VII. Back from Arcadia]
[CHAPTER VIII. The Honorable Thomas B. Pelton]
[CHAPTER IX. An Evening Call]
[CHAPTER X. Harley Makes a Proposition]
[CHAPTER XI. Virginia Intervenes]
[CHAPTER XII. Aline Makes a Discovery]
[CHAPTER XIII. First Blood]
[CHAPTER XIV. A Conspiracy]
[CHAPTER XV. Laska Opens a Door]
[CHAPTER XVI. An Explosion in the Taurus]
[CHAPTER XVII. The Election]
[CHAPTER XVIII. Further Developments]
[CHAPTER XIX. One Million Dollars]
[CHAPTER XX. A Little Lunch at Alphonse’s]
[CHAPTER XXI. Harley Scores]
[CHAPTER XXII. “Not Guilty”—“Guilty”]
[CHAPTER XXIII. Aline Turns a Corner]
[CHAPTER XXIV. A Good Samaritan]
[CHAPTER XXV. Friendly Enemies]
[CHAPTER XXVI. Breaks One and Makes Another Engagement]

CHAPTER I.
TWO MEN AND A WOMAN

“Mr. Ridgway, ma’am.”