CONTENTS

CHATTER PAGE

I The Sand Coulee Roadhouse 1

II An Historic Occasion 13

III Prouty 28

IV Disillusionment 40

V For Always 52

VI The Wolf Scratches 58

VII The Blood of Jezebel 75

VIII The Man of Mystery 85

IX The Summons 98

X The Bank Puts on the Screws 109

XI Kate Keeps Her Promise 120

XII The Dude Wrangler 131

XIII Mrs. Toomey's Friendship Is Tested 139

XIV Like Any Other Herder 156

XV One More Whirl 165

XVI Straws 175

XVII Extremes Meet 189

XVIII A Warning 207

XIX An Old, Old Friend 212

XX The Fork of the Road 228

XXI "Heart and Hand" 253

XXII Mullendore Wins 263

XXIII When the Black Spot Hit 274

XXIV Toomey Goes Into Something 283

XXV The Chinook 298

XXVI Taking Her Medicine 309

XXVII The Sheep Queen 322

XXVIII The Surprise of Mr. Wentz's Life 333

XXIX Toomey Distinguishes Himself 344

XXX Her Day 353