
THE ADAM CHASER
CHAPTER IA BAD HOMBRE
CHAPTER IISYMBOLS OF MYSTERY
CHAPTER IIION THE JUMP
CHAPTER IVTHE FOOTPRINT CLEW
CHAPTER VGALLOPING BURROS
CHAPTER VIREADY FOR A BLOW
CHAPTER VIIINTO THE BLACKNESS
CHAPTER VIIITHE GREAT CHAIN OF EVIL
CHAPTER IXA JUMP INTO SPACE
A young professor of archaeology, driven by rumors of ancient Native American settlements, pushes his battered car into the scorching canyons of Arizona. When his radiator bursts and the vehicle stalls, he is forced to abandon the heat‑filled wreck and scramble for water in the relentless desert sun. In that moment he encounters a weary sheriff and his shackled prisoner, both equally parched and wary, whose desperate need for a drink sparks an uneasy truce.
The professor’s scholarly curiosity soon collides with the sheriff’s grim pursuit, as each man eyes the other’s motives through the haze of dust and sweat. While the professor hopes the caves hold priceless relics, the sheriff is determined to recapture a fugitive who has eluded him for years. Their uneasy alliance sets the stage for a tense trek deeper into the Sonora wilderness, where the promise of hidden treasure is matched only by the danger that lurks beneath the desert’s silent rocks.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (133K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: Street & Smith Corporation, 1925.
Credits
Roger Frank and Sue Clark.
Release date
2022-04-14
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

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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