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INDEX FOR WORKS OF WILLIS GEORGE EMERSON

By Willis George Emerson

Compiled by David Widger



CONTENTS

##  THE SMOKY GOD

##  A VENDETTA OF THE HILLS

##  BUELL HAMPTON

##  MY PARDNER AND I

##  THE TREASURE OF HIDDEN VALLEY

ON SOUND MONEY







TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES



THE SMOKY GOD
By Willis George Emerson



Contents

THE SMOKY GOD
PART ONE. 	AUTHOR'S FOREWORD
PART TWO. 	OLAF JANSEN'S STORY
PART THREE. 	BEYOND THE NORTH WIND
PART FOUR. 	IN THE UNDER WORLD
PART FIVE. 	AMONG THE ICE PACKS
PART SIX. 	CONCLUSION
PART SEVEN.    	AUTHOR'S AFTERWORD











A VENDETTA OF THE HILLS
By Willis George Emerson



CONTENTS

CHAPTER I—Guadalupe

CHAPTER II—Charmed Lives

CHAPTER III—Feminine Attractions

CHAPTER IV—Back to the Soil

CHAPTER V—At La Siesta

CHAPTER VI—The Quarrel

CHAPTER VII—Old Bandit Days

CHAPTER VIII—A Letter from San Quentin

CHAPTER IX—Tia Teresa

CHAPTER X—The Home of the Recluse

CHAPTER XI—A Rejected Suitor

CHAPTER XII—The Sped Bullet

CHAPTER XIII—Accused

CHAPTER XIV—Entanglements

CHAPTER XV—Behind the Bars

CHAPTER XVI—Pierre Luzon Returns

CHAPTER XVII—The Bitter Bit

CHAPTER XVIII—Elusive Riches

CHAPTER XIX—The Jail Delivery

CHAPTER XX—In the Cavern

CHAPTER XXI—A Debt of Honor

CHAPTER XXII—Underqround Wonders

CHAPTER XXIII—The Unexpected Visitor

CHAPTER XXIV—In a Tight Corner

CHAPTER XXV—Love and Revenge

CHAPTER XXVI—A Date is Fixed

CHAPTER XXVII—Among the Old Oaks

CHAPTER XXVIII—The Prize Winner

CHAPTER XXIX—-The Rendezvous

CHAPTER XXX—Don Manuel Appears

CHAPTER XXXI—Shadows of the Past

CHAPTER XXXII—Forebodings

CHAPTER XXXIII—Old Friends

CHAPTER XXXIV—Heart Searchings

CHAPTER XXXV—At Comanche Point

CHAPTER XXXVI—-Outwitted

CHAPTER XXXVII—The Dawn of Comprehension

CHAPTER XXXVIII—Exit Leach Sharkey

CHAPTER XXXIX—The Fight on the Cliff

CHAPTER XL—Revelation

CHAPTER XLI—Beneath the Precipice

CHAPTER XLII—Wedding Bells






BUELL HAMPTON
By Willis George Emerson



CONTENTS

THEME

BUELL HAMPTON

CHAPTER I.—AT LAKE GENEVA

CHAPTER II.—A CHANCE MEETING

CHAPTER III.—A DECLARATION

CHAPTER IV.—THE DEPARTURE

CHAPTER V.—A FRONTIER BANKER

CHAPTER VI.—MAJOR BUELL HAMPTON

CHAPTER VII.—THE CATTLE KING

CHAPTER VIII.—A COMMITTEE OF FIVE

CHAPTER IX.—AN AFTERNOON DRIVE

CHAPTER X.—HOME OF THE HORTONS

CHAPTER XI.—DADDY’. CONSENT

CHAPTER XII.—KANSAS PROHIBITION

CHAPTER XIII.—MAJOR HAMPTON’. LIBRARY

CHAPTER XIV.—THE SONG

CHAPTER XV.—THE RETRACTION

CHAPTER XVI.—THE OLD VIOLIN

CHAPTER XVII.—LENOX AVONDALE’. ARRIVAL

CHAPTER XVIII.—A LOVE SONG

CHAPTER XIX.—AN INVITATION TO JOIN

CHAPTER XX.—A DINNER AT THE HORTONS

CHAPTER XXI.—THE FOOT-RACE

CHAPTER XXII.—THE ELECTION

CHAPTER XXIII.—A FORGED LETTER

CHAPTER XXIV.—REVERSING THE HIGHER COURTS

CHAPTER XXV.—ALMOST A TRAGEDY

CHAPTER XXVI.—REACHING A DECISION

CHAPTER XXVII.—THE HOT WINDS

CHAPTER XXVIII.—“THY WILL BE DONE”

CHAPTER XXIX.—JACK REDFIELD ARRIVES

CHAPTER XXX.—THE QUARREL

CHAPTER XXXI.—THE PASSING OF LORD AVONDALE

CHAPTER XXXII.—THE SILENCING OF GOSSIP

CHAPTER XXXIII.—A RIDE AMONG SUNFLOWERS

CHAPTER XXXIV.—THE PRAIRIE-FIRE

CHAPTER XXXV.—A BUCKING BRONCO

CHAPTER XXXVI.—A STARTLING REVELATION

CHAPTER XXXVII.—TRYING TO REMEMBER

CHAPTER XXXVIII.—TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION

CHAPTER XXXIX.—JUDGE LYNN HAS AN IDEA

CHAPTER XL.—THE CATTLE THIEF CAUGHT

CHAPTER XLI.—A ROSICRUCIAN

CHAPTER XLII.—A NEW-MADE GRAVE

CHAPTER XLIII.—UNDER THE QUIET STARS








MY “PARDNER” AND I
By Willis George Emerson
1894



CONTENTS

PREFACE.

