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Title: The Duke Of Chimney Butte

Author: G. W. Ogden

Illustrator: P.V.E. Ivory

Release Date: August 21, 2009 [EBook #29748]

Language: English

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THE DUKE OF CHIMNEY BUTTE

BY

G. W. OGDEN

AUTHOR OF THE LAND OF LAST CHANCE

FRONTISPIECE BY P. V. E. IVORY

[Illustration]

GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

Made in the United States of America

Copyright
A. C. McClurg & Co.
1920

Published April, 1920

_Copyrighted in Great Britain_

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I The All-in-One 1

II Whetstone, the Outlaw 18

III An Empty Saddle 39

IV "And Speak in Passing" 47

V Feet upon the Road 69

VI Allurements of Glendora 81

VII The Homeliest Man 95

VIII The House on the Mesa 108

IX A Knight-Errant 114

X Guests of the Boss Lady 130

XI Alarms and Excursions 146

XII The Fury of Doves 166

XIII "No Honor in Her Blood" 185

XIV Notice Is Served 198

XV Wolves of the Range 218

XVI Whetstone Comes Home 238

XVII How Thick Is Blood? 255

XVIII The Rivalry of Cooks 270

XIX The Sentinel 276

XX Business, and More 289

XXI A Test of Loyalty 302

XXII The Will-o'-the-Wisp 320

XXIII Unmasked 329

XXIV Use for an Old Paper 333

XXV "When She Wakes Up"