Chapter I: Front Matter

THE TWINS OF SUFFERING CREEK

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

THE ONE-WAY TRAIL
THE TRAIL OF THE AXE
THE SHERIFF OF DYKE HOLE
THE WATCHERS OF THE PLAINS

THE TWINS OF SUFFERING CREEK

BY

RIDGWELL CULLUM

AUTHOR OF

"THE ONE-WAY TRAIL," "THE WATCHERS OF THE PLAINS," ETC.

PHILADELPHIA

GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO.

PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1912, by

George W. Jacobs & Company

TO

MY TWO LITTLE CHUMS

CHRIS AND RIDGE

THIS BOOK

IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED

CONTENTS

I POTTER'S CLAY 9
II THE HARVEST OF PASSION 23
III THE AWAKENING OF SCIPIO 37
IV SCIPIO BORROWS A HORSE 54
V HUSBAND AND LOVER 69
VI SUNNY OAK PROTESTS 87
VII SUNNY OAK TRIES HIS HAND 94
VIII WILD BILL THINKS HARD--AND HEARS NEWS 108
IX THE FORERUNNER OF THE TRUST 116
X THE TRUST 124
XI STRANGERS IN SUFFERING CREEK 136
XII THE WOMAN 142
XIII BIRDIE AND THE BOYS 154
XIV BIRDIE GIVES MORE ADVICE 167
XV THE TRUST AT WORK 177
XVI ZIP'S GRATITUDE 188
XVII JESSIE'S LETTER 196
XVIII ON THE ROAD 205
XIX A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION 216
XX HOW THE TRUST BOUGHT MEDICINE 225
XXI SCIPIO MAKES PREPARATIONS 236
XXII SUNDAY MORNING IN SUFFERING CREEK 240
XXIII A BATH AND-- 247
XXIV --A BIBLE TALK 259
XXV WILD BILL FIRES A BOMB 267
XXVI WILD BILL INSPECTS HIS CLAIM 274
XXVII SUSPENSE 285
XXVIII JAMES 296
XXIX THE GOLD-STAGE 304
XXX ON THE SPAWN CITY TRAIL 316
XXXI THE BATTLE 325
XXXII A MAN'S LOVE 335
XXXIII THE REASON WHY 346
XXXIV THE LUCK OF SCIPIO 353
XXXV HOME 363

THE TWINS OF SUFFERING CREEK