Project Gutenberg 2010-01-16 Public domain in the USA. 130 Chapman, Arthur 1873 1935 Mystery Ranch Produced by David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Mystery Ranch" by Arthur Chapman is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds within an Indian reservation context, centering on Walter Lowell, an Indian agent, amidst a murder mystery that poses threats to both Indians and white settlers. The narrative sets up an intriguing conflict between cultures and the expectations that come with them, entwined with the lives of characters like Plenty Buffalo, the Indian police chief, and the enigmatic Fire Bear, who leads a rebellious faction among the young Indians. The opening of the narrative introduces the urgent situation of a murder discovered on the edge of the reservation, caught in a web of racial suspicion and prejudice. As Walter Lowell receives the distressing news from Plenty Buffalo about the murder victim, he faces the impending turmoil that can erupt from the incident—especially with the added complexity of local fears regarding the Native American population. Various characters are presented, including the white sheriff advocating for justice and the trader Talpers, who has his own dubious motives. This inciting moment sets forth a cascade of events that bring tensions between the cultures to the forefront, raising questions about justice, identity, and the harsh realities of life on the frontier. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories West (U.S.) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 330898 2025-08-12T14:33:53.816284 text/html 330444 2010-01-16T10:23:26 text/html 189760 2025-08-12T14:33:59.784216 application/epub+zip 193845 2025-08-12T14:33:55.655274 application/epub+zip 193845 2025-08-12T14:33:54.531240 application/epub+zip 334083 2025-08-12T14:34:02.982194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315802 2025-08-12T14:33:59.050220 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283214 2022-09-14T09:29:39.126668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316033 2025-08-12T14:33:53.248246 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 315935 2010-01-16T10:23:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 315926 2010-01-16T10:23:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20677 2025-08-12T14:34:03.110173 application/rdf+xml 10764 2025-08-12T14:33:55.020228 image/jpeg 3067 2025-08-12T14:33:54.776212 image/jpeg 119319 2010-01-16T10:23:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 121797 2010-01-16T10:23:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 119293 2010-01-16T10:23:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 185696 2025-08-12T14:33:53.843221 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 en.wikipedia