Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 60 Harris, Frank 1856 1931 Harris, James Thomas Elder Conklin and Other Stories Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Elder Conklin -- The Sheriff and his partner -- A modern idyll -- Eatin' crow -- The best man in Garotte -- Gulmore, the Boss. Produced by Blain Nelson, Eric Eldred, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Elder Conklin and Other Stories" by Frank Harris is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. The book explores life on the American frontier, delving into the experiences of characters such as Elder Conklin and his family, alongside various other individuals who inhabit their world. The stories highlight themes of honor, love, conflict, and community dynamics against the backdrop of the changing American landscapes. At the start of "Elder Conklin," readers are introduced to Elder Conklin's household, particularly focusing on his daughter, Miss Loo Conklin, and a new schoolmaster, George Bancroft. The narrative unfolds in a warm evening setting as Loo and George engage in a conversation filled with playful tension, exploring their feelings and the societal expectations of their roles. The evening leads them to a house-warming gathering, where flirtation, social dynamics, and the budding romance between Loo and George contrast with the background of an impending fight with a local rival, Seth Stevens. The opening sets up an intricate interplay of relationships, aspirations, and the conflict inherent in life on the frontier, providing a captivating gateway into the stories that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Short stories PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 426093 426094 2024-10-03T12:23:40.810317 2023-10-03T10:47:52.786339 text/html text/html 437305 2021-02-26T01:19:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 150878 2021-02-26T01:19:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 223854 2024-10-03T12:23:49.130262 application/epub+zip 228491 2024-10-03T12:23:44.015036 application/epub+zip 228490 2024-10-03T12:23:41.591171 application/epub+zip 419840 2024-10-03T12:23:52.872019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398283 2024-10-03T12:23:48.088002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361573 2022-09-04T04:49:51.353195 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369167 369023 2024-10-03T12:23:40.123047 2023-10-03T10:47:52.129333 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 373236 2018-03-08T06:55:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 143709 2018-03-19T05:33:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 368876 2013-04-14T11:04:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 143190 2013-04-14T11:05:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 368867 2013-04-14T11:04:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 143165 2013-04-14T11:05:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23453 2024-10-03T12:23:53.047971 application/rdf+xml 14152 2024-10-03T12:23:43.296019 image/jpeg 3642 2024-10-03T12:23:43.018105 image/jpeg 217943 2024-10-03T12:23:40.846052 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