This is an action-packed tale of the old west with richly drawn characters including the notorious Butch Cassidy, most of them upstanding but some decidedly not. A cashier is murdered during a bank robbery. The loot and the thieves are sought with dark concerns about who may be guilty. Family ties, ranch life, humor, and romance are interwoven throughout. B. M. Bower was one of the first women to write novels and short stories about the American Old West, of which more than 10 were adapted as films. (Summary by Lee Smalley)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Lark Rustles a Boy
13:41 - Chapter 2
Chapter 2 Smallpox Has its Uses
19:43 - Chapter 3
Chapter 3 Lark Does a Little Branding
17:33 - Chapter 4
Chapter 4 Bud
18:03 - Chapter 5
Chapter 5 The Sign of the Golden Arrow
15:28 - Chapter 6
Chapter 6 Bud Does a Little Rustling
07:48 - Chapter 7
Chapter 7 Ways and Means
16:00 - Chapter 8
Chapter 8 Bud Holds Council With Himself
18:14 - Chapter 9
Chapter 9 Butch Cassidy Gives Advice
20:47 - Chapter 10
Chapter 10 The Frying Pan
15:21 - Chapter 11
Chapter 11 Bud Takes a Trail of His Own
17:02 - Chapter 12
Chapter 12 The Meadowlark Boys Have a Plan
18:45 - Chapter 13
Chapter 13 Bud Finds the Stolen Money
19:49 - Chapter 14
Chapter 14 "Something's About Due to Pop!"
11:12 - Chapter 15
Chapter 15 "Jelly" Gets in Action
18:25 - Chapter 16
Chapter 16 "Who Shot Bat and Ed White"
18:45 - Chapter 17
Chapter 17 "Bud And Jelly; One or Both"
13:24 - Chapter 18
Chapter 18 Bud Goes After Butch
19:04 - Chapter 19
Chapter 19 "Next Time, Remember—Butch Packs Two Guns!"
15:18 - Chapter 20
Chapter 20 "Things Kinda Slipped Up"
10:17 - Chapter 21
Chapter 21 Lark Would Have Done Things Differently
19:36 - Chapter 22
Chapter 22 Eavesdropper
17:47 - Chapter 23
Chapter 23 "Disarm the Prisoner!"
11:07 - Chapter 24
Chapter 24 Snowball Testifies
15:15