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Title: The Treasure Trail
A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine

Author: Marah Ellis Ryan

Illustrator: Robert Amick

Release Date: August 15, 2009 [EBook #29694]

Language: English

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[Illustration: "I'll hit any trail with you--barring Mexican politics."
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THE TREASURE TRAIL

A ROMANCE OF THE LAND OF GOLD AND SUNSHINE

By

MARAH ELLIS RYAN

Illustrated by Robert Amick

Publishers Chicago

A. C. McCLURG & CO.

1918

Copyright

A. C. McCLURG & CO.

1918

Published November, 1918

Copyrighted in Great Britain

To Kalatoka of the brown tent

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I KIT AND THE GIRL OF THE LARK CALL 1
II THE RED GOLD LEGEND 15
III A VERIFIED PROPHECY OF SENORITA BILLIE 54
IV IN THE ADOBE OF PEDRO VIJIL 66
V AN "ADIOS"--AND AFTER 73
VI A DEAD MAN UNDER THE COTTONWOODS 90
VII IN THE PROVINCE OF ALTAR 107
VIII THE SLAVE TRAIL 124
IX A MEETING AT YAQUI WELL 133
X A MEXICAN EAGLET 144
XI GLOOM OF BILLIE 161
XII COVERING THE TRAIL 167
XIII A WOMAN OF EMERALD EYES 186
XIV THE HAWK OF THE SIERRAS 217
XV THE "JUDAS" PRAYER AT MESA BLANCA 230
XVI THE SECRET OF SOLEDAD CHAPEL 256
XVII THE STORY OF DONA JOCASTA 288
XVIII RAMON ROT