CHAPTER II MR. VERINDER COMPLAINS CHAPTER IV FUGITIVES FROM JUSTICE CHAPTER V "I'M HERE, NEIGHBOR" CHAPTER VI LORD FARQUHAR GIVES MOYA A HINT CHAPTER VIII THE BAD PENNY AGAIN CHAPTER IX "AN OUT AND OUT ROTTER" CHAPTER XII OUT OF THE STORM A MAN CHAPTER XIII SHOT TO THE CORE WITH SUNLIGHT CHAPTER XIV "PROVE IT!... PROVE IT!" CHAPTER XV A HIGHGRADER IN PRINCIPLE CHAPTER XIX MR. VERINDER IS TREATED TO A SURPRISE CHAPTER XX COLTER TAKES A HAND CHAPTER XXIII CAPTAIN KILMENY RETIRES THE HIGHGRADER BY WILLIAM MacLEOD RAINE Author of "Wyoming," "Ridgway of Montana," "Bucky O'Connor," "A Texas Ranger," "Mavericks," "Brand Blotters," "Crooked Trails and Straight," "The Vision Splendid," "The Pirate of Panama," "A Daughter of the Dons," Etc. ILLUSTRATIONS BY D. C. HUTCHISON G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK |
Copyright, 1915, by
G. W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY
The Highgrader
Contents
CHAPTER | PAGE | ||
I | The Campers | 11 | |
II | Mr. Verinder Complains | 18 | |
III | Night Fishing | 28 | |
IV | Fugitives From Justice | 44 | |
V | "I'm Here, Neighbor" | 56 | |
VI | Lord Farquhar Gives Moya a Hint | 71 | |
VII | Moya's Highwayman | 84 | |
VIII | The Bad Penny Again | 102 | |
IX | "An Out and Out Rotter" | 113 | |
X | Old Friends | 123 | |
XI | A Blizzard | 141 | |
XII | Out of the Storm a Man | 157 | |
XIII | Shot to the Core with Sunlight | 170 | |
XIV | "Prove It!... Prove It!" | 180 | |
XV | A Highgrader—in Principle | 189 | |
XVI | One Maid—Two Men | 201 | |
XVII | A Warning | 218 | |
XVIII | Two Ambushes | 237 | |
XIX | Mr. Verinder is Treated to a Surprise | 243 | |
XX | Colter Takes a Hand | 250 | |
XXI | Spirit Rapping? | 264 | |
XXII | The Acid Test | 274 | |
XXIII | Captain Kilmeny Retires | 284 | |
XXIV | Two in a Bucket | 291 | |
XXV | Homing Hearts | 309 |
Illustrations
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Kilmeny's alert eyes swept again and again the trail leading up the gulch. He did not intend to be caught napping by the officers. . . . Frontispiece | 67 |
"He's hooked pretty fast. take your time about getting him into your net. These big fellows are likely to squirm away." | 33 |
They rode through a world shot to the core with sunlight. The snow sparkled and gleamed with it. | 177 |