Tappan's Burro, and Other Stories

Chapter 3: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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The collection presents five rugged short tales set in the desert Southwest, centering on a solitary prospector and his unusually intelligent burro and extending to other men tested by the wasteland. Scenes blend brisk outdoor action—prospecting, hunting, and long desert treks—with close observation of animal behavior and landscape. Recurrent themes include endurance, companionship between human and beast, chance gains and losses, and the moral and physical costs of life on remote trails. Tone shifts between suspenseful, sometimes violent encounters and reflective passages that emphasize nature’s beauty, isolation, and the precariousness of survival in unforgiving country.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Swaying Backward, He Fell into the Upbanked Wall of Snow, and Went Out of Sight, Except for His Boots, One of Which Still Held the Crude Snowshoe	Frontispiece
	FACING PAGE
This Was the Supreme Test for His Never Proven Endurance. And He Was All but Vanquished	22
On All the Four Winds Breathed Voices Whispering of His Future	82
Out of the Gray Fog Burned Dusky Eyes Half Veiled By Dusky Hair—“Emihiyah Comes,” She Said. “Siena Waits,” He Replied	108
Alone on a Ridge of Rising Ground Yaqui Faced the Back Trail and Watched with Falcon Eyes	114
Yaqui Knew that Never Again Would He See His Wife and Baby—Never Hear From Them—Never Know What Became of Them	146
Twice She Started Forward, Only to Hang Back	176

TAPPAN’S BURRO