The Death Shot

About this eBook

Author

Reid, Mayne, 1818-1883

Title

The Death Shot: A Story Retold

Credits

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Enslaved persons -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

23140

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/23140

Release Date

October 21, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2."The Death Shot" — Preface. — Prologue. — Chapter One. — Two sorts of Slave-Owners. — Chapter Two. — A flat refusal. — Chapter Three. — A Forest Post-Office. — Chapter Four. — Two good girls. — Chapter Five. — A photograph in the forest. — Chapter Six. — A coon-chase interrupted. — Chapter Seven. — Murder without remorse. — Chapter Eight. — The coon-hunter cautious. — Chapter Nine. — An assassin in retreat. — Chapter Ten. — The eve of departure. — Chapter Eleven. — Under the Trysting Tree. — Chapter Twelve. — The wrong man. — Chapter Thirteen. — The coon-hunter at home. — Chapter Fourteen. — Why comes he not? — Chapter Fifteen. — A moonlight moving. — Chapter Sixteen. — What has become of Clancy? — Chapter Seventeen. — A bullet extracted. — Chapter Eighteen. — “To the sheriff!” — Chapter Nineteen. — The “Belle of Natchez.” — Chapter Twenty. — Saved by a sister. — Chapter Twenty One. — Seized by spectral arms. — Chapter Twenty Two. — Up and down. — Chapter Twenty Three. — The sleep of the assassin. — Chapter Twenty Four. — The coon-hunter conscience-stricken. — Chapter Twenty Five. — An unceremonious search. — Chapter Twenty Six. — Tell-tale tracks. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — Additional evidence. — Chapter Twenty Eight. — “To the jail!” — Chapter Twenty Nine. — A scheme of colonisation. — Chapter Thirty. — News from Natchez. — Chapter Thirty One. — Spectres in the street. — Chapter Thirty Two. — The “Choctaw Chief.” — Chapter Thirty Three. — The murderer unmasked. — Chapter Thirty Four. — “Will you be one of us?” — Chapter Thirty Five. — A ghost going its rounds. — Chapter Thirty Six. — “She is true—still true!” — Chapter Thirty Seven. — The home of the hunted slave. — Chapter Thirty Eight. — An excursion by canoe. — Chapter Thirty Nine. — Is it a corpse? — Chapter Forty. — “Across the Sabine.” — Chapter Forty One. — A repentant sinner. — Chapter Forty Two. — The prairie caravan. — Chapter Forty Three. — The hand of God. — Chapter Forty Four. — A cloud on the cliffs. — Chapter Forty Five. — A suspicious surveillance. — Chapter Forty Six. — A suspected servant. — Chapter Forty Seven. — Opposite emblems. — Chapter Forty Eight. — A blank day. — Chapter Forty Nine. — Waiting the word. — Chapter Fifty. — An uncanny skulker. — Chapter Fifty One. — Locked in. — Chapter Fifty Two. — Massacre without mercy. — Chapter Fifty Three. — A horrid spectacle. — Chapter Fifty Four. — Riding double. — Chapter Fifty Five. — Tired travellers. — Chapter Fifty Six. — Spectral equestrians. — Chapter Fifty Seven. — Planning a capture. — Chapter Fifty Eight. — Across the ford. — Chapter Fifty Nine. — A Foiled Ambuscade. — Chapter Sixty. — “The Live-Oak.” — Chapter Sixty One. — A ruffian triumphant. — Chapter Sixty Two. — “Help! Help!” — Chapter Sixty Three. — An oath to be kept. — Chapter Sixty Four. — A wild farewell. — Chapter Sixty Five. — For the rendezvous. — Chapter Sixty Six. — A scouting party. — Chapter Sixty Seven. — A straying traveller. — Chapter Sixty Eight. — “Brasfort.” — Chapter Sixty Nine. — Shadows behind. — Chapter Seventy. — Surrounded and disarmed. — Chapter Seventy One. — A pathless plain. — Chapter Seventy Two. — The prairie stocks. — Chapter Seventy Three. — Helpless and hopeless. — Chapter Seventy Four. — Coyote Creek. — Chapter Seventy Five. — A Transformation. — Chapter Seventy Six. — Mestizo and mulatto. — Chapter Seventy Seven. — A strayed traveller. — Chapter Seventy Eight. — Hours of agony. — Chapter Seventy Nine. — An unexpected visitor. — Chapter Eighty. — A Resurrectionist. — Chapter Eighty One. — The voice of vengeance. — Chapter Eighty Two. — A man nearly mad. — Chapter Eighty Three. — At length the “Death Shot.” — Chapter Eighty Four. — The Scout’s Report. — Chapter Eighty Five. — A change of programme. — Chapter Eighty Six. — Alone with the Dead. — Chapter Eighty Seven. — Hostile Cohorts. — The End.

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