Winner Take All

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Evans Larry. Winner Take All

CHAPTER I. IS LUCK A LADY?

CHAPTER II. RIDE HIM, COWBOY!

CHAPTER III. LITTLE-TWEED-SUIT

CHAPTER IV. ALL ELSE IS HERESY

CHAPTER V. CHAMPION! CHAMPION!

CHAPTER VI. FELICITY CROSSES BROADWAY

CHAPTER VII. AS WILLOWS BUD IN SPRING

CHAPTER VIII. MY LAD

CHAPTER IX. DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS

CHAPTER X. CECILLE PLAYS THE GAME

CHAPTER XI. POTS AND PANS!

CHAPTER XII. WINNER TAKE ALL

CHAPTER XIII. BLUE FOR A BOY

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So to the tanks; but here at least was a little luck. The tub was full and over-flowing; he would not have to cause the agent to swear by swinging round the nozzle and wasting of his water. And something besides sagebrush and sand to look at, too. For upon the tracks stood a train; a train packed very full with men whose faces showed white at the windows,—indoor men, Eastern men,—and a private car at the end of the string.

All men! Well, that would be the special train, come through from the other coast; the prize-fight special,—and the last section, at that. There was no man up the tracks with a red flag to guard against a pile-up. And they also looked bored; they must have been standing there quite a while. And hot. So, you see, his plight was not so bad! He didn't have to breathe that air and sit in a slippery red-plush seat. Not much!

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"Lucky for him!" Indeed, despite his personality, the huge man had a lively wit.

"A life-long friendship would have proved fatal!"

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