The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness
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Reid Mayne. The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness
Chapter One. The Squatter’s Clearing
Chapter Two. Marian and Lilian
Chapter Three. The Lovers’ Rendezvous
Chapter Four. The Catastrophe of a Kiss
Chapter Five. Squatter and Saint
Chapter Six. An Apostolic Effort
Chapter Seven. The Mormon’s Demand
Chapter Eight. A splendid Pension
Chapter Nine. Friendly Advice
Chapter Ten. A Classic Land
Chapter Eleven. The “Jackson Hotel.”
Chapter Twelve. Colonel Kipp
Chapter Thirteen. Through the Forest
Chapter Fourteen. Su-Wa-Nee
Chapter Fifteen. Making a Clean Breast of it
Chapter Sixteen. A Predicament in Prospect
Chapter Seventeen. The Indian Summer
Chapter Eighteen. A Backwoods Venus
Chapter Nineteen. A Series of Contre-Temps
Chapter Twenty. Sweet and Bitter
Chapter Twenty One. A Rude Response
Chapter Twenty Two. A Rough Reception
Chapter Twenty Three. A Duel without Seconds
Chapter Twenty Four. Waiting the Word
Chapter Twenty Five. The Duel Delayed
Chapter Twenty Six. The Peacemaker
Chapter Twenty Seven. Yes – Yes!
Chapter Twenty Eight. An Errand of Love
Chapter Twenty Nine. A red-skinned Sibyl
Chapter Thirty. A Storm without and within
Chapter Thirty One. A virgin Heart in Cipher
Chapter Thirty Two. A Word about Mormon Monsters
Chapter Thirty Three. Another Duel determined on
Chapter Thirty Four. A Departure in a “Dug-Out.”
Chapter Thirty Five. A dangerous Sweetheart
Chapter Thirty Six. The Horologe of the Dead Horse
Chapter Thirty Seven. A Lookout from aloft
Chapter Thirty Eight. The white Fog
Chapter Thirty Nine. The promised Epistle
Chapter Forty. The Caravan
Chapter Forty One. An un-prairie-like Apparition
Chapter Forty Two. A Foot of thirteen Inches
Chapter Forty Three. Tracking the Trundle
Chapter Forty Four. A Brace of “Old Sojers.”
Chapter Forty Five. The Barrow in Debate
Chapter Forty Six. A Tough Story
Chapter Forty Seven. The Mountain Parks
Chapter Forty Eight. The abandoned Bouquet
Chapter Forty Nine. An Unexpected Appearance
Chapter Fifty. Up the Cañon
Chapter Fifty One. The Orphan Butte
Chapter Fifty Two. Raising a Rampart
Chapter Fifty Three. The War-Cry
Chapter Fifty Four. The Red-Hand
Chapter Fifty Five. An ill-timed Shot
Chapter Fifty Six. Attempt to stampede
Chapter Fifty Seven. Our Weak Point
Chapter Fifty Eight. A Rampart on Wheels
Chapter Fifty Nine. The Assault
Chapter Sixty. A Captive on a Crucifix
Chapter Sixty One. The Mysterious Circle
Chapter Sixty Two. A Savage Artist
Chapter Sixty Three. A Pitiless Pastime
Chapter Sixty Four. A Hundred Deaths
Chapter Sixty Five. A Sharp Shot
Chapter Sixty Six. The Chase and the Syncope
Chapter Sixty Seven. Passed by the Pursuit
Chapter Sixty Eight. The Track of the Mocassin
Chapter Sixty Nine. A Rival Stalker
Chapter Seventy. The Wild Huntress
Chapter Seventy One. A queer Conversation
Chapter Seventy Two. Wa-Ka-Ra
Chapter Seventy Three. Peg-Leg
Chapter Seventy Four. A Beautiful Hostess
Chapter Seventy Five. Effecting the Surround
Chapter Seventy Six. The History of the Huntress
Chapter Seventy Seven. The Surprise
Chapter Seventy Eight. The Charge
Chapter Seventy Nine. Tragic and Comic
Chapter Eighty. Spiritual Wives
Chapter Eighty One. The Death-Song
Chapter Eighty Two. Maranee
Chapter Eighty Three. Old Memories awakened
Chapter Eighty Four. Playing Confessor
Chapter Eighty Five. Further Reflections
Chapter Eighty Six. A true Tigress
Chapter Eighty Seven. Suspicious Appearances
Chapter Eighty Eight. A fresh Éclaircissement
Chapter Eighty Nine. Planning an Abduction
Chapter Ninety. Protector and Protégée
Chapter Ninety One. The Night-Camp
Chapter Ninety Two. Gabriella Gonzales
Chapter Ninety Three. A Bloody Bridal
Chapter Ninety Four. A rough Drag
Chapter Ninety Five. Assuming the Disguise
Chapter Ninety Six. The Mormon Train
Chapter Ninety Seven. The Corralled Camp
Chapter Ninety Eight. Beauty Embrowned
Chapter Ninety Nine. The Yellow Duenna
Chapter One Hundred. A Sister’s Appeal
Chapter One Hundred One. A Caravan Ball
Chapter One Hundred Two. To Horse and away
Chapter One Hundred Three. Seeking a Cache
Chapter One Hundred Four. Un Paraiso
Chapter One Hundred Five. An unexpected Defection
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Passing outward from the door, the two young girls pause in their steps: an object has attracted their attention. A large dog is seen running out from the shed – a gaunt fierce-looking animal, that answers to the very appropriate name of “Wolf.” He approaches the sisters, and salutes them with an unwilling wag of his tail. It seems as though he could not look pleased, even while seeking a favour – for this is evidently the purpose that has brought him forth from his lair.
He appeals more especially to the older of the girls – Marian.
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Neither has she failed to note the agitated mien of her father while receiving his visitor – that father, at all other times, and in the presence of all other people, so bold, fierce, and impassible! She observes all this with a feeling of pain. For such strange conduct there must be a cause, and a serious one: that is her reflection.
The young girl stands for some moments in the attitude she has assumed. Her sister has gone aside to pluck some flowers growing by the bank of the stream, and Marian is now alone. Her eye is bent upon the door; and she appears to hesitate between two thoughts. Shall she approach and listen? She knows a little– she desires to know more.
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