At Pinney's Ranch

John Lansing and Mary Hollister's romance begins with a playful evening of "mind-reading" that seems to reveal a rare harmony between them. Four years later, that bond is nearly destroyed when Lansing is accused of murder after a quarrel with Austin Flint and a secret visit to Flint's house on the night of the killing. Though innocent, he sees how the evidence looks, and when Mary mistakes his fear and silence for guilt, he flees in despair, escaping down a swollen river on a floating shed. Presumed dead, Lansing rebuilds his life in the Colorado mines under an assumed name, but fortune cannot quiet his longing for his wife and children. When he learns the true murderer has been caught and that Mary has been left poor and heartbroken, he returns only to face a new shock: she plans to marry Mr. Whitcomb to support their children and secure Johnny's education. As the wedding hour nears, Lansing is urged to use his old power of mental influence to reach her across the distance. In a tense, uncanny struggle of will, he does, and the ceremony collapses in panic. Love, fate, and suggestion blur in a haunting ending that leaves the mystery unresolved. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.