Night of mystery and murder on the riverfront encampment
In a tense chapter set near a river camp, Richard Rickard and Innes Hardin wrestle with possessive desire and fear after a murder linked to Maldonado and Lucrezia. A terrified Mexican woman reveals clues while Gerty Hardin contends with unspoken passion as Godfrey the tenor arrives to stir camp life.
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Richard
Gerty
Innes Hardin
Sendt
Maldonado
Innes
Senor
Christ
Felipe
Maldonado’s
Lucrezia
Mr. Rickard
Willows
Mr. Richard
Casey Rickard
Gerty Holmes
Miss Hardin
Gerry Hardin
Palmyra
Tuscan
Marshall
Rickard
Arizona
MacLean, Jr
Dad
MacLean
Godfrey
Los Angeles
Ling
Junior
England
Mesquit
George MacLean
Delta
Gerty Hardin
The Dragon Scores at Palmyra Gate Crash
On the Palmyra front site, a river gate failure and a rock-fill crash destroy the by-pass spur. Marshall and engineers race to salvage, while Innes Hardin confronts love and duty amid wreckage and looming danger to Tom. Gerty and Godfrey tensions simmer as the camp braces for fallout at river work.
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Palmyra
Marshall
Tucson
Claudia
Hardin
Richard
Arizona
Gila
Colorado
Yuma
Mekard and
Crothers
Gerty
Tie
Innes
Ted Marshall
Rickard
Bodefeldt
MacLean
Tony
Bangs
Tom
Lfe
Estrada
White man's silver wins as tribes end boycott
Rickard faces a tribal wage crisis as Indians resist Monday work. He orders a boycott and a Sunday sleep, but the tribes assemble at dawn across the river, facing the engineers. Coronel signals a staged show of force and the bluff collapses as Rickard is hailed a winner.
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Rickard
Coronel
MacLean
Wooster
Ramada
Marshall
Casey
Richard
Tom Hardin
D. Rt. Company
Hardin
Reclamation Service
Tie
Innes
Jove
Discovery of Maldonado's Murder Shocks Camp
Three rurales arrive at Richard's ramada to post notices about Felipe the Indian suspected in Maldonado's murder. Richard reviews a camp notice as Marshall trails. Innes Hardin runs in terrified, pursuing a dangerous lead toward Tuc son and a looming gate test.
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Maldonado
Richard
Ramada
Felipe
Rickard
Palmyra
Marshall
Tucson
Innes Hardin
Out of the Mouths of Babes
A humorous dialogue between Willie and a talkative caller centers on a mistaken pronunciation. Willie jokes that the caller always makes the doctor come, turning a simple chat into a lighthearted verbal exchange.
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Willie
Dream Tears Predict Joy and Real-Life Merriment
Dream tears imply joy in waking life, but dream laughter signals upcoming difficulties and challenges ahead. The passage contrasts sorrowful dreaming with brighter outcomes, suggesting tears foretell happiness while laughter in dreams may presage hardship.
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Ramnada
Speedfly Innes
Mrs. Hardin
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