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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Ranch at the Wolverine, by B. M. Bower This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Ranch at the Wolverine Author: B. M. Bower Release Date: March 19, 2009 [EBook #28356] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE RANCH AT THE WOLVERINE *** Produced by Al Haines [Illustration: Cover art] THE RANCH AT THE WOLVERINE By B. M. BOWER Author of "The Lonesome Land," Etc. A. L. BURT COMPANY, PUBLISHERS 114-120 East Twenty-third Street ---- New York Published by Arrangement with Little, Brown and Company Copyright, 1914, BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. _All rights reserved_ CONTENTS CHAPTER I. LET US START AT THE BEGINNING II. A STORM AND A STRANGER III. A BOOK, A BANNOCK, AND A BED IV. "OLD DAME FORTUNE'S USED ME FOR A FOOTBALL" V. MARTHY BURIES HER DEAD AND GREETS HER NEPHEW VI. A MATTER OF TWELVE MONTHS OR SO VII. WARD HUNTS WOLVES VIII. HELP FOR THE COW BUSINESS IX. WHEN EMOTIONS ARE BOTTLED X. THIS PAL BUSINESS XI. WAS IT THE DOG? XII. THE LITTLE DEVILS OF DOUBT XIII. THE CORRAL IN THE CANYON XIV. EACH IN HIS OWN TRAIL XV. "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" XVI. "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" XVII. "SO-LONG, BUCK!" XVIII. FORTUNE KICKS AGAIN XIX. THE BRAVE BUCKAROO XX. "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" XXI. SEVEN LEAN KINE XXII. THE BILLY OF HER XXIII. BILLY LOUISE GETS A SURPRISE XXIV. THE HOOKIN'-COUGH MAN XXV. THE WOLF JOKE XXVI. "HM-MM!" XXVII. MARTHY XXVIII. ALL RIGHT AND COMFY _The Ranch at the Wolverine_ CHAPTER I LET US START AT THE BEGINNING Four trail-worn oxen, their necks bowed to the yoke of patient servitude, should really begin this story. But to follow the trail they made would take several chapters which you certainly would skip--unless you like to hear the tale of how the wilderness was tamed and can thrill at the stern history of those who did the taming while they fought to keep their stomachs fairly well filled with food and their hard-mus
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