Desert Dust is an adventure novel by Edwin L. Sabin, published in 1922. It opens on a train crossing a vast Western desert and follows a first-person narrator into frontier encounters, schemes, and a venture tied to 'the Queen.' It offers brisk period adventure and a vivid sense of the open American West.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
Like some land of Heart’s Desire (see page 22). DESERT DUST By EDWIN L. SABIN Author of “How Are You Feeling Now?” etc. ILLUSTRATED BY J. CLINTON SHEPHERD PHILADELPHIA GEORGE W. JACOBS & COMPANY PUBLISHERS Copyright, 1921, by Frank A. Munsey Company Copyright, 1922, by George W. Jacobs & Company All rights reserved Printed in U. S. A. CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. A Pair of Blue Eyes II. To Better Acquaintance III. I Rise in Favor IV. I Meet Friends V. On Grand Tour VI. “High and Dry” VII. I Go to Rendezvous VIII. I Stake on the Queen IX. I Accept an Offer X. I Cut Loose XI. We Get a “Super” XII. Daniel Takes Possession XIII. Someone Fears XIV. I Take a Lesson XV. The Trail Narrows XVI. I Do the Deed XVII. The Trail Forks XVIII. Voices in the Void XIX. I Stake Again XX. The Queen Wins XXI. We Wait the Summons XXII. Star Shine ILLUSTRATIONS Like some land of Heart’s Desire (see page 22). Frontisp “Madam,” I Uttered Foolishly, “Good Evening.” The Scouts Galloped Onward 9
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