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The Claim Jumpers, by Stewart Edward White
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Title: The Claim Jumpers
Author: Stewart Edward White
Release Date: February 4, 2004 [EBook #10942]
Language: English
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THE CLAIM JUMPERS
A ROMANCE
BY
STEWART EDWARD WHITE
1901
CONTENTS
I.--JIM LESLIE WRITES A LETTER
II.--THE STORY-BOOK WEST
III.--BENNINGTON HUNTS FOR GOLD AND FINDS A KISS
IV.--THE SUN FAIRY
V.--THE SPIRIT MOUNTAIN
VI.--BENNINGTON AS A MAN OF BUSINESS
VII.--THE MEETING AT THE ROCK
VIII.--AN ADVENTURE IN THE NIGHT
IX.--THE HEAVENS OPENED
X.--THE WORLD MADE YOUNG
XI.--AND HE DID EAT
XII.--OLD MIZZOU RESIGNS
XIII.--THE SPIRES OF STONE
XIV.--THE PIONEER'S PICNIC
XV.--THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
XVI.--A NOON DINNER
XVII.--NOBLESSE OBLIGE
XVIII.--THE CLAIM JUMPERS
XIX.--BENNINGTON PROVES GAME
XX.--MASKS OFF
XXI.--THE LAND OF VISIONS
CHAPTER I
JIM LESLIE WRITES A LETTER
In a fifth-