Part 19
"Before we got back to Guthrie, Jink McAtee and several of his pals in the pool to smash the Gately squeeze-spindle had been given the sudden chase by the United States Deputy Marshals for some horse-rustling operation of theirs that had just come to light, and when Jink McAtee got shot full of slugs by a posse down in the Brazos bottoms, three years later, the Reeves-Pendleton layout still stood indebted to him in the sum of $4600 with accrued interest, the balance that Jink and his push did not pull down in their attempt to stampede a squeeze-spindle layout."
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_Nine Splendid Novels by_ WILLIAM MacLEOD RAINE
THE PIRATE OF PANAMA
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THE VISION SPLENDID
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CROOKED TRAILS AND STRAIGHT
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BRAND BLOTTERS
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"MAVERICKS"
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A TEXAS RANGER
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WYOMING
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RIDGWAY OF MONTANA
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BUCKY O'CONNOR
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THREE SPLENDID BOOKS BY ALFRED HENRY LEWIS
FARO NELL AND HER FRIENDS
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THE APACHES OF NEW YORK
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THE STORY OF PAUL JONES
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Books by Edward Marshall
BAT--An Idyl of New York
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THE MIDDLE WALL
_The Albany Times-Union_ says of this story of the South African diamond mines and adventures in London, on the sea and in America: "As a story teller Mr. Marshall cannot be improved upon, and whether one is looking for humor, philosophy, pathos, wit, excitement, adventure or love, he will find what he seeks, aplenty, in this capital tale." 12mo, cloth. Illustrated. 50 cents.
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THE MASTER OF THE HOUSE
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THE WRITING ON THE WALL
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THE OLD FLUTE PLAYER
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THE FAMILY
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THE SPENDTHRIFT
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IN OLD KENTUCKY
Based upon CHARLES T. DAZEY'S well-known play, which has been listened to with thrilling interest by over seven million people. "A new and powerful novel, fascinating in its rapid action. Its touching story is told more elaborately and even more absorbingly than it was upon the stage."--_Nashville American._ 12mo, cloth. Illustrated. 50 cents.
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Transcriber's Notes:
Both "booky" and "bookie" used throughout text.