LONESOME LAND

BY B. M. BOWER

Author of "Chip, of the Flying U," etc.


With Four Illustrations
BY STANLEY L. WOOD







[Illustration: As he raced over the uneven prairie he fumbled
with the saddle string]


_Contents_

CHAPTER
I. THE ARRIVAL OF VAL
II. WELL-MEANT ADVICE
III. A LADY IN A TEMPER
IV. THE "SHIVAREE"
V. COLD SPRING RANCH
VI. MANLEY'S FIRE GUARD
VII. VAL'S NEW DUTIES