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The Light of the Western Stars
The story introduces Madeline Hammond, a young woman from New York City, who arrives in El Cajon, New Mexico, seeking to reconnect with her estranged brother, Alfred, who has turned his life around as a cattleman.
"The Light of the Western Stars" by Zane Grey is a novel set in the early 20th century that explores themes of adventure, societal norms, and personal transformation against the backdrop of the American West. The story introduces Madeline Hammond, a young woman from New York City, who arrives in El Cajon, New Mexico, seeking to reconnect with her estranged brother, Alfred, who has turned his life around as a cattleman.
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When Madeline Hammond stepped from the train at El Cajon, New Mexico, it was nearly midnight, and her first impression was of a huge dark space of cool, windy emptiness, strange and silent, stretching away under great blinking white stars.
“Miss, there’s no one to meet you,” said the conductor, rather anxiously.
“I wired my brother,” she replied. “The train being so late—perhaps he grew tired of waiting. He will be here presently. But, if he should not come—surely I can find a hotel?”
“There’s lodgings to be had. Get the station agent to show you. If you’ll excuse me—this is no place for a lady like you to be alone at night. It’s a rough little town—mostly Mexicans, miners, cowboys. And they carouse a lot. Besides, the revolution across the border has stirred up some excitement along the line. Miss, I guess it’s safe enough, if you—”
“Thank you. I am not in the least afraid.”
As the train started to glide away Miss Hammond walked towards the dimly lighted station. As she was about to enter she encountered a Mexican with sombrero hiding his features and a blanket mantling his shoulders.
“Is there any one here to meet Miss Hammond?” she asked.
“No sabe, Senora,” he replied from under the muffling blanket, and he shuffled away into the shadow.
Contents
- 01I. A Gentleman of the Range
- 02II. A Secret Kept
- 03III. Sister and Brother
- 04IV. A Ride From Sunrise To Sunset
- 05V. The Round-Up
- 06VI. A Gift and A Purchase
- 07VII. Her Majesty’s Rancho
- 08VIII. El Capitan
- 09IX. The New Foreman
- 10X. Don Carlos’s Vaqueros
- 11XI. A Band of Guerrillas
- 12XII. Friends from the East
- 13XIII. Cowboy Golf
- 14XIV. Bandits
- 15XV. The Mountain Trail
- 16XVI. The Crags
- 17XVII. The Lost Mine of the Padres
- 18XVIII. Bonita
- 19XIX. Don Carlos
- 20XX. The Sheriff of El Cajon
- 21XXI. Unbridled
- 22XXII. The Secret Told
- 23XXIII. The Light of Western Stars
- 24XXIV. The Ride
- 25“Stillwell!”
- 26XXV. At the End of the Road
About this edition
- Author
- Zane Grey
- Language
- English
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Introductory: no background needed
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 348 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers
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