Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 230 Harris, Frank 1856 1931 Harris, James Thomas Elder Conklin and Other Stories Elder Conklin -- The Sheriff and his partner -- A modern idyll -- Eatin' crow -- The best man in Garotte -- Gulmore, the Boss. Produced by Blain Nelson, Eric Eldred, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Elder Conklin and Other Stories" by Frank Harris is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. The book explores life on the American frontier, delving into the experiences of characters such as Elder Conklin and his family, alongside various other individuals who inhabit their world. The stories highlight themes of honor, love, conflict, and community dynamics against the backdrop of the changing American landscapes. At the start of "Elder Conklin," readers are introduced to Elder Conklin's household, particularly focusing on his daughter, Miss Loo Conklin, and a new schoolmaster, George Bancroft. The narrative unfolds in a warm evening setting as Loo and George engage in a conversation filled with playful tension, exploring their feelings and the societal expectations of their roles. The evening leads them to a house-warming gathering, where flirtation, social dynamics, and the budding romance between Loo and George contrast with the background of an impending fight with a local rival, Seth Stevens. The opening sets up an intricate interplay of relationships, aspirations, and the conflict inherent in life on the frontier, providing a captivating gateway into the stories that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Short stories PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 426196 2025-06-03T11:26:01.692429 text/html 437305 2021-02-26T01:19:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 150878 2021-02-26T01:19:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 223925 2025-06-03T11:26:08.848429 application/epub+zip 228478 2025-06-03T11:26:03.819441 application/epub+zip 228478 2025-06-03T11:26:02.511443 application/epub+zip 419838 2025-06-03T11:26:12.776409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398283 2025-06-03T11:26:08.007398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361573 2022-09-04T04:49:51.353195 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373481 2025-06-03T11:26:01.047424 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 373236 2018-03-08T06:55:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 143709 2018-03-19T05:33:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 368876 2013-04-14T11:04:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 143190 2013-04-14T11:05:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 368867 2013-04-14T11:04:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 143165 2013-04-14T11:05:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22452 2025-06-03T11:26:12.941373 application/rdf+xml 14152 2025-06-03T11:26:03.080434 image/jpeg 3642 2025-06-03T11:26:02.795432 image/jpeg 217988 2025-06-03T11:26:01.734437 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