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  ZANE GREY'S NOVELS

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  THE LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS

  Colored frontispiece by W. Herbert Dunton.

  Most of the action of this story takes place near the turbulentMexican border of the present day. A New York society girl buys aranch which becomes the center of frontier warfare. Her loyal cowboysdefend her property from bandits, and her superintendent rescues herwhen she is captured by them. A surprising climax brings the story toa delightful close.

  DESERT GOLD

  Illustrated by Douglas Duer.

  Another fascinating story of the Mexican border. Two men, lost in thedesert, discover gold when, overcome by weakness, they can go nofarther. The rest of the story describes the recent uprising along theborder, and ends with the finding of the gold which the twoprospectors had willed to the girl who is the story's heroine.

  RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE

  Illustrated by Douglas Duer.

  A picturesque romance of Utah of some forty years ago when Mormonauthority ruled. In the persecution of Jane Withersteen, a rich ranchowner, we are permitted to see the methods employed by the invisiblehand of the Mormon Church to break her will.

  THE LAST OF THE PLAINSMEN

  Illustrated with photograph reproductions.

  This is the record of a trip which the author took with Buffalo Jones,known as the preserver of the American bison, across the Arizonadesert and of a hunt in "that wonderful country of yellow crags, deepcanons and giant pines." It is a fascinating story.

  THE HERITAGE OF THE DESERT

  Jacket in color. Frontispiece.

  This big human drama is played in the Painted Desert. A lovely girl,who has been reared among Mormons, learns to love a young NewEnglander. The Mormon religion, however, demands that the girl shallbecome the second wife of one of the Mormons--

  Well, that's the problem of this sensational, big selling story.

  BETTY ZANE

  Illustrated by Louis F. Grant.

  This story tells of the bravery and heroism of Betty, the beautifulyoung sister of old Colonel Zane, one of the bravest pioneers. Lifealong the frontier, attacks by Indians, Betty's heroic defense of thebeleaguered garrison at Wheeling, the burning of the Fort, and Betty'sfinal race for life make up this never-to-be-forgotten story.

  GROSSET & DUNLAP, PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK