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The Chalice of Courage: A Romance of Colorado
The Chalice of Courage A Romance of Colorado Author:Cyrus Townsend Brady General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1912 Original Publisher: Dodd, Mead Subjects: History / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million... more »-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER IV THE GAME PLAYED IN THE USUAL WAY The road on which they advanced into the mountains was well made and well kept up. The canon through the foothills was not very deep -- - for Colorado -- and the ascent was gentle. Naturally it wound in every direction following the devious course of the river which it frequently crossed from one side to the other on rude log bridges. A brisk gallop of a half mile or so on a convenient stretch of comparatively level going put the two in the lead far ahead of the lumbering wagon and out of sight of those others of the party who had elected to go a horseback. There was perhaps a tacit agreement among the latter not to break in upon this growing friendship or, more frankly, not to interfere in a developing love affair. The canon broadened here and there at long intervals and ranch houses were found in every clearing, but these were few and far between and for the most part Armstrong and Enid Maitland rode practically alone save for the passing of an occasional lumber wagon. " You can't think," began the man, as they drew rein after a splendid gallop and the somewhat tired horses readily subsided into a walk, " how I hate to go back and leave you." " And you can't think how loath I am to have you return," the girl flashed out at him with a sidelong glance from her bright blue eyes and a witching smile from her scarlet lips. " Enid Maitland," said the man, " you know I just worship you. I'd like to sweep you out of your saddle, lift you to the bow of mine and ride away with you. I can't keep my hands...« less