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Title: The Branding Iron

Author: Katharine Newlin Burt

Release Date: June 19, 2008 [EBook #25835]

Language: English

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THE BRANDING IRON

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THE BRANDING IRON

BY
KATHARINE NEWLIN BURT

GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

BY ARRANGEMENT WITH HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY

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COPYRIGHT, 1919, BY THE RIDGWAY COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1919, BY KATHARINE N. BURT
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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PRINTED IN THE U. S. A.

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CONTENTS

Book One
THE TWO-BAR BRAND

I. Joan Reads by Firelight 3
II. Pierre Lays his Hand on a Heart 12
III. Two Pictures in the Fire 21
IV. The Sin-Buster 25
V. Pierre Becomes Alarmed about his Property 32
VI. Pierre Takes Steps to Preserve his Property 42
VII. The Judgment of God 51
VIII. Delirium 56
IX. Dried Rose-Leaves 61
X. Prosper Comes to a Decision 72
XI. The Whole Duty of Woman 80
XII. A Matter of Taste 91
XIII. The Training of a Leopardess 100
XIV. Joan Runs Away 105
XV. Nerves and Intuition 116
XVI. The Tall Child 124
XVII. Concerning Marriage 133

Book Two
THE ESTRAY

I. A Wild Cat 151
II. Morena's Wife 161
III. Jane 170
IV. Flight 182
V. Luck's Play