The Branding Iron

To have and to hold, to honor and obey - marriage vows usually recited to show commitment can also mean something more ominous. Wedded bliss turns to suspicious jealousy in this fictional account of a Wyoming husband whose jealousy leads him to brand his wife as he would his cattle. Reportedly based

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• The Two-Bar Brand - Chapter 1 Joan Reads by Firelight
• The Two-Bar Brand - Chapter 2 Pierre Lays his Hand on a Heart
• The Two-Bar Brand - Chapter 3 Two Pictures in the Fire
• The Two-Bar Brand - Chapter 4 The Sin-Buster
• The Two-Bar Brand - Chapter 5 Pierre Becomes Alarmed About his Property
• The Two-Bar Brand - Chapter 6 Pierre Takes Steps to Preserve his Property
• The Two-Bar Brand - Chapter 7 The Judgment of God
• The Two-Bar Brand - Chapter 8 Delirium
• The Two-Bar Brand Chapter 9 Dried Rose-Leaves
• The Two-Bar Brand Chapter 10 Prosper Comes to a Decision
• The Two-Bar Brand - Chapter 11 The Whole Duty of Woman
• The Two-Bar Brand - Chapter 12 A Matter of Taste
• The Two-Bar Brand - Chapter 13 The Training of a Leopardess
• The Two-Bar Brand Chapter 14 Joan Runs Away
• The Two-Bar Brand - Chapter 15 Nerves and Intuition
• The Two-Bar Brand - Chapter 16 The Tall Child
• The Two-Bar Brand - Chapter 17 Concerning Marriage
• The Estray - Chapter 1 A Wild Cat
• The Estray - Chapter 2 Morena's Wife
• The Estray - Chapter 3 Jane
• The Estray - Chapter 4 Flight
• The Estray - Chapter 5 Luck's Play
• The Estray - Chapter 6 Joan and Prosper
• The Estray - Chapter 7 Aftermath
• The Estray - Chapter 8 Against the Bars
• The Estray - Chapter 9 Gray Envelopes
• The Estray - Chapter 10 The Spider
• The Estray - Chapter 11 The Clean Wild Thing
• The Estray - Chapter 12 The Leopardess
• The Estray - Chapter 13 The End of the Trail