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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Cowmen and Rustlers, by Edward S. Ellis 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: Cowmen and Rustlers Author: Edward S. Ellis Release Date: February 27, 2004 [eBook #11337] Language: English Character set encoding: US-ASCII ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK COWMEN AND RUSTLERS*** E-text prepared by Dave Morgan, Josephine Paolucci, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team COWMEN AND RUSTLERS A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Ranges BY EDWARD S. ELLIS AUTHOR OF "LOG CABIN SERIES," "BOONE AND KENTON SERIES," ETC. WITH FOUR FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BY W.M. CARY MCMIV CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. A MERRY GROUP II. A WARNING FROM THE WOODS III. THE FLIGHT OVER THE ICE IV. THE REPORT OF GUNS V. LOOKING SOUTHWARD VI. COWMEN AND RUSTLERS VII. THE WARNING VIII. GOOD-BY IX. A SUMMONS AND A REPLY X. A HOT PURSUIT XI. A STRANGE DIVERSION XII. THE BACK TRAIL XIII. A CONSULTATION XIV. UNWELCOME CALLERS XV. THE "DOG INDIANS" XVI. AN UNPLEASANT VISIT XVII. A DELICATE SITUATION XVIII. A MISCALCULATION XIX. THE BURNED RANCH XX. THE TRUCE XXI. A MESSENGER IN HASTE XXII. IMPORTANT TIDINGS XXIII. AT BAY XXIV. THE PRIMITIVE FORT XXV. THE FLAG or TRUCE XXVI. THE UNDERGROUND MISSIVE XXVII. ON PAROLE XXVIII. THE FINAL SUMMONS XXIX. A STRANGE OCCURRENCE XXX. THE MISSING ONE XXXI. WHY IT WAS DONE XXXII. THE HOSTAGE XXXIII. THE PRISONER XXXIV. OUT IN THE NIGHT XXXV. CONCLUSION LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. "FIRED TWO MORE BARRELS" "COMING STRAIGHT TOWARD HIM" "A MASS OF BLAZING EMBERS" "CHALLENGED ON THE EDGE OF THE CAMP" CHAPTER I. A MERRY GROUP. The Whitney household, in the western part of Maine, was filled with sunshine, merriment and delight, on a certain winter evening a few years ago. There was the quiet, thoughtful mother, now past her prime, but with many traces of the beauty and refinement that made her the belle of the little country town until Hugh Whitney, the strong-bearded soldier, who had entered th
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