Meadowlark Basin
B. M. Bower
Play
Length 6 h 28 min
Chapters 24
First published 1925
This is an action-packed tale of the old west with richly drawn characters including the notorious Butch Cassidy, most of them upstanding but some decidedly not. A cashier is murdered during a bank robbery. The loot and the thieves are sought with dark concerns about who may be guilty. Family ties, ranch life, humor, and romance are interwoven throughout. B. M. Bower was one of the first women to write novels and short stories about the American Old West, of which more than 10 were adapted as films. (Summary by Lee Smalley)
Chapters
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Chapter 1 Lark Rustles a Boy Read by Lee Smalley 13:41
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Chapter 2 Smallpox Has its Uses Read by Lee Smalley 19:43
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Chapter 3 Lark Does a Little Branding Read by Lee Smalley 17:33
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Chapter 4 Bud Read by Lee Smalley 18:03
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Chapter 5 The Sign of the Golden Arrow Read by Lee Smalley 15:28
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Chapter 6 Bud Does a Little Rustling Read by Lee Smalley 7:48
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Chapter 7 Ways and Means Read by Lee Smalley 16:00
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Chapter 8 Bud Holds Council With Himself Read by Lee Smalley 18:14
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Chapter 9 Butch Cassidy Gives Advice Read by Lee Smalley 20:47
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Chapter 10 The Frying Pan Read by Lee Smalley 15:21
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Chapter 11 Bud Takes a Trail of His Own Read by Lee Smalley 17:02
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Chapter 12 The Meadowlark Boys Have a Plan Read by Lee Smalley 18:45
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Chapter 13 Bud Finds the Stolen Money Read by Lee Smalley 19:49
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Chapter 14 "Something's About Due to Pop!" Read by Lee Smalley 11:12
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Chapter 15 "Jelly" Gets in Action Read by Lee Smalley 18:25
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Chapter 16 "Who Shot Bat and Ed White" Read by Lee Smalley 18:45
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Chapter 17 "Bud And Jelly; One or Both" Read by Lee Smalley 13:24
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Chapter 18 Bud Goes After Butch Read by Lee Smalley 19:04
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Chapter 19 "Next Time, Remember—Butch Packs Two Guns!" Read by Lee Smalley 15:18
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Chapter 20 "Things Kinda Slipped Up" Read by Lee Smalley 10:17
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Chapter 21 Lark Would Have Done Things Differently Read by Lee Smalley 19:36
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Chapter 22 Eavesdropper Read by Lee Smalley 17:47
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Chapter 23 "Disarm the Prisoner!" Read by Lee Smalley 11:07
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Chapter 24 Snowball Testifies Read by Lee Smalley 15:15
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