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Title: Arizona Nights

Author: Stewart Edward White

Release Date: January 19, 2008 [EBook #753]
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*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ARIZONA NIGHTS ***

ARIZONA NIGHTS

by

STEWART EDWARD WHITE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAP.

I. THE OLE VIRGINIA
II. THE EMIGRANTS
III. THE REMITTANCE MAN
IV. THE CATTLE RUSTLERS
V. THE DRIVE
VI. CUTTING OUT
VII. A CORNER IN HORSES
VIII. THE CORRAL BRANDING
IX. THE OLD TIMER
X. THE TEXAS RANGERS
XI. THE SAILOR WITH ONE HAND
XII. THE MURDER ON THE BEACH
XIII. BURIED TREASURE
XIV. THE CHEWED SUGAR CANE
XV. THE CALABASH STEW
XVI. THE HONK-HONK BREED

PART II--THE TWO GUN MAN

I. THE CATTLE RUSTLERS
II. THE MAN WITH NERVE
III. THE AGREEMENT
IV. THE ACCOMPLISHMENT

PART III--THE RAWHIDE

I. THE PASSING OF THE COLT'S FORTY-FIVE
II. THE SHAPES OF ILLUSION
III. THE PAPER A YEAR OLD
IV. DREAMS
V. THE ARRIVAL
VI. THE WAGON TIRE
VII. ESTRELLA
VIII. THE ROUND-UP
IX. THE LONG TRAIL
X. THE DISCOVERY
XI. THE CAPTURE
XII. IN THE ARROYO
XIII. THE RAWHIDE
XIV. THE DESERT

CHAPTER ONE

THE OLE VIRGINIA

The ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise
blue of the Arizona sky had filmed. Storms in the dry countries are
infrequent, but heavy; and this surely meant storm.

We had ridden since sun-up over broad mesas, down and out of deep
canons, along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the
territory. The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country;
the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a
single antelope in the open.

"It's a case of hole up," the Cattleman ventured his opinion. "I have a
ranch over in the Double R. Charley and Windy Bill hold it down.
We'll tackle it. What do you think?"

The four cowboys agreed. We dropped into a low, broad watercourse,
ascended its bed to big cottonwoods and flowing water, followed it into
box canons between rim-rock carved