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[Frontispiece: The Muzzle of a Revolver was Covering Him]




THE WAY OF THE STRONG


By RIDGWELL CULLUM


Author of "The Twins of Suffering Creek," "The Night Riders," "The One
Way Trail," Etc.



With Four Illustrations by

DOUGLAS DUER



A. L. BURT COMPANY, PUBLISHERS

114-120 East Twenty-third Street -- New York


Published by Arrangement with George W. Jacobs & Company




Copyright, 1914, By

George W. Jacobs & Company




ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

PRINTED IN U. S. A.




CONTENTS

PART I


CHAP.

     I  ON SIXTY-MILE CREEK
    II  THE ROOF OF THE NORTHERN WORLD
   III  THE DRIVING FORCE
    IV  LEO
     V  THE SHADOW OF DEATH
    VI  ALL-MASTERING PASSION
   VII  DEAD FIRES
  VIII  SI-WASH CHUCKLES
    IX  IN SAN SABATANO
     X  A PROMISE
    XI  TWO STRANGERS IN SAN SABATANO


PART II

     I  AFTER EIGHTEEN YEARS
    II  ALEXANDER HENDRIE
   III  THE PENALTY
    IV  THE BLINDING FIRES
     V  IN THE SPRINGTIME
    VI  LIFE THROUGH OTHER EYES
   VII  HAPPY DAYS
  VIII  ANGUS HEARS SOME TALK
    IX  THE WHEAT TRUST
     X  MONICA'S FALSE STEP
    XI