The Forfeit

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Cullum Ridgwell. The Forfeit

The Forfeit

Table of Contents

I. AT RAINBOW HILL VALLEY II. CONFLICTING CURRENTS III. TRAILING THE "BLACK TAIL" IV. THE WEAKER VESSEL V. THE HANGING BEE VI. THE RAIDERS RAIDED VII. OUTLAND JUSTICE VIII. JEFF CLOSES THE BOOK IX. FOUR YEARS LATER X. THE POLO CLUB RACES XI. ELVINE VAN BLOOREN XII. THE TEMPERING XIII. THE NEWS XIV. THE KNOCKING ON THE DOOR XV. THE HOME-COMING XVI. THE RANCHMAN XVII. THE CALL TO ORRVILLE XVIII. DUG MCFARLANE XIX. THE RETURN HOME XX. AT BUD'S XXI. THE BARRIER XXII. THREATENINGS XXIII. THE HEARTS OF TWO WOMEN XXIV. TO SPRUCE CROSSING XXV. AN EPIC BATTLE XXVI. UNDER THE VEIL XXVII. THE ROUND-UP. THE FORFEIT

CHAPTER I. AT RAINBOW HILL VALLEY

CHAPTER II

CONFLICTING CURRENTS

CHAPTER III

TRAILING THE "BLACK TAIL"

CHAPTER IV

THE WEAKER VESSEL

CHAPTER V

THE HANGING BEE

CHAPTER VI

THE RAIDERS RAIDED

CHAPTER VII

OUTLAND JUSTICE

CHAPTER VIII

JEFF CLOSES THE BOOK

CHAPTER IX

FOUR YEARS LATER

CHAPTER X

THE POLO CLUB RACES

CHAPTER XI

ELVINE VAN BLOOREN

CHAPTER XII

THE TEMPERING

CHAPTER XIII

THE NEWS

CHAPTER XIV

THE KNOCKING ON THE DOOR

CHAPTER XV

THE HOME-COMING

CHAPTER XVI

THE RANCHMAN

CHAPTER XVII

THE CALL TO ORRVILLE

CHAPTER XVIII

DUG MCFARLANE

CHAPTER XIX

THE RETURN HOME

CHAPTER XX

AT BUD'S

CHAPTER XXI

THE BARRIER

CHAPTER XXII

THREATENINGS

CHAPTER XXIII

THE HEARTS OF TWO WOMEN

CHAPTER XXIV

TO SPRUCE CROSSING

CHAPTER XXV

AN EPIC BATTLE

CHAPTER XXVI

UNDER THE VEIL

CHAPTER XXVII

THE ROUND-UP

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Ridgwell Cullum

Published by Good Press, 2019

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"Wal," he proceeded, in his biting fashion, as he thrust the bottle on the shelf and began wiping glasses with a towel that looked to be decomposing for want of soap, "them lousy rustlers is still running their play in the district jest wher', when, an' how they darn please. See? You, Curly, are kickin' because your boss Dug McFarlane is too much of a gentleman. Wal, if I know a man from a seam-squirrel, I'd sure say Dug's got more savee in his whiskers than you got dirt—which is some. If I got things right, this night's sittin's goin' to put paid to the Lightfoot gang's account. I'd be glad to say the same of one or two scores three bums have lately run up right here."

The offensiveness of his manner left the men quite undisturbed. The place would have been strange to them without it. They accepted it as part of the evening's entertainment. But the allusion to the Vigilance Committee's efforts brought them into attitudes of close attention. It drew the attention, too, of the cattleman with the refined features, and, equally, that of the tough-looking individual at the far end of the bar.

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