The Girl at the Halfway House - A Story of the Plains

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Girl at the Halfway House, by Emerson HoughThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Girl at the Halfway HouseAuthor: Emerson HoughRelease Date: February 7, 2005 [eBook #14948]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE GIRL AT THE HALFWAY HOUSE***E-text prepared by Al HainesTHE GIRL AT THE HALFWAY HOUSEA Story of the PlainsbyEMERSON HOUGHAuthor of The Covered Wagon, 54-40 or Fight, North of 36, etc.Grosset & DunlapPublishers New York1900TO EDWARD KEMEYS,SOLDIER, HUNTER, AND SCULPTOR,WHO KNEW AND LOVED THE WEST,AND WHO HAS PRESERVED ITS SPIRIT IMPERISHABLY,THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED WITH MANY GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.CONTENTSBOOK ITHE DAY OF WARCHAPTERI. THE BRAZEN TONGUES II. THE PLAYERS OF THE GAME III. THE VICTORYBOOK IITHE DAY OF THE BUFFALOIV. BATTERSLEIGH OF THE RILE IRISH V. THE TURNING OF THE ROAD VI. EDWARD FRANKLIN, LAWYER VII. THE NEW WORLD VIII. THE BEGINNING IX.THE NEW MOVERS X. THE CHASE XI. THE BATTLE XII. WHAT THE HAND HAD TO DO XIII. PIE AND ETHICS XIV. THE FIRST BALL AT ELLISVILLE XV.ANOTHER DAY XVI. ANOTHER HOURBOOK IIITHE DAY OF THE CATTLEXVII. ELLISVILLE THE RED XVIII. STILL A REBEL XIX. THAT WHICH HE WOULD XX. THE ...