"Well, I didn't, for one!" said the son gloomily. THE END * * * * * ZANE GREY'S NOVELS _THE LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS_ A New York society girl buys a ranch which becomes the center of frontier warfare. Her loyal superintendent rescues her when she is captured by bandits. A surprising climax brings the story to a delightful close. _THE RAINBOW TRAIL_ The story of a young clergyman who becomes a wanderer in the great western uplands--until at last love and faith awake. _DESERT GOLD_ The story describes the recent uprising along the border, and ends with the finding of the gold which two prospectors had willed to the girl who is the story's heroine. _RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE_ A picturesque romance of Utah of some forty years ago when Mormon authority ruled. The prosecution of Jane Withersteen is the theme of the story. _THE LAST OF THE PLAINSMEN_ This is the record of a trip which the author took with Buffalo Jones, known as the preserver of the American bison, across the Arizona desert and of a hunt in "that wonderful country of deep canons and giant pines." _THE HERITAGE OF THE DESERT_ A lovely girl, who has been reared among Mormons, learns to love a young New Englander. The Mormon religion, however, demands that the girl shall become the second wife of one of the Mormons--Well, that's the problem of this great story. _THE SHORT STOP_ The young hero, tiring of his factory grind, starts out to win fame and fortune as a professional ball player. His hard knocks at the start are followed by such success as clean sportsmanship, courage and honesty ought to win. _BETTY ZANE_ This story tells of the bravery and heroism of Betty, the beautiful young sister of old Colonel Zane, one of the bravest pioneers. _THE LONE STAR RANGER_ After killing a man in self defense, Buck Duane becomes an outlaw along the Texas border. In a camp on the Mexican side of the river, he finds a young girl held prisoner, and in attempting to rescue her, brings down upon himself the wrath of her captors and henceforth is hunted on one side by honest men, on the other by outlaws. _THE BORDER LEGION_ Joan Handle, in a spirit of anger, sent Jim Cleve out to a lawless Western mining camp, to prove his mettle. Then realizing that she loved him--she followed him out. On her way, she is captured by a bandit band, and trouble begins when she shoots Kells, the leader--and nurses him to health again. Here enters another romance--when Joan, disguised as an outlaw, observes Jim in the throes of dissipation. A gold strike, a thrilling robbery--gambling and gun play carry you along breathlessly. _THE LAST OF THE GREAT SCOUTS._ By Helen Cody Wetmore and Zane Grey