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THE CATTLE-BARON'S DAUGHTER

by

HAROLD BINDLOSS

Author of "Alton of Somasco," etc.

New York Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers

Copyright, 1906, by Frederick A. Stokes Company This Edition published in September, 1906 All rights reserved

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I The Portent 1
II Hetty Takes Heed 12
III The Cattle-Barons 26
IV Muller Stands Fast 39
V Hetty Comes Home 50
VI The Incendiary 62
VII Larry Proves Intractable 72
VIII The Sheriff 85
IX The Prisoner 96
X On the Trail 110
XI Larry's Acquittal 122
XII The Sprouting of the Seed 134
XIII Under Fire 144
XIV Torrance's Warning 155
XV Hetty's Bounty 165
XVI Larry Solves the Difficulty 177
XVII Larry's Peril 189
XVIII A Futile Pursuit 201
XIX Torrance Asks a Question 212
XX Hetty's Obstinacy 224
XXI Clavering Appears Ridiculous 238
XXII The Cavalry Officer 250
XXIII Hetty's Avowal 262
XXIV The Stock Train 272
XXV Cheyne Relieves His Feelings 286
XXVI Larry's Reward 296
XXVII Clavering's Last Card 309
XXVIII Larry Rides to Cedar 321
XXIX Hetty Decides 331
XXX Larry's Wedding Day 343
XXXI Torrance Rides Away 355

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"Come Down!" _Facing page_ 48

"She'll shoot me before she means to." 66

A white face and shadowy head, from which the fur cap had fallen. 114

"Aren't you a trifle late?" 160

There was a note in her voice that set the man's heart beating furiously. 268

A fierce white frothing about him. _Frontispiece_

THE CATTLE-BARON'S DAUGHTER