Oh, You Tex! is a Western adventure novel by William MacLeod Raine, set in Texas ranch country. It follows a cowboy called Tex and a cast of ranchers and riders through disputes, danger, and open-range life. It is worth listening to for its brisk frontier atmosphere and classic Western storytelling.
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Books by William MacLeod Raine PUBLISHED BY HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY THE SHERIFF'S SON. Illustrated. THE YUKON TRAIL. Illustrated. STEVE YEAGER. Illustrated. A MAN FOUR-SQUARE. With colored frontispiece. OH, YOU TEX! OH, YOU TEX! TEXAS TEXAS OH, YOU TEX! BY WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE AUTHOR OF "A MAN FOUR-SQUARE," "THE SHERIFF'S SON," "THE YUKON TRAIL," ETC. BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY The Riverside Press Cambridge 1920
COPYRIGHT, 1919, BY THE STORY-PRESS CORPORATION COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO SAM F. DUNN OF AMARILLO, TEXAS INSPECTOR OF CATTLE IN THE DAYS OF THE LONGHORN DRIVES TO WHOSE EXPERIENCE AND GENEROUS CRITICISM I AM INDEBTED FOR AID IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS BOOK Contents I. The Line-Rider II. "I'll be Seventeen, coming Grass" III. Tex takes an Interest IV. Tex Grandstands V. Captain Ellison hires a Hand VI. Clint Wadley's Messenger VII. The Dance VIII. Rutherford makes a Mistake IX. Murder in the Chaparral X. "A Damned Poor Apology for a Man" XI. One to Four XII. Tex Rearranges the Seating
XIII. "Only One Mob, ain't there?" XIV. Jack serves Notice XV. A Close Shave XVI. Wadley goes Home in a Buckboard XVII. Old-Timers XVIII. A Shot out of the Night XIX. Trapped XX. Kiowas on the Warpath XXI. Tex takes a Long Walk XXII. The Test XXIII. A Shy Young Man dines XXIV. Tex borrows a Blacksnake XXV. "They're Runnin' me outa Town" XXVI. For Professional Services XXVII. Clint Frees his Mind XXVIII. On a Cold Trail XXIX. Burnt Brands XXX. Rogues Disagree XXXI. A Pair of Deuces XXXII. The Hold-Up XXXIII. The Man with the Yellow Streak XXXIV. Ramona goes DuckHunting XXXV. The Desert XXXVI. Homer Dinsmore escorts Ramona XXXVII. On a Hot Trail XXXVIII. Dinsmore to the Rescue
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