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 ZANE GREY'S NOVELS

May be had wherever books are sold. Ask for Grosset & Dunlap’s list.

A New York society girl buys a ranch which becomes the center of frontier warfare. her loyal superintendent rescues her when she is captured by bandits. A surprising climax brings the story to a delightful close.

The story of a young clergyman who becomes a wanderer in the great western uplands—until at last love and faith awake.

The story describes the recent uprising along the border, and ends with the finding of the gold which two prospectors had willed to the girl who is the story's heroine.

A picturesque romance of Utah of some forty years ago when Mormon authority ruled. The prosecution of Jane Witbersteen is the theme of the story.

This is the record of a trip which the author took with Buffalo Jones known as the preserver of the American bison, across the Arizona desert and of a hunt in "that wonderful country of deep canons and giant pines.

A lovely girl, who has been reared among Mormons, learns to love a young new Engander. Thu Mormon religion, however, demands that the girl shall become the second wife of one of the Mormons—Well, that's the problem of this great story.

The young hero, tiring of his factory grind starts out to win fame and fortune as a professional ball player. His hard knocks at the start are followed by such success as clen sportsmanship, courage and honesty ought to win.

The story tells of the bravery and heroism of Betty, the beautiful young sister of old Colonel Zane, one of the bravest pioneers.

After killing a man in self defense, Buck Duane becomes an outlaw along the Texas border. In a camp on the Mexican side of the river, he finds a young girl held prisoner, and in attempting to rescue her, brings down upon himself the wrath of her captors and henceforth is hunted on one side by honest men, on the other by outlaws.

Joan Randle, in a spirit of anger, send Jim Cleve out to a lawless western mining camp, to prove his mettle. Then realizing that she loved him—she followed him out. On her way she is captured by a bandit band, and troubles begins when she shoots Kella, the leader—and nurses him to health again. Here enters another romance—when Joan, disguised as an outlaw, observes Jim, in the throes of desperadoes. A gold strike, a thrilling robbery—gambling and gun play carry you along breathlessly.

By Helen Cody Wetmore and Zane Grey

The life story of Colonel William F. Cody. "Buffalo Bill," as told by his sister and Zane Grey. It begins with his boyhood in Iowa and his first encounter with an Indian. We sea "Bill" as a pony express rider, then near Fort Sunter as chief of the Scouts, and later engaged in the most dangerous Indian campaigns. There is also a very interesting account of the travels of "The Wild West" Show. No character in public life makes a stronger appeal to the imagination of America than "Buffalo Bill," whose daring and bravery made him famous.

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