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Sunlight Patch By: Credo Fitch Harris (1874-1956) |
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by CREDO HARRIS Author of "Toby: A Novel of Kentucky," "Motor Rambles in Italy," etc. [Illustration: Without warning he sprang like a panther at the offender's throat See page 12 ] [Illustration] Boston Small, Maynard & Company Publishers Copyright, 1915 by Small, Maynard & Company (Incorporated) To MAUD BLANC HARRIS CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I OUT OF THE WILDERNESS 1 II AN UNEXPECTED RESCUE 6 III THE WOUNDED MOUNTAINEER 18 IV A HUMAN ENIGMA 29 V AN INTERRUPTED BREAKFAST 37 VI THE BURNED CABIN 45 VII DALE DAWSON'S PHILOSOPHY 55 VIII THE INCONSEQUENT ENGINEER 66 IX AT THE UNPAINTED HOUSE 75 X THE SPIRIT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH 82 XI ON THE THRESHOLD 95 XII A LIGHT ABOVE THE MOUNTAIN 105 XIII IN THE CIRCLE OF CEDARS 111 XIV A MEETING OF RASCALS 131 XV TRYING TO PLAY FAIR 141 XVI A SPRINGTIME SANTA CLAUS 155 XVII AT TOP SPEED 167 XVIII A DINNER OF SILENCES 179 XIX THE MERITS OF HORSEFLESH 192 XX A STARTLING CONFESSION 203 XXI A VOICE AND A TAPER FLAME 216 XXII TWO PLANS 226 XXIII THE SECOND PLAN 236 XXIV THE CALL THAT MEANS SURRENDER 245 XXV ALMOST A RESOLUTION 256 XXVI "WHAT EYES HAVE YOU?" 266 XXVII A QUICK FUSE 286 XXVIII AUNT TIMMIE HEARS A SECRET 296 XXIX A PARALYSING DISCOVERY 306 XXX "I'LL PAY THE DEBT!" 316 XXXI OUT OF THE DYING DAY 329 XXXII THE SHERIFF FORGETS HIS PRISONER 336 XXXIII THE MYSTIC GARDENER SHOWS HIS WORK 341 XXXIV A GIRL'S NOBILITY 355 XXXV THE PRODUCT OF SUNLIGHT PATCH 363 XXXVI A TIN CYLINDER 372 XXXVII TUSK 380 XXXVIII A LANE AT TWILIGHT 386 XXXIX TRIUMPH 390 SUNLIGHT PATCH CHAPTER I OUT OF THE WILDERNESS He appeared an odd figure, sitting loosely on an old white mare which held her nose to the ground and cautiously single footed over the uneven road. Unconcerned, perhaps unconscious that he bestrode a horse, his head was thrown back and his gaze penetrated the lace work of branches to a sky exquisite blue where a few white, puffy clouds were aimlessly suspended. And, like these clouds, his thoughts hovered between unrealized hopes and the realistic mountains he was leaving; thoughts interwoven with ambitions which had obsessed his waking hours and glorified his dreams dreams, desires, ambitions, always before his eyes but out of reach... Continue reading book >>
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