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WYOMING
_A STORY OF THE OUTDOOR WEST_
BY
WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE
_Author of "Ridgeway of Montana," "A Daughter of Raasay," Etc._
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In this vivid story the author has captured the breezy charm of"Cattleland," and brings to us the turbid life of the frontier withall its engaging dash and vigor. It is the kind of book one reads at asitting far into the night.
A young woman, fresh from the conventional East, drives her motor carinto an absorbing adventure which is the first of a series of dramaticevents that tread upon each other's heels and grow more intense andthrilling from page to page.
The gallant vagabond, Ned Bannister, who enthralls the heroine'sfancy, against her will, is reputed to be a lawless desperado of theworst type. Yet the reader joins with the wholly delightful youngheroine in yielding him full sympathy. How the mystery is solved tothe satisfaction of all is one of the pleasures that must be reservedfor a reading.
The characters each and all are drawn with masterly vigor and helpforward the swift movement of the plot.
_12mo. Illustrated. Cloth bound, $1.50._
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G.W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK
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WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT
RIDGWAY OF MONTANA
BY WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE
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"To-day I had it out with 'Ridgway.' I opened the book and I did notlay it down till I had raced eagerly through it. I find it a storywith many elements of power in its treatment of plot and personality.The men are all well-marked types. The women are all possible andpleasant beings. The story gives dramatically the inner life of amining camp. The atmosphere of wild nature and primeval human passionis well sustained. The exuberance of detail and suggestion, the easydrawing of character, the fine massing of effects, all show a strengthand fire in the author which ought to give us a line of good booksfrom his pen in the coming days."
--EDWIN MARKHAM, in _The New York American_.
"Whatever else the reader of this novel may say, he certainly will beforced to admit that it is highly interesting. Mr. Raine is not onlyskillful in devising incidents which compel unwearied attention; healso has the rarer and finer craftsmanship which enables him to createcharacters that have a high degree of personal charm."--_BostonTranscript_.
"A story engrossing all the way through."--_New York World_.
"It is a real pleasure to pick up a book like this one. To use an oldphrase, the story is one which can hardly be put down."
--_Minneapolis Tribune_.
"The action starts with the first line, and there is no suspensionuntil the last word is written. It is a story of thrilling situations,busy people and stirring times. Once started to read it there is noquitting the book."--_Denver Republican_.
"Full of action and written with remarkable vigor."
--_Charleston News and Courier_.
"Mr. Raine's experience as a newspaper man has stood him in goodstead. He knows the corrupt workings of politicians, the venality ofbiased courts, the weakness of the human heart when tempted by gold.More, he knows the details by which all these are made manifest inunjust laws, unfair verdicts and treachery to one's best friends."
--_Denver Post_.
"The political contest, the love scenes, and the character drawinggive this story of life in the mining country great strength andcharm."--_Pittsburg Dispatch_.
"Western stories are always in demand, and of these William MacLeodRaine is the most popular and successful writer. This is anexceptionally entertaining book."--_Albany Times-Union_.
_12mo. Cloth bound. Illustrated, $1.50_
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G.W. DILLINGHAM CO., PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK