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When Meldrum came in answer to her summons, he met the shock of his life.

[Frontispiece: When Meldrum came in answer to her summons, he met theshock of his life.]



THE SHERIFF'S SON


BY

WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE




AUTHOR OF

THE YUKON TRAIL, WYOMING, ETC.




ILLUSTRATED BY

HAROLD CUE




NEW YORK

GROSSET & DUNLAP

PUBLISHERS


Made in the United States of America




COPYRIGHT, 1917 AND 1918, BY FRANK A. MUNSEY COMPANY

COPYRIGHT, 1918, BY WILLIAM MACLEOD RAINE


ALL RIGHTS RESERVED


Published April 1918




TO
ROBERT H. DAVIS

WHO WITH HIS USUAL GENEROSITY TO WRITERS
MADE THE AUTHOR A PRESENT
OF THE GERM IDEA
OF THIS PLOT




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