Shuffling down the long slope, its tired legs moving automatically, the drooping pony swerved a little and then came to a halt, trembling with fright. Startled out of his unpleasant ruminations, his lips tensing over his teeth in a savage snarl, Calumet Marston swayed uncertainly in the saddle, caught himself, crouched, and swung a heavy pistol to a menacing poise.

An hour before, Deal Sanderson had opened his eyes. He had been comfortably wrapped in his blanket; his head had been resting on a saddle seat. His sleep over, he had discovered that the saddle seat felt hard to his cheek. In changing his position he had awakened. His face toward the east, he had seen a gray streak widening on the horizon-a herald of the dawn.

"Drag Harlan" from Charles Alden Seltzer. American writer, prolific author of western novels (1875-1942).

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"Square Deal Sanderson" from Charles Alden Seltzer. American writer, prolific author of western novels (1875-1942).

"The Boss of the Lazy Y" from Charles Alden Seltzer. American writer, prolific author of western novels (1875-1942).

"The Coming of the Law" from Charles Alden Seltzer. American writer, prolific author of western novels (1875-1942).

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