
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
A dust‑caked rider bursts into a small frontier town, his horse trembling on the brink of collapse. He’s desperate to reach Stillwater within three hours, a deadline that feels like a matter of life and death. The townsfolk, wary and weather‑worn, recognize the impossible task: only one horse in the region—Doone’s famed mare—can make the treacherous mountain shortcut in that time.
The traveler, Bill Gregg, offers a hefty sum, hoping to borrow the prized animal, but the locals refuse, protective of the mare that belongs to the mysterious Doone. As tension builds, the reader is drawn into the stark landscape, the urgency of the rider’s quest, and the silent code that binds the community. The opening sets the stage for a gritty, high‑stakes chase through rugged terrain, where reputation, loyalty, and survival will soon collide.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (300K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2004-04-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1892–1944
Best known for vivid Westerns and fast-moving pulp adventures, this hugely prolific American writer produced stories that reached far beyond the frontier. Writing mainly as Max Brand, he also created Dr. Kildare, one of the most enduring characters in popular medical fiction.
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