The Headless Horseman: A Strange Tale of Texas

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The Headless Horseman: A Strange Tale of Texas

Table of Contents

Chapter One

The Burnt Prairie

Chapter Two

The Trail of the Lazo

Chapter Three

The Prairie Finger-Post

Chapter Four

The Black Norther

Chapter Five

The Home of the Horse-Hunter

Chapter Six

The Spotted Mustang

Chapter Seven

Nocturnal Annoyances

Chapter Eight

The Crawl of the Alacran

Chapter Nine

The Frontier Fort

Chapter Ten

Casa Del Corvo

Chapter Eleven

An Unexpected Arrival

Chapter Twelve

Taming a Wild Mare

Chapter Thirteen

A Prairie Pic-Nic

Chapter Fourteen

The Manada

Chapter Fifteen

The Runaway Overtaken

Chapter Sixteen

Chased by Wild Stallions

Chapter Seventeen

The Mustang Trap

Chapter Eighteen

Jealousy upon the Trail

Chapter Nineteen

Whisky and Water

Chapter Twenty

An Unsafe Position

Chapter Twenty One

A Duel within Doors

Chapter Twenty Two

An Unknown Donor

Chapter Twenty Three

Vows of Vengeance

Chapter Twenty Four

On the Azotea

Chapter Twenty Five

A Gift Ungiven

Chapter Twenty Six

Still on the Azotea

Chapter Twenty Seven

I Love You!—I Love You!

Chapter Twenty Eight

A Pleasure Forbidden

Chapter Twenty Nine

El Coyote at Home

Chapter Thirty

A Sagittary Correspondence

Chapter Thirty One

A Stream Cleverly Crossed

Chapter Thirty Two

Light and Shade

Chapter Thirty Three

A Torturing Discovery

Chapter Thirty Four

A Chivalrous Dictation

Chapter Thirty Five

An Uncourteous Host

Chapter Thirty Six

Three Travellers on the same Track

Chapter Thirty Seven

A Man Missing

Chapter Thirty Eight

The Avengers

Chapter Thirty Nine

The Pool of Blood

Chapter Forty

The Marked Bullet

Chapter Forty One

Cuatro Cavalleros

Chapter Forty Two

Vultures on the Wing

Chapter Forty Three

The Cup and the Jar

Chapter Forty Four

A Quartette of Comanches

Chapter Forty Five

A Trail gone Blind

Chapter Forty Six

A Secret Confided

Chapter Forty Seven

An Intercepted Epistle

Chapter Forty Eight

Isidora

Chapter Forty Nine

The Lazo Unloosed

Chapter Fifty

A Conflict with Coyotes

Chapter Fifty One

Twice Intoxicated

Chapter Fifty Two

An Awakener

Chapter Fifty Three

Just in Time

Chapter Fifty Four

A Prairie Palanquin

Chapter Fifty Five

Un Dia de Novedades

Chapter Fifty Six

A Shot at the Devil

Chapter Fifty Seven

Sounding the Signal

Chapter Fifty Eight

Recoiling from a Kiss

Chapter Fifty Nine

Another who cannot rest

Chapter Sixty

A Fair Informer

Chapter Sixty One

Angels on Earth

Chapter Sixty Two

Waiting for the Cue

Chapter Sixty Three

A Jury of Regulators

Chapter Sixty Four

A Series of Interludes

Chapter Sixty Five

Still another Interlude

Chapter Sixty Six

Chased by Comanches

Chapter Sixty Seven

Los Indios!

Chapter Sixty Eight

The Disappointed Campaigners

Chapter Sixty Nine

Mystery and Mourning

Chapter Seventy

Go, Zeb, and God Speed You!

Chapter Seventy One

The Sorell Horse

Chapter Seventy Two

Zeb Stump on the Trail

Chapter Seventy Three

The Prairie Island

Chapter Seventy Four

A Solitary Stalker

Chapter Seventy Five

On the Trail

Chapter Seventy Six

Lost in the Chalk

Chapter Seventy Seven

Another Link

Chapter Seventy Eight

A Horse-Swop

Chapter Seventy Nine

An Untiring Tracker

Chapter Eighty

A Doorway Well Watched

Chapter Eighty One

Heads Down—Heels Up!

Chapter Eighty Two

A Queer Parcel

Chapter Eighty Three

Limbs of the Law

Chapter Eighty Four

An Affectionate Nephew

Chapter Eighty Five

A Kind Cousin

Chapter Eighty Six

A Texan Court

Chapter Eighty Seven

A False Witness

Chapter Eighty Eight

An Unwilling Witness

Chapter Eighty Nine

The Confession of the Accused

Chapter Ninety

A Court Quickly Cleared

Chapter Ninety One

A Chase through a Thicket

Chapter Ninety Two

A Reluctant Return

Chapter Ninety Three

A Body Beheaded

Chapter Ninety Four

The Mystery Made Clear

Chapter Ninety Five

The Last Witness

Chapter Ninety Six

Stole Away!

Chapter Ninety Seven

The Chase of the Assassin

Chapter Ninety Eight

Not Dead yet

Chapter Ninety Nine

Attempted Murder and Suicide

Chapter One Hundred

Joy

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Mayne Reid

Published by Good Press, 2019

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“ ’Tis you should think of scandal, Loo! To let your thoughts turn on a common scamp—a masquerading fellow like that! No doubt the letter carrier, employed by the officers at the Fort!”

“A letter carrier, you think? Oh, how I should like to get love letters by such a postman!”

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