A Missouri Schoolmarm
By Zane Grey
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Zane Grey
American author (Pearl Zane Grey) is best known as a pioneer of the Western literary genre, which idealized the Western frontier and the men and women who settled the region. Following in his father’s footsteps, Grey studied dentistry while on a baseball scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania. Grey’s athletic talent led to a short career in the American minor league before he established his dentistry practice. As an outlet to the tedium of dentistry, Grey turned to writing, and finally abandoned his dental practice to write full time. Over the course of his career Grey penned more than ninety books, including the best-selling Riders of the Purple Sage. Many of Grey’s novels were adapted for film and television. He died in 1939.
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A Missouri Schoolmarm - Zane Grey
A MISSOURI SCHOOLMARM
BY ZANE GREY
Wilder Publications
Copyright © 2014 Wilder Publications
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.
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ISBN 978-1-63384-001-0
With jingling spurs a tall cowboy stalked out of the post office to confront three punchers who were just then crossing the wide street from the saloon opposite.
Look heah,
he said, shoving a letter under their noses. Which one of you longhorns wrote her again?
From a gay, careless trio his listeners suddenly looked blank, then intensely curious. They stared at the handwriting on the letter.
Tex, I’m a son-of-a-gun if it ain’t from Missouri!
exclaimed Andy Smith, his lean red face bursting into a smile.
It shore is,
declared Nevada.
From Missouri!
echoed Panhandle Hanes.
Well?
asked Tex, almost with a snort.
The three cowboys drew back to look from Tex to one another, and then back at Tex.
It’s from her,
went on Tex, his voice hushing on the pronoun. You all know that handwritin’. Now how about this deal? We swore none of us would write to this schoolmarm. But some one of you has double-crossed the outfit.
Loud and simultaneous protestations of innocence arose from them. But it was evident that Tex did not trust them, and that they did not trust him or each other.
Say boys,
said Panhandle suddenly. I see Beady Jones in here lookin’ darn sharp at us. Let’s get off in the woods somewhere.
Back to the bar,
said Nevada. I reckon we’ll all need bracers.
Beady!
exclaimed Tex as they turned across the street. He could be to blame as much as any of us. An’ he was still at Stringer’s when we wrote the first letter.
Shore. It’d be more like Beady,
said Nevada. But Tex, your mind ain’t workin’. Our lady friend from Missouri wrote before without gettin’ any letter from us.
How do we know thet?
asked Tex suspiciously. Shore the boss’ typewriter is a puzzle, but it could hide tracks. Savvy, pards?
Doggone it, Tex, you need a drink,
said Panhandle peevishly.
They entered the saloon and strode up to the bar, where from all appearances Tex was not the only one to seek artificial strength. Then they repaired to a corner, where they took seats and stared at the letter Tex threw down before them.
From Missouri, all right,
said Panhandle, studying the postmark. Kansas City, Missouri.
It’s her writin’,
said Nevada, in awe. Shore I’d know that out of a million letters.
"Ain’t you goin’ to read it to