
Produced by Al Haines
A. L. BURT COMPANY - PUBLISHERS ———— NEW YORK - COPYRIGHT, 1911, BY - OUTING PUBLISHING COMPANY - ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL, LONDON, ENGLAND
CHAPTER - I. THE STRANGER AT DRY BOTTOM II. THE STRANGER SHOOTS III. THE CABIN IN THE FLAT IV. A "DIFFERENT GIRL" V. THE MAN OF DRY BOTTOM VI. AT THE TWO DIAMOND VII. THE MEASURE OF A MAN VIII. THE FINDING OF THE ORPHAN IX. WOULD YOU BE A "CHARACTER"? X. DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ORPHAN XI. A TOUCH OF LOCAL COLOR XII. THE STORY BEGINS XIII. "DO YOU SMOKE?" XIV. ON THE EDGE OF THE PLATEAU XV. A FREE HAND XVI. LEVIATT TAKES A STEP XVII. A BREAK IN THE STORY XVIII. THE DIM TRAIL XIX. THE SHOT IN THE DARK XX. LOVE AND A RIFLE XXI. THE PROMISE XXII. KEEPING A PROMISE XXIII. AT THE EDGE OF THE COTTONWOOD XXIV. THE END OF THE STORY - THE TWO-GUN MAN - CHAPTER I - THE STRANGER AT DRY BOTTOM
CHAPTER II - THE STRANGER SHOOTS
CHAPTER III - THE CABIN IN THE FLAT
CHAPTER IV - A "DIFFERENT GIRL"
CHAPTER V - THE MAN OF DRY BOTTOM
CHAPTER VI - AT THE TWO DIAMOND
CHAPTER VII - THE MEASURE OF A MAN
CHAPTER VIII - THE FINDING OF THE ORPHAN
A lone rider arrives in the dusty, half‑desert town of Dry Bottom, a place where four of its seven buildings are saloons and lawlessness hangs in the air. He moves his pony deliberately, his hands checking the twin revolvers he keeps at his side, as the town’s reputation for moral decline reaches his ears before he even sees it. The stranger watches a tense confrontation unfold in front of a saloon, the townsfolk’s uneasy curiosity hinting at deeper troubles beneath the surface.
Inside the rough‑hewn streets, the newcomer’s cool composure and quick draw attract both suspicion and intrigue. As the drama builds, he must decide whether to stay and confront the chaotic forces that threaten to swallow Dry Bottom or ride on, leaving the town’s fate to its own hand. The opening chapters weave vivid frontier atmosphere with a steady, measured tension that promises a classic showdown between grit and redemption.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (310K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2006-08-09
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1875–1942
A fast-moving early Western writer, he filled magazines and books with frontier action and moral showdowns. His stories were popular enough to reach the screen, helping shape the rough-and-ready Western style of the early 1900s.
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