
CHAPTER I - THE LINE-RIDER
CHAPTER II - "I'LL BE SEVENTEEN, COMING GRASS"
CHAPTER III - TEX TAKES AN INTEREST
CHAPTER IV - TEX GRANDSTANDS
CHAPTER V - CAPTAIN ELLISON HIRES A HAND
CHAPTER VI - CLINT WADLEY'S MESSENGER
CHAPTER VII - THE DANCE
CHAPTER VIII - RUTHERFORD MAKES A MISTAKE
CHAPTER IX - MURDER IN THE CHAPARRAL
CHAPTER X - "A DAMNED POOR APOLOGY FOR A MAN"
A young line‑rider named Jack Roberts wakes before dawn in the open Panhandle, ready for a long day of cattle work. He hums a simple cowboy tune while preparing a modest breakfast, then saddles a pony and scans the rolling mesas for stray cattle, his keen eyes spotting brands that most would miss. The vast, flower‑strewn landscape and wandering herds set the stage for a life defined by hard labor, camaraderie, and the rhythm of the open range.
Along the way Jack encounters the towering, good‑natured Jumbo Wilkins, a fellow ranch hand with a larger‑than‑life personality. Their easy banter about food, drink, and the challenges of frontier life reveals a bond forged by shared hardship and humor. As they trade stories and plan their next moves, listeners are drawn into the rugged, sun‑kissed world of early Texas cattlemen, where every sunrise promises both toil and the simple joys of a life lived under endless skies.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (390K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
Aug 15, 2007
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1871–1954
A prolific storyteller of the American frontier, he turned cow towns, mining camps, and border country into fast-moving Western adventures that kept readers hooked for decades. Though born in London, he became one of the best-known novelists of the Old West in the United States.
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