Hidden Gold
Wilder Anthony
Hardcover
(Forgotten Books, Jan. 18, 2018)
Excerpt from Hidden GoldWith a quick motion, Wade half raised his rifle from the crook of his arm toward his Shoulder, and then snorted grimly as the herders scrambled for shelter. Coyotes! He muttered, reflecting that constant as sociation with the beasts that such men tended, seemed to make cowards of them all.With an ominous shake of his head, he went back on the ridge to his waiting horse, eager to bear word Of the invasion to Santry, his ranch foreman and closest friend. Thrusting the short-barreled rifle into its scabbard beneath the stirrup leather, he mounted and rode rapidly away.Dusk was gathering as he pushed his way through the willows which fringed Piah Creek and came out into the clearing which held his ranch buildings. Nestling against the foot Of a high bluff with the clear waters of the creek sparkling a scant fifty yards from the door, the log ranch house remained hidden until one was almost upon it. TO the left, at the foot of a long slope, the corrals and out-buildings were Situ ated, while beyond them a range of snow-capped mountains rose in majestic grandeur. Back Of the house, at the top of the bluff, a broad tableland ex tended for miles; this, with Crawling Water Valley, comprising the fine range land, on which fattened three thousand head Of cattle, carrying the Wade brand, the Double Arrow. Barely an hour before, the owner had surveyed the scene with more than satisfaction, exulting in the promise of prosperity it seemed to convey. Now all his business future was threatened by the coming of the sheep.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.