Desert Voyage Plot Thickens Amid Food and Water Fears
Ladd leads a stranded party in a desert with dwindling supplies and a waterhole that may not fail. Yaqui the Indian is trusted as scarce rain hangs in the balance. Mercedes signals longing for home as hope centers on Yaqui to save them and return them home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale
Mercedes
Ladd
Jim
Yaqui
Senor Laddy
Heve
Peta Wilde
Beldin
Mebbe
Thorne
Todd
Shere
Shore
Desert Hunt and Hidden Memory Amid the Lava
Gale and Yaqui stalk bighorn sheep on a lava field using a red scarf as lure. After a deadly ram takedown, the group endures heat, loneliness, and shifting loyalties in a desert that reshapes Gale’s view of life and memory. A vision of Nell and a coming rainstorm signal a perilous escape as a desert storm approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yaqui
Gale
George
Great Gulf
Ram
Ladd
Mercedes
Jim Lash
Sim
Thorne
Drroya
Man
Nell
The Whistle of a Horse at Forlorn River Ranch
Belding clings to his gun belt amid losses from the Chase faction and a looming desert mystery. He wrestles with family secrets, Nell’s changing affections, and a massive blast that tears through his irrigation ditch as tension with the Chases escalates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belding
Tucson
Dick Gale
Rojas
Altar Valley
Getti
Nell
Thought for the Day on moral insurance and character
A reflection notes you can insure against theft fire and murder but not against a teller of smutty stories. It claims no insurance company can pay the damage to your character caused by such tales.
Orator Struggles to Find Suitable Subjects
A skilled speaker discovers the main challenge is locating topics to address. A servant knows his place yet often fails to maintain it.
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Zane Grey
the Riders of the Purple Sage
Wildfire
Harper & Brothers
Ueuvf I
Gulf of the West
Reece Belding
Peoria
Robert Burton
Sonoyta
Burton
Sonora
Neill
Neil
Radford Chase
Tom Belding
Young Chase
Aititier
Aris
Wrigley’s
Crna
Bayer
Harache
Bright
Dean
Ohio
Allen Wrrth
Market St
Warren, O
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffao, N. Y
Chesebrough Mfg. Company
State St
New York
Hessig- Ellia
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