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The Shepherd of the Hills

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The Shepherd of the Hills (1907)
by Harold Bell Wright, illustrated by F. Graham Cootes
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The novel depicts a mostly fictional story of mountain folklore and forgiveness, and has been translated into seven languages since its release. It has been the basis for four films, the first in 1919, and a television movie; the best-known being the 1941 film of the same name starring Harry Carey and John Wayne. It was also a popular outdoor drama staged from May to October, from 1960 until this day in Branson, Missouri.

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THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS

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SAMMY LANE

Frontispiece. —The Shepherd of the Hills.

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The Shepherd

of the Hills

By Harold Bell Wright


Author of "That Printer of Udells,"
"The Calling of Dan Matthews"



With Four Illustrations
By F. GRAHAM COOTES


A. L. BURT COMPANY

PUBLISHERS NEW YORK
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Copyright, 1907,
By Harold Bell Wright

Copyright, 1907,
By Elberry W. Reynolds

Published, September, 1907

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"That all with one consent praise new-horn gawds,
Tho they are made and moulded of things past,
And give to dust that is a little gilt
More laud than gilt o'er-dusted."

Troilus and Cressida. Act 3: Sc. 8

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TO FRANCES, MY WIFE

IN MEMORY OP THAT BEAUTIFUL SUMMER
IN THE OZARK HILLS, WHEN, SO OFTEN,
WE FOLLOWED THE OLD TRAIL AROUND
THE RIM OF MUTTON HOLLOW—THE TRAIL
THAT IS NOBODY KNOWS HOW OLD AND
FROM SAMMY'S LOOKOUT WATCHED THE
DAY GO OVER THE WESTERN RIDGES.

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CONTENTS

  1. CHAPTERPAGE
  2. The Two Trails (Introductory) 15
  3. I.The Stranger 19
  4. II.Sammy Lane 27
  5. III.The Voice From Out the Mists 33
  6. IV.A Chat With Aunt Mollie 40
  7. V."Jest Nobody" 48
  8. VI.The Story 58
  9. VII.What Is Love? 69
  10. VIII.Why Ain't We Got No Folks? 78
  11. IX.Sammy Lane's Folks 85
  12. X.A Feat of Strength and a Challenge 90
  13. XI.Ollie Stewart's Good-By 101
  14. XII.The Shepherd and His Flock 108
  15. XIII.Sammy Lane's Ambition 117
  16. XIV.The Common Yeller Kind 127
  17. XV.The Party at Ford's 138
  18. XVI.On the Way Home 147
  19. XVII.What Happened at the Ranch 154
  20. XVIII.Learning to be a Lady 168
  21. XIX.The Drought 172
  22. XX.The Shepherd Writes a Letter 176
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  23. XXI.God's Gold 183
  24. XXII.A Letter from Ollie Stewart 187
  25. XXIII.Ollie Comes Home 194
  26. XXIV.What Hakes a Man 203
  27. XXV.Young Matt Remembers 211
  28. XXVI.Ollie's Dilemma 219
  29. XXVII.The Champion 228
  30. XXVIII.What Pete Told Sammy 236
  31. XXIX.Jim Lane Makes a Promise 243
  32. XXX.Sammy Graduates 248
  33. XXXI.Castle Building 253
  34. XXXII.Preparation 259
  35. XXXIII.A Ride in the Night 264
  36. XXXIV.Jim Lane Keeps His Promise 273
  37. XXXV."I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes Unto the Hills" 280
  38. XXXVI.Another Stranger 288
  39. XXXVII.Old Friends 298
  40. XXXVIII.I Ain't Nobody No More 306
  41. XXXIX.A Matter of Hours 316
  42. XL.The Shepherd's Mission 320
  43. XLI.The Other Side of the Story 325
  44. XLII.The Way OF the Lower Trail 334
  45. XLIII.Poor Pete 336
  46. XLIV.The Trail on the Sunlit Hills 341
  47. XLV.Some Years Later 348
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ILLUSTRATIONS

Drawn by
F. GRAHAM COOTES

  1. PAGE
  2. Sammy Lane Frontispiece
  3. * * * and when he comes—"
    		66
  4. Then the three friends * * * went down the mountain side, together
    		115
  5. "We'll wait for the moon, here"
    		346

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.

The longest-living author of this work died in 1944, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 79 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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