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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![The Gold Girl](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnqh60088jmwj87mvpsvkvm/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20261008%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261008T214049Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=4628adc4c3915ff188d4b66813767b06270bb54e0c75578b1a684ab065e8275c) ## About this work The Gold Girl by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside THE MAN WAS UPON HIS FEET, NOW, BENDING TOWARDS HER WITH ARMS OUTSTRETCHED Drawing by Monahan. The Gold Girl By James B. Hendryx Author of "The Promise," "The Gun-Brand," "The Texan," etc. G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press 1920 Copyright, 1920 by JAMES B. HENDRYX CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. —A Horseman of the Hills 1 II. —At the Watts Ranch 10 III. —Patty Goes To Town 30 IV. —Monk Bethune 47 V. —Sheep Camp 65 VI. —Bethune Pays a Call 81 VII. —In the Cabin 98 VIII. —Prospecting 111 IX. —Patty Takes Precautions 129 X. —The Bishop of All Outdoors 146 XI. —Lord Clendenning Gets a Ducking 162 XII. —Bethune Tries Again 180 XIII. —Patty Draws a Map 198 XIV. —The Samuelsons 219 XV. —The Horse Raid 239 XVI. —Patty Finds a Glove 263 XVII. —Unmasked 288 XVIII. —Patty Makes her Strike 308 XIX. —The Race for the Register 327 The Gold Girl CHAPTER I A HORSEMAN OF THE HILLS Patty Sinclair reined in her horse at the top of a low divide and gazed helplessly around her. The trail that had grown fainter and fainter with its ascent of the creek bed disappeared entirely at the slope of loose rock and bunch grass that slanted steeply to the divide. In vain she scanned the deeply gored valley that lay before her and the timbered slopes of the mountains for sign of human habitation. Her horse lowered his head and snipped at the bunch grass. Stiffly the girl dismounted. She had been in the saddle since early noon with only two short intervals of rest when she had stopped to drink and to bathe her fare in the deliciously cold waters of mountain streams—and now the trail had melted into the hills, and the broad… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fthe-gold-girl) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Fthe-gold-girl) No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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