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  THE TRAIL HORDE

  by

  CHARLES ALDEN SELTZER

  Author of "The Ranchman," "'Firebrand' Trevison," "The Range Boss," "TheVengeance of Jefferson Gawne," "The Boss of the Lazy Y," Etc.

  Frontispiece by P. V. E. Ivory

  "Warden, if you move a quarter of an inch I'll blow youto hell!"]

  Chicago A.C. McClurg & Co. 1920 Copyright A. C. McClurg & Co. 1920Published September, 1920Copyrighted in Great BritainM. A. Donohue & Co., Printers and Binders, Chicago

  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER PAGE I Concerning Morals 1 II Driving a Bargain 11 III A Woman's Eyes 19 IV Rebellion 24 V A Man's Word 40 VI The Invisible Power 52 VII The Coalition 57 VIII A Woman's Mercy 64 IX The Arm of Power 80 X The Second Obstacle 99 XI The Long Trail 109 XII The Night Wind's Mystery 114 XIII The Invisible Menace 120 XIV Lawler's "Nerve" 127 XV Concerning an Outlaw 142 XVI A "Norther" 148 XVII The Line Cabin 158 XVIII Storm-Driven 165 XIX Death at a Door 172 XX The "Killing" 183 XXI Chance--and a Man 186 XXII The White Waste 191 XXIII A Woman's Wiles 196 XXIV Della's Handkerchief 208 XXV In Which a Man Plots 215 XXVI A Menace Appears 225 XXVII Evidence 229 XXVIII The Trail Horde 234 XXIX Antrim Strikes 246 XXX A Woman Lies 253 XXXI "Jail's Empty, Kane!" 257 XXXII Red King Runs 263 XXXIII The Fight at the Cabin 270 XXXIV "Good Old Shorty!" 283 XXXV Haunting Memories 288 XXXVI A Man Meditates Vengeance 298 XXXVII The Trap 303XXXVIII The Governor's Guns 310 XXXIX Slade's Prisoner 314 XL Primitive Instincts 318 XLI The Clean-up 323 XLII Going East 331 XLIII The Majesty of Peace 341

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