PARTIAL LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

CHAPTER I.—VANCE GILDER.

CHAPTER II.—THE OLD MINER.

CHAPTER III.—THE BANNER FORCE.

CHAPTER IV—A SUPPER PARTY.

CHAPTER V.—AN ODD CHARACTER.

CHAPTER VI—THE TOWN BOOMER.

CHAPTER VII.—A VISIT TO WATERVILLE

CHAPTER VIII.—AT THE MINE

CHAPTER IX.—THE STAGE DRIVER.

CHAPTER X.—PROPERTY HAS GONE UP.

CHAPTER XI.—OWNER OF THE PEACOCK MINE.

CHAPTER XII—TROUT FISHING.

CHAPTER XIII.—THE STAGE RIDE.

CHAPTER XIV.—THE TOWN COMPANY’S MEETING.

CHAPTER XV.—MISS VIRGINIA BONIFIELD.

CHAPTER XVI.—THE OLD COLONEL’S DISAPPOINTMENT.

CHAPTER XVII.—An AWAKENING.

CHAPTER XVIII.—VANCE RETURNS TO WATERVILLE.

CHAPTER XIX.—THE INDIGNATION MEETING

CHAPTER XX.—THE STAGE IS ROBBED.

CHAPTER XXI.—REACHING THE 400 FOOT LEVEL.

CHAPTER XXII.—STARTING THE BOOM.

CHAPTER XXIII.—RUFUS GRIM S AMBITION.

CHAPTER XXIV.—THE GOLDEN MAUSOLEUM.

CHAPTER XXV.—CROSS-CUTTING IN THE MINE.

CHAPTER XXVI.—A STARTLING EDITORIAL.

CHAPTER XXVII.—AT LAST!






THE TREASURE OF HIDDEN VALLEY
By Willis George Emerson



CONTENTS

THE TREASURE OF HIDDEN VALLEY

CHAPTER I—AT THE PARTING OF THE WAYS

CHAPTER II—A MESSAGE FROM THE GRAVE

CHAPTER III—FINANCIAL WOLVES

CHAPTER IV.—THE COLLEGE WIDOW

CHAPTER V.—WESTWARD HO!

CHAPTER VI.—RODERICK MEETS JIM RANKIN

CHAPTER VII—GETTING ACQUAINTED

CHAPTER VIII.—A PHILOSOPHER AMONG THE MOUNTAINS

CHAPTER IX—THE HIDDEN VALLEY

CHAPTER X.—THE FAIR RIDER OF THE RANGE

CHAPTER XI.—WINTER PASSES

CHAPTER XII—THE MAJOR’S FIND

CHAPTER XIV.—THE EVENING PARTY

CHAPTER XV.—BRONCHO-BUSTING

CHAPTER XVI.—THE MYSTERIOUS TOILERS OF THE NIGHT

CHAPTER XVII—A TROUT FISHING EPISODE

CHAPTER XVIII.—A COUNTRY FAIR ON THE FRONTIER

CHAPTER XIX.—A LETTER FROM THE COLLEGE WIDOW

CHAPTER XX.—THE STORE OF GOLD

CHAPTER XXI.—A WARNING

CHAPTER XXII.—THE TRAGEDY AT JACK CREEK

CHAPTER XXIII.—THE FIGHT ON THE ROAD

CHAPTER XXIV—SUMMER DAYS

CHAPTER XXV.—RUNNING FOR STATE SENATOR

CHAPTER XXVI.—UNEXPECTED POLITICAL HARMONY

CHAPTER XXVII.—THE UPLIFTING OF HUMANITY

CHAPTER XXVIII.—JUSTICE FOR THE WORKERS

CHAPTER XXIX.—SLEIGH BELLS

CHAPTER XXX.—WHITLEY ADAMS BLOWS IN

CHAPTER XXXI.—RODERICK’S DISCOVERY

CHAPTER XXXII.—STAKING THE CLAIMS

CHAPTER XXXIII—THE SNOW SLIDE

CHAPTER XXXIV—THE PASSING OF GRANT JONES

CHAPTER XXXV.—A CALL TO SAN FRANCISCO

CHAPTER XXXVI—IN THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS

CHAPTER XXXVII—RODERICK RESCUES GAIL

CHAPTER XXXVIII—THE SEARCH FOR RODERICK

CHAPTER XXXIX—REUNIONS

CHAPTER XL—BUELL HAMPTON’S GOOD-BY

CHAPTER XLI.—UNDER THE BIG PINE

AFTERWORD