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This collection of short stories evokes the wide-open spaces and rugged individualism of the American West. With a sharp eye for detail and a keen sense of character, Lillibridge captures the spirit of a bygone era and brings to life a host of memorable characters. From cowboys and homesteaders to Native Americans and settlers, these stories are a vivid portrait of a time and place that continue to fascinate readers today.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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""You're cold-blooded as a fish, Roberts, colder. You're-There is no adequate simile."The man addressed said nothing."You degrade every consideration in life, emotional and other, to a dollar-and-cents basis. Sentiment, ambition, common judgment of right and wrong, all gravitate to the same level. You have a single standard of measurement that you apply to all alike, which alike condemns or justifies. Summer and Winter, morning, noon, and night-it's the same. Your little yardstick is always in evidence, measuring, measuring-You, confound you, drive me to distraction with your eternal 'does it pay.'""

Ben Blair is a hard-working cowboy who is in love with his childhood friend Florence Baker. But there's a catch! Ben was born out of wedlock and Florence wants a rich man from a good family. When Florence leaves for New York Ben follows her into the big city to tell her how much he loves her. But Florence has her heart set on another man whose real nature is cleverly hidden from her view.... Will Lillibridge or William Otis Lillibridge was born in Iowa into a prairie community and spent his adult life in Dakota where he worked on a ranch and had the first-hand experience of a farm life. Lillibridge was also a qualified dentist.

When Judge Amidon and his son were murdered on their ranch a lot of fingers were raised in the direction of the Native Indians. In such a rising hostile environment Bess, a white orphan boy befriends How, a native Indian boy in spite of losing both his parents in the Indian war of resistance... Will Lillibridge or William Otis Lillibridge was born in Iowa into a prairie community and spent his adult life in Dakota where he worked on a ranch and had the first-hand experience of a farm life. Lillibridge was also a qualified dentist.