Wood Rangers: The Trappers of Sonora
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Reid Mayne. Wood Rangers: The Trappers of Sonora
Chapter One. Pepé, The Sleeper
Chapter Two. The Sentinel of La Ensenada
Chapter Three. The Alcalde and his Clerk
Chapter Four. The Forsaken Chamber
Chapter Five. Pepé’s Revanche
Chapter Six. Sonora
Chapter Seven. Two Honest Gentlemen
Chapter Eight. The Senator Tragaduros
Chapter Nine. The Compact
Chapter Ten. The Afternoon Ride
Chapter Eleven. An Unfortunate Traveller
Chapter Twelve. Tiburcio Arellanos
Chapter Thirteen. A Stumbling Horse
Chapter Fourteen. La Poza
Chapter Fifteen. Nocturnal Visitors
Chapter Sixteen. The Tiger Hunters
Chapter Seventeen. Unexpected Recognitions
Chapter Eighteen. The Hacienda del Venado
Chapter Nineteen. Rosarita
Chapter Twenty. The Assignation
Chapter Twenty One. The Duke de Armada
Chapter Twenty Two. The New Kingdom
Chapter Twenty Three. Quarrelsome Gamesters
Chapter Twenty Four. Tiburcio in Danger
Chapter Twenty Five. Love through the Window
Chapter Twenty Six. An Abrupt Departure
Chapter Twenty Seven. The Lone Fire in the Forest
Chapter Twenty Eight. The Wood-Rangers
Chapter Twenty Nine. Old Souvenirs
Chapter Thirty. Bois-Rose and Fabian
Chapter Thirty One. The Recognition
Chapter Thirty Two. Souvenirs of Elanchovi
Chapter Thirty Three. The Man in the Yellow Jacket
Chapter Thirty Four. The Blood of the Medianas
Chapter Thirty Five. A Bird’s Eye View of the Desert
Chapter Thirty Six. The Alarm
Chapter Thirty Seven. The Attack
Chapter Thirty Eight. After the Fight
Chapter Thirty Nine. The Islet
Chapter Forty. An Indian Diplomat
Chapter Forty One. Indian Cunning
Chapter Forty Two. The Blackbird
Chapter Forty Three. A Feat of Herculean Strength
Chapter Forty Four. The Floating Islet
Chapter Forty Five. The Finger of God
Chapter Forty Six. The Golden Valley
Chapter Forty Seven. The Punishment of Tantalus
Chapter Forty Eight. The King-Maker a Captive
Chapter Forty Nine. The Two Medianas Face to Face
Chapter Fifty. Lynch Law
Chapter Fifty One. The Judgment of God
Chapter Fifty Two. The Man of the Red Kerchief
Chapter Fifty Three. The Stranger’s Story
Chapter Fifty Four. The Return
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The little bay of Ensenada, thus confided to the vigilance of Pepé the sleeper, was mysteriously shut in among the cliffs, as if nature had designed it expressly for smugglers – especially those Spanish contrabandistas who carry on the trade with a cutlass in one hand and a carbine in the other.
On account of its isolation, the post was not without danger, especially on a foggy November night, when the thick vapour suspended in the air not only rendered the sight useless, but hindered the voice that might call for assistance from being heard to any distance.
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“I tell you we have nothing to fear,” rejoined the second; “the night is as black as a pot of pitch, and besides – the other, hasn’t he assured us that he will answer for the man on guard, who sleeps all day long?”
“Just for that reason he may not sleep at night. Remain here, I’ll go round and climb up. Carramba! if I find this sleepy-head,” he added, holding out his long knife, the blade of which glittered through the darkness, “so much the worse – or, perhaps, so much the better for him – for I shall send him where he may sleep forever.”
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