A Texas Ranger

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A Texas Ranger

by William MacLeod Raine

EN·~6 hours·35 chapters

Chapters

35 total
1

By William MacLeod Raine,

0:02
2

FOREWORD TO YE GENTLE READER.

1:07
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PART I — THE MAN FROM THE PANHANDLE - (In Which Steve Plays Second Fiddle)

0:04
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CHAPTER I — A DESERT MEETING

21:03
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CHAPTER II — LIEUTENANT FRASER INTERFERES.

14:21
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CHAPTER III — A DISCOVERY

11:54
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CHAPTER IV — LOST!

12:25
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CHAPTER V — LARRY NEILL TO THE RESCUE - The snarl gave way slowly to a grim more malign than his open hostility.

12:35
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CHAPTER VI — SOMEBODY'S ACTING MIGHTY FOOLISH. - Larry Neill watched him vanish and then turned smiling to Miss Kinney.

12:36
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CHAPTER VII — ENTER MR. DUNKE

11:43

Description

In the blistering heat of a 1910 desert, a young woman emerges from the scrub with a revolver pressed to her cheek, demanding the reins of a passing wagon. The driver, a wiry and sardonic stranger, meets her threat with an unexpected mix of humor and daring, turning the tense standoff into a strange, begrudging dance of power. Their clash is as much verbal as physical—a sudden, breath‑short struggle that leaves both bruised, breathless, and oddly intrigued.

The scene sets a vivid portrait of the fading frontier, where law, violence, and romance collide on the dusty trail. As the sun blazes over jagged mountains, the two protagonists find themselves bound by circumstance, each testing the other's resolve while the wilderness watches in silent witness. Their begrudging magnetism hints at a larger tale of loyalty, danger, and the relentless spirit of the early West.

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Language

en

Duration

~6 hours (379K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Jim Weiler and David Widger

Release date

2004-01-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

William MacLeod Raine

William MacLeod Raine

1871–1954

Adventure, outlaws, cattle country, and the rush of the frontier fill these classic Western tales. Written by a novelist who spent decades turning the American West into fast-moving fiction, the stories blend action with a strong feel for place.

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