New Mexico's hot, dry winds are taking their toll: cattle suffer long treks to get food and water. But it is not just a hard time for them. Lucy Bancroft has sought a milder climate so she can recover from typhoid fever. She and her father stop to see Curt Conrad, a rancher, on their way to their new home. The two men discuss politics (some of it crooked) at the state level. they also talk about an easterner, a man named Delafield, who years earlier cheated Conrad's father out of his considerable wealth. Curt has vowed to seek revenge on Delafield if he can ever find the crook. thus begins a harrowing tale of determined search and blossoming love in the hot, dry climate of New Mexico. - Summary by Bill Boerst
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Chapter 1, Part A - Vengeance Avowed Read by Bill Boerst 13:01
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Chapter 1, Part B - Vengeance Avowed Read by Bill Boerst 12:57
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Chapters 2 (The Evil That Men Do) and 3 (Mistake, or Blunder?) Read by Bill Boerst 21:22
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Chapter 4 - The Powers Confer Read by Bill Boerst 12:14
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Chapter 5 - Chastisement Condign Read by Bill Boerst 15:21
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Chapter 6 - A Stern Chase Read by Bill Boerst 13:11
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Chapter 7, Part A - Talk of Many Things Read by Bill Boerst 13:46
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Chapter 7, Part B - Talk of Many Things Read by Bill Boerst 13:09
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Chapter 8, Part A - Spectres of the Past Read by Bill Boerst 12:14
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Chapter 8, Part B - Spectres of the Past Read by Bill Boerst 12:44
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Chapter 9 - Perils in the Night Read by Bill Boerst 10:06
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Chapter 10 - By a Hair's Breadth Read by Bill Boerst 16:36
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Chapter 11 - Battling the Elements Read by Bill Boerst 19:04
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Chapter 12 - The First Shot Read by Bill Boerst 17:05
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Chapter 13 - The Second Shot Read by Bill Boerst 18:52
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Chapter 14 - Three Letters Read by Bill Boerst 12:22
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Chapter 15 - Villainy Unmasked Read by Bill Boerst 18:44
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Chapter 16 - Double Bluff Read by Bill Boerst 19:52
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Chapter 17, Part A - Sentence of Death Read by Bill Boerst 13:08
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Chapter 17, Part B - Sentence of Death Read by Bill Boerst 12:29
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Chapter 18, Part A - Plots and Counterplots Read by Bill Boerst 11:47
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Chapter 18, Part B - Plots and Counterplots Read by Bill Boerst 11:01
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Chapter 19, Part A - The Word Unspoken Read by Bill Boerst 12:36
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Chapter 19, Part B - The Word Unspoken Read by Bill Boerst 12:13
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Chapter 20, Part A - Narrowing the Quest Read by Bill Boerst 16:22
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Chapter 20, Part B - Narrowing the Quest Read by Bill Boerst 10:00
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Chapter 21 - The Silent Duel Read by Bill Boerst 17:16
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Chapter 22, Part A - Reflection and Reaction Read by Bill Boerst 11:25
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Chapter 22, Part B - Reflection and Reaction Read by Bill Boerst 12:18
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Chapter 23 - Love to the Rescue Read by Bill Boerst 18:20
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Chapter 24 - The Heavens Open Read by Bill Boerst 19:15
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Chapter 25 - Fulfilment of the Law Read by Bill Boerst 9:55
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