This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XI The Spanish Trail ICK," said I, as we sat together that even-ing beside our camp-fire, " what do you make of it? That was a queer thing, that young fellow coming inquiring for El Tejon. I confess, for my part, I can't make head or tail " I can't either," replied Dick; " at least, as far as ...
Read More
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XI The Spanish Trail ICK," said I, as we sat together that even-ing beside our camp-fire, " what do you make of it? That was a queer thing, that young fellow coming inquiring for El Tejon. I confess, for my part, I can't make head or tail " I can't either," replied Dick; " at least, as far as this stranger is concerned. I'm quite in the dark on that point. As to the padron and The Badger, though, that seems to me simple enough. It is some old feud between the two which concerns nobody but themselves." " That is how it strikes me. You don't think, then, that there is any danger to us?" " No, I don't. In fact, I feel sure of it. It is just a personal quarrel of long standing between those two--that's all. I have no more fear of El Tejon than I have of any other Mexican. All the same, old chap, if you have any doubt about it, I'm ready to quit and go home again." " No," I replied, emphatically. " I vote we go on. And I'll tell you why, Dick. For one thing, I always did hate to give up." My partner nodded appreciation. " For another thing, I have gathered the notion that this Badger is not a bad fellow; not at all the kind that would murder a man in his sleep or shoot him from behind a rock. The fact that he let old Galvez go that time when he had him helpless, seems to me pretty good evidence that he is a man of some generosity and above-boardness." " That's a fact," Dick assented; " it was rather a fine action, as it seems to me. And unless I'm vastly mistaken, Frank," he went on, " if the cases had been reversed, and the padron had caught The Badger as The Badger caught the padron, it would have been all up with El Tejon. I never saw a harder-looking specimen in my life than old Galvez. I know, if he were my enemy, I should be...
Read Less
Add this copy of The Trail of the Badger A Story of the Colorado Border to cart. $5.62, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2015 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform.
Add this copy of The Trail of the Badger a Story of the Colorado Border to cart. $23.01, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2015 by CreateSpace Independent Publis.
