Bunch Grass:
Bunch Grass: A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch
作者:Vachell, Horace Annesley, 1861-1955
体例:题 章数:107
字数:391,504 来源:Project Gutenberg
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章节目录
共 107 题- BUNCH GRASS
- A CHRONICLE OF LIFE ON A CATTLE RANCH
- BY HORACE ANNESLEY VACHELL
- AUTHOR OF "BROTHERS" "THE HILL" ETC. ETC.
- TO MY BROTHER
- ARTHUR HONYWOOD VACHELL
- I DEDICATE
- THIS BOOK
- FOREWORD
- CONTENTS
- CHAP.
- I. ALETHEA-BELLE
- II. THE DUMBLES
- III. PAP SPOONER
- IV. GLORIANA
- V. BUMBLEPUPPY
- VI. JASPERSON'S BEST GIRL
- VII. FIFTEEN FAT STEERS
- VIII. AN EXPERIMENT
- IX. UNCLE JAP'S LILY
- X. WILKINS AND HIS DINAH
- XI. A POISONED SPRING
- XII. THE BABE
- XIII. THE BARON
- XIV. JIM'S PUP
- XV. MARY
- XVI. OLD MAN BOBO'S MANDY
- XVII. MINTIE
- XVIII. ONE WHO DIED
- XIX. A RAGAMUFFIN OF THE FOOTHILLS
- XX. DENNIS
- ALETHEA-BELLE
- The prayer-meeting took place. Afterwards Ajax said to me--
- Ajax, who has a trick of saying what others think, blurted out--
- II
- THE DUMBLES
- III
- PAP SPOONER
- He paid no attention. Suddenly he said, irrelevantly--
- IV
- GLORIANA
- Expecting company, Gloriana?"
- BUMBLEPUPPY
- VI
- JASPERSON'S BEST GIRL
- VII
- FIFTEEN FAT STEERS
- VIII
- AN EXPERIMENT
- I had not, and said so.
- There was a slight pause, and then our guest said quietly--
- Ajax answered simply--
- He paused, then he laughed lightly. "Next morning----"
- IX
- UNCLE JAP'S LILY
- Leveson answered thickly: "What are you doing here, sir?"
- WILKINS AND HIS DINAH
- Wilkins hesitated; then he said slowly: "Tommy's."
- XI
- A POISONED SPRING
- Jimmie, who was rubbing tallow on to his lariat, answered--
- Pete, with a thick thumb upon the right line, went on--
- Dan said in a voice that trembled--
- I said with deference--
- Uncle Jake delivered himself--
- As they approached the barn, the Professor whispered to me--
- In the silence that followed Pete's rather rasping voice was heard--
- Presently Pete remarked: "Surgeon an' pathologist is the Perfessor."
- Pete answered grimly: "It's more'n likely that we air."
- XII
- THE BABE
- I nodded, for I was smelling the letter; the taint of opium was on it.
- Ajax answered him quite coolly--
- XIII
- THE BARON
- Of society, however, he spoke mordant words--
- XIV
- JIM'S PUP
- Ajax said thoughtfully, "Misterton, you're a lucky devil!"
- XV
- MARY
- NO HUNTING ALLOWED ON THIS RANCH!
- The day passed. Night set in. About ten, Mary said, convincingly--
- XVI
- OLD MAN BOBO'S MANDY
- XVII
- MINTIE
- Mintie answered savagely:--
- Smoky stared at Mintie. Then he said abruptly--
- Smoky nodded and muttered--
- The leader of the party, a tall 'Piker,' answered as curtly--
- Smoky burst in impetuously--
- The 'Piker' said quietly--
- Smoky answered huskily: "Nothin', 'cept that I'm not guilty."
- Slowly, inexorably, the hands went up. The judge pronounced sentence--
- Nobody answered. The girl laughed; then she said slowly--
- She pointed at Smoky, who remarked deprecatingly--
- XVIII
- ONE WHO DIED
- The 'Bishop' lied: "Yes--I did."
- The 'Bishop' lied: "Yes--I did."
- XIX
- A RAGAMUFFIN OF THE FOOTHILLS
- Jeff's strong chin stuck out, and his eyes sparkled "You bet I don't."
- XX
- DENNIS
- She answered savagely, "No, I haven't, thank God!"