Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE TEXICAN

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BY THE SAME AUTHOR

HIDDEN WATER. With four illustrations in color by Maynard Dixon.
Crown 8vo. $1.35 net.

A. C. McCLURG & CO., Publishers
CHICAGO

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THE TEXICAN

by

DANE COOLIDGE

Author of "Hidden Water"

With Illustrations in Color by Maynard Dixon

Decorative image.]

Chicago A. C. Mcclurg & Co. 1911

Copyright A. C. McClurg & Co. 1911

Published September, 1911

Entered at Stationers' Hall, London, England

Press of the Vail Company Coshocton, U. S. A.

TO MY OLD FRIEND

DANE COOLIDGE

WHO HAS STAYED WITH ME THROUGH ALL MY TROUBLES
THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED BY
THE AUTHOR

"Oh, out from old Missouri
I set me forth to roam
Indicted by a jury
For toling hawgs from home.

"With faithful Buck and Crowder
I crossed the Western plains
Then turned them loose in the Cow-Country
And waited for my gains.

"And now I'm called a Cattle King
With herds on many a stream—
And all from the natural increase
Of that faithful old ox-team."
_The Song of Good-Eye._

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I VERDE CROSSING 11

II GOOD EYE, THE MAVERICK KING 22

III THE DOUBLE CROSS 32

IV THE SHOW-DOWN 46

V LOST DOG CAÑON 60

VI "THE VOICE OF REASON" 74

VII THE REVOLUTION 90

VIII THE DAY AFTER 105

IX DEATH AND TAXES 123

X STAMPEDED 142

XI THE CATTLE WAR 156

XII MOUNTAIN LAW 173

XIII WELCOME HOME 183

XIV THE KANGAROO COURT 196

XV THE REVOLUTION IN FACT 216

XVI BACK TO NATURE 238

XVII THE POWER OF THE PRESS 255

XVIII THE LAW'S DELAY 278

XIX THE LAST CHANCE 295

XX THE LAW AND THE EVIDENCE 318

XXI NEVER AGAIN 355

ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE

The calf was like its mother, but she, on
account of her brand and ear-marks, held
the entire attention of the Texan _Frontispiece_

Pecos's ever-ready pistol was out and balanced
in his hand 56

As the rout went by Angy saw Pecos, tied to his
horse, his arms bound tight to his sides 188

"You _will_ turn this jail into a hog-waller,
will you?" he demanded 250

She laid a brown hand against the bars as if in
protest and motioned him nearer the screen 312

THE TEXICAN