THE VALLEY
OF ARCANA
BY
ARTHUR PRESTON HANKINS
AUTHOR OF
“THE JUBILEE GIRL,” “THE HERITAGE OF THE HILLS,” ETC.
NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
1923
Copyright, 1923,
By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
PRINTED IN THE U. S. A. BY
The Quinn & Boden Company
BOOK MANUFACTURERS
RAHWAY NEW JERSEY
TO
THE MEMORY OF
My Father
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I | An Extra Bed | 1 |
| II | El Trono de Tolerancia | 9 |
| III | The Prospector’s Story | 18 |
| IV | A Member of the Clan | 26 |
| V | The Conference at Jorny Springs | 33 |
| VI | Second Sight | 43 |
| VII | Lot’s Wife and Shirttail Henry | 54 |
| VIII | Missing | 65 |
| IX | A Case for Rejuvenation | 74 |
| X | Shirttail Bend | 82 |
| XI | The Trail to Mosquito | 93 |
| XII | The Land of Queer Delights | 101 |
| XIII | At Two in the Cañon | 113 |
| XIV | The Long Straw | 128 |
| XV | Vagrancy Cañon | |