The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories, by B. M. BowerThis 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 Lonesome Trail and Other StoriesAuthor: B. M. BowerRelease Date: December 31, 2004 [eBook #14542]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE LONESOME TRAIL AND OTHER STORIES***E-text prepared by Al HainesTHE LONESOME TRAIL AND OTHER STORIESbyB. M. BOWER (B. M. SINCLAIR)Author of Chip of the Flying U, The Range Dwellers, Her Prairie Knight, The Lure of the Dim Trails, The HappyFamily, The Long Shadow, etc.New YorkGrosset & DunlapPublishers1904CONTENTSTHE LONESOME TRAILFIRST AID TO CUPIDWHEN THE COOK FELL ILLTHE LAMBTHE SPIRIT OF THE RANGETHE REVELERTHE UNHEAVENLY TWINSTHE LONESOME TRAILPART ONEA man is very much like a horse. Once thoroughly frightened by something he meets on the road, he will invariably shy atthe same place afterwards, until a wisely firm master leads him perforce to the spot and proves beyond all doubt that thedanger is of his own imagining; after which he will throw up his head and deny that he ever was afraid—and be quiteamusingly sincere in the denial.It is true of every man with high-keyed nature, a decent opinion of ...