Project Gutenberg 2009-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 374 Watson, Robert 1882 1948 The Spoilers of the Valley Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Spoilers of the Valley" by Robert Watson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a ranching community, centering on a young woman named Eileen Pederstone who finds herself in a tense situation when a fugitive, claiming to be a runaway convict, seeks refuge in her home. The narrative explores themes of trust, moral dilemmas, and the impact of past choices as Eileen becomes entwined in the fugitive's desperate plight. At the start of the book, Eileen is introduced as she stands at her window, enjoying a serene night when she hears distant gunshots and excited voices. Her peaceful evening is abruptly interrupted by the arrival of a disheveled man who pleads for help, revealing that he is being hunted. Eileen's compassion drives her to hide him from pursuers, leading to a tense confrontation with members of the community who are searching for the escaped convict. As she forges a connection with the fugitive, they engage in deep conversations that hint at deeper complexities in both their characters and backgrounds, setting the stage for the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en British Columbia -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 738951 2025-07-12T08:23:07.835790 text/html 788991 2021-01-05T09:46:27 text/html 358613 2025-07-12T08:23:20.313713 application/epub+zip 374188 2025-07-12T08:23:11.119787 application/epub+zip 348302 2025-07-12T08:23:09.726768 application/epub+zip 653189 2025-07-12T08:23:26.791673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 640268 2025-07-12T08:23:19.343759 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 596701 2022-09-13T16:08:20.140002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 641493 2025-07-12T08:23:05.047797 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 641292 2021-01-05T09:46:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 641287 2021-01-05T09:46:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20278 2025-07-12T08:23:26.940668 application/rdf+xml 12881 2025-07-12T08:23:10.248759 image/jpeg 3757 2025-07-12T08:23:09.986756 image/jpeg 251590 2021-01-05T09:46:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 282182 2021-01-05T09:46:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 251553 2021-01-05T09:46:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 348892 2025-07-12T08:23:07.892779 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog