Chapter I: Front Matter

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MUSIC MOUNTAIN

BY

FRANK H. SPEARMAN

AUTHOR OF

WHISPERING SMITH, ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY

N. C. WYETH

NEW YORK

GROSSET & DUNLAP

PUBLISHERS

Published by Arrangement with Charles Scribner's Sons

Copyright, 1916, by

CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

Published April, 1916

Printed in U. S. A.

TO MY SON

EUGENE LONERGAN SPEARMAN

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. Frontier Day 1
II. The Thief River Stage Line 18
III. The Spanish Sinks 34
IV. First Blood at Calabasas 52
V. Rounding up Sassoon 61
VI. Heels for It 73
VII. Maintaining a Reputation 87
VIII. The Gambling-Room 101
IX. A Cup of Coffee 111
X. The Glass Button 124
XI. After the Storm 138
XII. On Music Mountain 154
XIII. Parley 167
XIV. Nan Drifts 182
XV. Crossing a Deep River 193
XVI. A Venture in the Dark 210
XVII. Strategy 222
XVIII. Her Bad Penny 237
XIX. Danger 250
XX. Facing the Music 262
XXI. A Try Out 273
XXII. Gale Persists 289
XXIII. De Spain Worries 302
XXIV. An Ominous Message 313
XXV. A Surprising Slip 323
XXVI. Flight 338
XXVII. El Capitan 349
XXVIII. Lefever to the Rescue 362
XXIX. Puppets of Fate 371
XXX. Hope Forlorn 386
XXXI. De Spain Rides Alone 399
XXXII. The Truth 408
XXXIII. Gambling With Death 420
XXXIV. At Sleepy Cat 428

ILLUSTRATIONS

De Spain covered a hardly perceptible black object on
the trail. Frontispiece
FACING PAGE
Hugging his shield, de Spain threw his second shot over
Sandusky's left shoulder. 135
"Stand away from that girl!" repeated de Spain harshly,
backing the words with a step forward. 200
"I've promised you I would. I will promise every time
you ask me." 417

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