Coming of the Law
by Charles Alden Seltzer
About this book
A young Easterner, Hollis, a newspaper reporter, arrives in a small western town, to inherit his father’s ranch and his newspaper. He discovers that the town and the entire county are controlled by an unscrupulous cattleman, Dunlavey. This guy is a law unto himself, stealing cattle from his neighbors, who are powerless to defend themselves because he also owns the local sheriff. Can Hollis overcome these obstacles and insure that the county is run by the rule of law? (Summary by Richard Kilmer)
Chapters (31)
1The Arrival of the Man
2The Rule of Cattle
3Norton Makes a Discovery
4At the Circle Bar
5The Girl of Dry Bottom
6Hollis Renews an Acquaintance
7The "Kicker" Becomes an Institution
8Concerning the "Six O'Clock"
9How a Bad Man Left the "Kicker" Office
10The Lost Trail
11Picking Up the Trail
12After the Storm
13"Woman--She Don't Need No Tooter"
14The Coalition
15To Support the Law
16The Bearer of Good News
17The Rustler
18The Tenth Day
19How a Rustler Escaped
20The "Kicker's" Candidate
21Dunlavey Plays a Card
22Proof of Gratitude
23Ten Spot Uses His Eyes
24Campaign Guns
25Handling the Law
26Autumn and the Gods
27The Sear and Yellow Days
28In Defiance of the Law
29The Arm of the Law
30Forming a Friendship
31Afterward
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