
Author of “The Watchers of the Plains,” “The
Sheriff of Dyke Hole,” “The Trail of the
Axe,” “The One-Way Trail,” etc.

Copyright, 1913, by
George W. Jacobs & Company
Published February, 1913
All rights reserved Printed in U. S. A.
He took her in his powerful arms and drew her to hisbreast| I. | In the Hands of the Philistines | 9 |
| II. | Mosquito Bend | 26 |
| III. | The Blind Man | 46 |
| IV. | The Night-Riders | 68 |
| V. | Tresler Begins His Education | 82 |
| VI. | The Killing of Manson Orr | 104 |
| VII. | Which Deals With the Matter of Drink | 127 |
| VIII. | Joe Nelson Indulges in a Little Match-making | 141 |
| IX. | Tresler Involves Himself Further; the Lady Jezebel in a Freakish Mood | 157 |