
CHAPTER ONE - THE RIM AND WHAT LAY BENEATH IT
CHAPTER TWO - THE LORRIGAN TREE GROWS THRIFTILY
CHAPTER THREE - MARY HOPE DOUGLAS APPEARS
CHAPTER FOUR - A MATTER OF BRANDS
CHAPTER FIVE - THEY RIDE AND THEY DO NOT TELL WHERE
CHAPTER SIX - BELLE MEETS AN EMERGENCY IN HER OWN WAY
CHAPTER SEVEN - THE NAME
CHAPTER EIGHT - THE GAME
CHAPTER NINE - A LITTLE SCOTCH
CHAPTER TEN - THE LORRIGAN WAY
In the unforgiving Black Rim country, where cattle graze beside towering mountains and barbed wire is a stranger, life is measured by the crack of a rifle and the weight of a brand. The region’s residents are feared and respected, their reputations forged in endless dust, gunfire, and the relentless push of the frontier. This raw landscape sets the stage for a story that feels as vast and rugged as the open range itself.
Young Tom Lorrigan inherits more than just his father’s ranch; he inherits a legacy of hard‑won lessons born from tragedy. After losing his father in a brutal accident and watching each of his three brothers meet grisly ends, Tom learns that a gun must never linger in its holster, that the law is a fickle shadow, and that personal will cannot be surrendered. Now, at the helm of the Devil’s Tooth ranch, he wrestles with loneliness and a fierce drive to protect what remains, navigating a world where every sunrise brings a new test of courage.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (441K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2009-08-03
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1871–1940
A pioneering writer of Western fiction, she turned real ranch experience into lively stories full of cowboys, hard work, humor, and romance. Her books helped shape the popular image of the American West for early 20th-century readers.
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