Category: Adventure

Stepsons of Light

There are two sorts of people--those who point with pride and those who view with alarm. They are quite right. The world will not soon forget Parkman "of Ours." Here was a man of learning, common sense, judgment and wide sympathies. Yet once he stumbled; the paregorical impera...

Chapters

8. Part 8

"We were looking out for that gang of saddle thieves. Went up 'Pache Cañon. Along in the park we saw tracks where two shod horses turned down into Redgate, and we followed them...

6. Part 6

A fresh bunch of cattle topped a riverward ridge; the leaders raised their heads, snorted, turned and fled; Twilight leaped in pursuit. "River cattle--_bosque_ cattle--outlaws!"...

4. Part 4

"I won't be sorry to see Hob once more, at that," observed Charlie. "Always liked Lull. Took to him first time I ever saw him. That was seven years ago, when I was only a kid."

12. Part 12

"That's all," said the judge. "Thank you. Mr. Dines, you may go on with the case. The witness may answer the question. Objection overruled. State your question again, Mr. Dines."

7. Part 7

Below them on a little shelf of promontory stood a saddled horse, a blue horse. A yearling was hog-tied there, and a branding fire burned beside. As they looked, a young man kne...

2. Part 2

"Calabaza, Jug, Silver Dick--Oh, excuse me! Mr. Hales, this is Johnny Dines. Mr. Hales is thinkin' some of buying that ornery Spot horse of mine. Johnny, you got nigh all you ne...

9. Part 9

"Pleasure first, pain afterwards," growled Gwinne. "You eat a few lines while I hold high discourse to you about the good and great. District attorneys, now. Us being a territor...

5. Part 5

The coals glowed on the hearth; side by side, the fair head and the brown bent at the task of tuning. That laughing circle was scattered long ago and it was written that never a...

11. Part 11

No man's eye could have said which hand moved first. But See was the quicker. As Caney's gun flashed, a pool ball struck him over the heart, he dropped like a log, his bullet we...

1. Part 1

There are two sorts of people--those who point with pride and those who view with alarm. They are quite right. The world will not soon forget Parkman "of Ours." Here was a man o...

3. Part 3

Charlie See was as straight as his own rifle; it was the road he traveled which prompted that joyful saddle song. As will be found upon examination, that roistering ditty sorts...

10. Part 10

There is somewhat which must be said here. Doubtless it is bad Art--whatever that means--but it is a thing to be done. It is charged to me that I suppress certain sorry and unsa...

13. Part 13

"Well, we went up in Redgate, Dan Fenderson and I and a bunch. We thought there was no use of more than one coming here to-day, because we all saw just the same things."