Biooo or re Werr.—By Paul Evan Leh~ man. Ward. Lock, London. 3/6.
With the blood of the West flowing her veins, Patricia Lane, product of the East and daughter of Lucky Lone, comes to Saccaton to claim the PI Ranch. This is no easy matter: after an unscrupulous man has been Itt in charge for seventeen years and comes to conskler the ranch his oWn. SlonzoB. Polly is ambitious. He wants to Keep the ranch and he wants to obtain comrol of the entire valley, fever if he has to spill blood to attain hhis ends. When Pat arrives to take over, Al claime a big sum as salary which has not been paid to him because he well knows that Pat cannot pay. Accordingly, he secures @ lien on the property, so Pat, instead of nding herself head of the ranch, finds herself forced to earn her living behind the counter of the local store.
Clay Dennison butts in and Polly nearly succeeds in getting him involved in a bloody battle with Buck Morgan, his neighbour, because he (Polly)' wants their ranches. Pelly's nefarious plan is foiled by a tender foot and Buck's daughter.
The author brings the book to a fine climax and his novel is to be mystery of the murderer of Jot Saxon wno, to quote the words famous politician about a
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