# The Shepherd of the Hills

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The novel depicts a mostly fictional story of mountain folklore and forgiveness, and has been translated into seven languages since its release. It has been the basis for four films, the first in 1919, and a television movie; the best-known being the 1941 film of the same name starring Harry Carey and John Wayne. It was also a popular outdoor drama staged from May to October, from 1960 until this day in Branson, Missouri. Warning: template has been deprecated.
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THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS
SAMMY LANE
Frontispiece. —The Shepherd of the Hills.
of the Hills
By Harold Bell Wright
Author of "That Printer of Udells," "The Calling of Dan Matthews"
With Four Illustrations
By F. GRAHAM COOTES
A. L. BURT COMPANY
Copyright, 1907,
By Harold Bell Wright
Copyright, 1907,
By Elberry W. Reynolds
Published, September, 1907
"That all with one consent praise new-horn gawds,
Tho they are made and moulded of things past,
And give to dust that is a little gilt
More laud than gilt o'er-dusted."
Troilus and Cressida. Act 3: Sc. 8
TO FRANCES, MY WIFE
IN MEMORY OP THAT BEAUTIFUL SUMMER
IN THE OZARK HILLS, WHEN, SO OFTEN,
WE FOLLOWED THE OLD TRAIL AROUND
THE RIM OF MUTTON HOLLOW—THE TRAIL
THAT IS NOBODY KNOWS HOW OLD AND
FROM SAMMY'S LOOKOUT WATCHED THE
DAY GO OVER THE WESTERN RIDGES.
CONTENTS
* CHAPTERPAGE
* The Two Trails (Introductory)15
* I.The Stranger19
* II.Sammy Lane27
* III.The Voice From Out the Mists33
* IV.A Chat With Aunt Mollie40
* V."Jest Nobody"48
* VI.The Story58
* VII.What Is Love?69
* VIII.Why Ain't We Got No Folks?78
* IX.Sammy Lane's Folks85
* X.A Feat of Strength and a Challenge90
* XI.Ollie Stewart's Good-By101
* XII.The Shepherd and His Flock108
* XIII.Sammy Lane's Ambition117
* XIV.The Common Yeller Kind127
* XV.The Party at Ford's138
* XVI.On the Way Home147
* XVII.What Happened at the Ranch154
* XVIII.Learning to be a Lady168
* XIX.The Drought172
* XX.The Shepherd Writes a Letter176
* XXI.God's Gold183
* XXII.A Letter from Ollie Stewart187
* XXIII.Ollie Comes Home194
* XXIV.What Hakes a Man203
* XXV.Young Matt Remembers211
* XXVI.Ollie's Dilemma219
* XXVII.The Champion228
* XXVIII.What Pete Told Sammy236
* XXIX.Jim Lane Makes a Promise243
* XXX.Sammy Graduates248
* XXXI.Castle Building253
* XXXII.Preparation259
* XXXIII.A Ride in the Night264
* XXXIV.Jim Lane Keeps His Promise273
* XXXV."I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes Unto the Hills"280
* XXXVI.Another Stranger288
* XXXVII.Old Friends298
* XXXVIII.I Ain't Nobody No More306
* XXXIX.A Matter of Hours316
* XL.The Shepherd's Mission320
* XLI.The Other Side of the Story325
* XLII.The Way OF the Lower Trail334
* XLIII.Poor Pete336
* XLIV.The Trail on the Sunlit Hills341
* XLV.Some Years Later348
ILLUSTRATIONS
Drawn by
F. GRAHAM COOTES
* PAGE
* Sammy LaneFrontispiece
* * * * and when he comes—"66
* Then the three friends * * * went down the mountain side, together115
* "We'll wait for the moon, here"346
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.
The longest-living author of this work died in 1944, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 79 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.
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