E-text prepared by David Garcia, Josephine Paolucci, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net/) from page images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library (http://kdl.kyvl.org/) Note: Images of the original pages are available through the Kentuckiana Digital Library. See http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=kyetexts;cc=kyetexts;xc=1&idno=B92-259-31824852&view=toc THE BAD MAN A Novel by CHARLES HANSON TOWNE Based on the Play by Porter Emerson Browne G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press 1921 Copyright, 1921, by G. P. Putnam's Sons Printed in the United States of America [Illustration: HOLBROOK BLINN AS "THE BAD MAN."] To HOLBROOK BLINN CONTENTS CHAPTER I.--Wherein it is shown that a young American had the courage to come into a new country; how fate played against him, and a neighbor looked longingly at his ranch II.--Wherein, far away, another man hears whispers of the wealth along the border, and comes down to see about it III.--Wherein Uncle Henry speaks his mind--as usual IV.--Wherein "Red" reveals his heart, and Mrs. Quinn gives him good coffee and good advice V.--Wherein Gilbert Jones is worried, and Lucia Pell is asked to do an impossible thing VI.--Wherein an old love awakens, Pell reveals his true colors, a mortgage is about to be foreclosed, the contents of a satchel are made known, Uncle Henry springs a sensation, and Pell takes an option VII.--Wherein Lucia sees treachery brewing, Pell proves himself a brute, and an unexpected guest appears VIII.--Wherein the bandit expounds a new philosophy, and makes marionettes of the Americans IX.--Wherein Uncle Henry chatters some more, there is an auction, and things look black indeed X.--Wherein an old friendship comes to life, Lopez learns a thing or two, and finally makes a match XI.--Wherein a man proves himself a craven, a shot rings out, and the bad man explains one little hour XII.--Wherein the bad man cannot understand the good man, and disappears; and a dead man stirs XIII.--Wherein an old situation seems about to be repeated, another shot is fired, and the bad man comes back XIV.--Wherein an old friend returns, and there is a joyful reunion THE BAD MAN CHAPTER I WHEREIN IT IS SHOWN THAT A YOUNG AMERICAN HAD THE COURAGE TO COME INTO A NEW COUNTRY; HOW FATE PLAYED AGAINST HIM, AND A NEIGHBOR LOOKED LONGINGLY AT HIS RANCH