Project Gutenberg 2010-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 99 Mulford, Clarence Edward 1883 1956 Mulford, Clarence E. True, Allen Tupper 1881 1955 True, Allen T. The Orphan Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.fadedpage.net "The Orphan" by Clarence Edward Mulford is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a complex character known as The Orphan, who is viewed with a mix of fear and disdain by those around him. As the narrative unfolds, it contrasts The Orphan's dark reputation with the innate goodness that may still lie within him, particularly when he is confronted by lawman Sheriff James Shields. The book seems poised to explore themes of morality, law, and redemption against the backdrop of the Wild West. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to The Orphan, a notorious outlaw whose violent acts have made him a feared figure in the region. Sheriff Shields sets off on a mission to confront The Orphan after hearing about his latest misdeed, which involves the slaughter of some sheep herders and their flock. The sheriff's journey is marked by a mixture of dark humor and grim determination, as he prepares for a confrontation that could go either way. The opening establishes an intriguing dynamic between these two characters—both are depicted as formidable in their own rights, setting the stage for a complex interplay of conflict and potential camaraderie as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Western stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 534399 534409 2024-09-14T05:35:43.575400 2023-09-14T10:23:39.935392 text/html text/html 558877 2010-07-01T11:36:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 595657 2010-07-01T11:45:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 645862 2024-09-14T05:35:52.600883 application/epub+zip 650134 2024-09-14T05:35:45.602940 application/epub+zip 258928 2024-09-14T05:35:44.448443 application/epub+zip 821700 2024-09-14T05:35:57.663849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 770937 2024-09-14T05:35:51.333859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384701 2022-09-15T07:38:24.180173 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467637 467549 2024-09-14T05:35:42.438470 2023-09-14T10:23:38.885420 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 467526 2010-07-01T11:36:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 179994 2010-07-01T11:45:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 467536 2010-07-01T11:42:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 179961 2010-07-01T11:45:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20615 2024-09-14T05:35:57.804861 application/rdf+xml 11224 2024-09-14T05:35:44.810390 image/jpeg 3133 2024-09-14T05:35:44.629395 image/jpeg 643799 2024-09-14T05:35:43.636444 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