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Frederick Schiller Faust. Valley Thieves
Valley Thieves
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. THE WHIRLWIND
CHAPTER II. THE WHEEL
CHAPTER III. THE SIGN OF TROUBLE
CHAPTER IV. THE FAMOUS MAN
CHAPTER V. CLONMEL’S AGREEMENT
CHAPTER VI. AT THE CARY PLACE
CHAPTER VII. SILVER’S FRIEND
CHAPTER VIII. TAXI’S ARRANGEMENTS
CHAPTER IX. THE CARY DOMAIN
CHAPTER X. THE HEAD OF THE CLAN
CHAPTER XI. WORSE TROUBLE
CHAPTER XII. BARRY CHRISTIAN
CHAPTER XIII. ANOTHER PRISONER
CHAPTER XIV. THE MAN OF ACTION
CHAPTER XV. GUNS IN THE DARK
CHAPTER XVI. THE PURSUIT
CHAPTER XVII. CARY’S OFFER
CHAPTER XVIII. A CHANCE
CHAPTER XIX. THE SECOND ATTEMPT
CHAPTER XX. A QUARREL
CHAPTER XXI. THE REVELATION
CHAPTER XXII. DEN OF DANGER
CHAPTER XXIII. CHRISTIAN’S IDEA
CHAPTER XXIV. END OF THE TRAIL
CHAPTER XXV. A NIGHT TRIP
CHAPTER XXVI. AT BLUE WATER
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Frederick Schiller Faust
Published by Good Press, 2021
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“The sheriff’s the brother-in-law of McRae,” I answered him, “and he doesn’t know how to miss with a gun. And he’s coming here to collect your scalp. Do you understand?”
He nodded. After what he had done, you would expect to see a bit of the savage in his face, but, on the contrary, there was no sign of that. Instead, he was simply shining with good nature and high colour, like a small boy who has just finished a good round of tag. There was a blur of red on the knuckles of his left hand; that was the only mark that appeared on him. I could not help wondering what would have happened to the face of the gambler if Clonmel had hit him with his right. Now he sat back in his chair and continued to smile at me, though the sheen of his eyes had diminished a little.
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