Zane Grey

The Heritage of the Desert (RGV Old West Classic) Western Novel Zane Grey

"BUT the man's almost dead."The words stung John Hare's fainting spirit into life. He opened his eyes. The desert still stretched before him, the appalling thing that had overpowered him with its deceiving purple distance. Near by stood a sombre group of men."Leave him here," said one, addressing a gray-bearded giant. "He's the fellow sent into southern Utah to spy out the cattle thieves. He's all but dead. Dene's outlaws are after him. Don't cross Dene."The stately answer might have come from a Scottish Covenanter or a follower of Cromwell.