"Land of the nopal and maguey—home of Moctezuma and Malinché!—I cannot wring thy memories from my heart! Years may roll on, hand wax weak, and heart grow old, but never till both are cold can I forget thee! I would not; for thee would I remember. Not for all the world would I bathe my soul in the waters of Lethe. Blessed be memory for thy sake!" So begins this tale of the American Southwest, when our narrator, Captain Warfield of a Ranger detachment, shoots the horse of Isolina de Vargas. Our captain is smitten with Señorita de Vargas at first sight, and he finds that she is as illusive as she is beautiful.
Chapters
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Souvenirs Read by John 8:44
2
A Mexican Frontier Village Read by Gini Rosario 10:10
3
The Rangers on Picket Read by Gini Rosario 14:46
4
Making a Captive Read by Gini Rosario 11:57
5
My Captive Read by Gini Rosario 8:44
6
Isolina de Vargas Read by Gini Rosario 17:32
7
An Order to Forage Read by Gini Rosario 16:14
8
Don Ramon Read by Reeses118 10:49
9
"Un Papelcito" Read by Reeses118 14:02
10
An Old Emnity Read by Reeses118 14:04
11
Rafael Ijurra Read by Reeses118 18:46
12
The Yellow Domino Read by John 12:20
13
The Blue Domino Read by Gini Rosario 17:36
14
Love-Thoughts Read by Gini Rosario 9:29
15
An Odd Epistle Read by John 11:34
16
The Manada Read by Gini Rosario 14:04
17
The Hunt of the Wild Horse Read by Ebele 6:23
18
The Phantom-Horse Read by John 13:46
19
A Prairie Dream Read by John 9:53
20
Lost Upon the Prairie Read by John 10:00
21
A Prairie Repast Read by sanjayparikh 11:00
22
Chased by a "Grizzly" Read by sanjayparikh 15:09
23
The Toughest Struggle of my Life Read by sanjayparikh 9:50
24
Old Comrades Read by sanjayparikh 13:19
25
A Queer Conversation Read by John 14:23
26
Vows of Vengeance Read by Gini Rosario 12:17
27
A "Weed" -Prairie Fire Read by Gini Rosario 16:26
28
Rube Roasted Alive Read by Gini Rosario 15:21
29
The Mesa Read by John 13:46
30
Guerrilleros Read by John 12:40
31
The Parley Read by John 9:30
32
A Dead Shot Read by John 10:39
33
A Running-Shot Read by John 16:36
34
Rube's Charger Read by John 11:17
35
El Zorro Read by John 9:14
36
A Plan of Escape Read by John 11:18
37
Elijah Quackenboss Read by John 10:21
38
Rube's Plan Read by John 11:13
39
Scaling the Cliff Read by John 17:01
40
A Reinforcement Read by John 9:22
41
The Indian Spy Read by Nichole Kristen 8:32
42
The Caballada Read by DNorena 9:54
43
A Chapters of Explanations Read by DNorena 14:30
44
Dutch Lige in a Difficulty Read by DNorena 10:09
45
A Lover on the Trail Read by DNorena 17:14
46
A Declaration on Horseback Read by DNorena 13:10
47
Strayed from the Track Read by DNorena 16:01
48
An Adios Read by DNorena 9:44
49
Threats Read by DNorena 11:53
50
Awkward Odds Read by DNorena 14:36
51
An Official Black List Read by DNorena 7:57
52
The Route Read by DNorena 13:37
53
Camp Gossip Read by DNorena 12:14
54
The Ruined Rancho Read by DNorena 9:38
55
A Cruel Proscription Read by DNorena 8:56
56
The Bivouac of the Guerrilla Read by DNorena 10:47
57
Taking the Trail Read by DNorena 9:46
58
The Voyageur Read by DNorena 6:55
59
Trailing by Torch-Light Read by DNorena 8:29
60
The Sombrero Read by DNorena 7:06
61
The Trail Recovered Read by DNorena 8:19
62
Wolves on the Track Read by DNorena 7:28
63
Across the Torrent Read by John 9:57
64
The Lilliputian Forest Read by Bruce McCready 9:18
65
Scattering the Wild Stallions Read by Bruce McCready 9:20
66
Lost in a Chapparal Read by TheIntern356 7:14
67
Encounter with Javall Read by TheIntern356 10:55
68
The Woods on Fire? Read by TheIntern356 9:35
69
Smoke and Thirst Read by TheIntern356 8:26
70
A Burnt Prairie Read by TheIntern356 8:25
71
The Talk of the Trackers Read by sanjayparikh 12:18
72
"Injun Sign" Read by sanjayparikh 7:33
73
Translating the "Sign" Read by sanjayparikh 9:10
74
The Steed Lazoed Read by sanjayparikh 8:44
75
The "Indios Bravos" Read by sanjayparikh 11:30
76
On the War-Trail Read by John 10:58
77
The Writing on the Maguey Read by John 8:46
78
The Southern Savage Read by John 9:14
79
The Subterranean Fire Read by John 12:45
80
A Red Epistle Read by John 11:40
81
More Writing in Red Read by John 9:47
82
An "Injun on the Back-Track" Read by John 9:35
83
My Plan Read by Silvia Wolf 7:24
84
"Painting Injun" Read by Silvia Wolf 12:07
85
The Last Hours on the Trail Read by Nichole James 8:30
86
The Comanche Camp Read by Nichole James 7:41
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No Cover Read by Nichole James 9:56
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Rube Consulting His Oracle Read by Gini Rosario 8:16
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The Trapper's Counsel Read by Gini Rosario 9:05
90
Taking to the Water Read by John 9:15
91
Up-Stream Read by TR Love 10:19
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Coup-d'oeil of the Camp Read by TR Love 7:34
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A Friendly Encounter Read by TR Love 10:09
94
The Council Read by TR Love 7:16
95
Measuring the Chances Read by John 9:22
96
The White-Haired Chief Read by John 9:09
97
Speeches in Council Read by John 10:58
98
A Rough Courtship Read by John 9:48
99
The Crisis Read by John 10:22
100
The Last Chase Read by John 14:42
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