Project Gutenberg 2006-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 91 Gregory, Jackson 1882 1943 Johnson, Frank Tenney 1874 1939 Johnson, F. Tenney The Short Cut Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Al Haines "The Short Cut" by Jackson Gregory is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story opens with the sudden and tragic death of a young man named Arthur Shandon, discovered by a girl named Wanda Leland, who is struck by the calm beauty of nature juxtaposed against the horror of the situation. Set against a backdrop of the American West, the narrative explores themes of innocence, the fragility of life, and societal expectations surrounding familial relationships. At the start of the book, Wanda, enjoying a serene spring day, encounters the distressing scene of Arthur's lifeless body near Echo Creek after he has been shot. As she grapples with the shock of the moment and the realization of death, the narrative reveals her deep emotional turmoil and sense of loyalty, leading to her suspicion surrounding the potential involvement of Wayne Shandon, Arthur's brother, who has a troubled past. The opening chapters set a poignant tone, hinting at a complex mystery involving love, loyalty, and the consequences of a man's reckless actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 572813 566100 2024-10-08T10:41:28.352591 2023-09-08T11:45:27.008077 text/html text/html 561225 2006-07-31T14:48:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 408357 2021-01-01T12:45:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 481772 2024-10-08T10:41:37.900561 application/epub+zip 492074 2024-10-08T10:41:30.499601 application/epub+zip 286784 2024-10-08T10:41:29.162583 application/epub+zip 672014 2024-10-08T10:41:43.327507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 651150 2024-10-08T10:41:37.050536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414207 2022-09-09T06:47:41.448027 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528200 528189 2024-10-08T10:41:26.715602 2023-09-08T11:45:25.849056 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 528009 2021-01-01T12:45:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 200769 2021-01-01T12:45:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 528016 2021-01-01T12:45:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200759 2021-01-01T12:45:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21904 2024-10-08T10:41:43.509504 application/rdf+xml 10210 2024-10-08T10:41:29.764581 image/jpeg 3051 2024-10-08T10:41:29.456583 image/jpeg 470512 2024-10-08T10:41:28.427584 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia