Lahoma (Electronic book text)

J. Breckenridge Ellis was a late 19th and early 20th century American writer. He wrote 26 works most of which were historical romances. His novels include Fran, Lahoma, Wolves of Holland, Garclaso, The Picture of the Wolf, Little Fiddler of the Ozarks, and Stork's Nest. Ellis had a large personal library. He read extensively and this vast array of knowledge is apparent in his writings. An excerpt from Lahoma reads, "In the midst of this confusion of disguises, booty and playing-cards, surrounded by cruel and sensual faces, the child slept soundly, her lips slightly parted, her cheeks delicately flushed, her face eloquent in its appeal of helplessness, innocence and beauty. One of the band, a tall broad-shouldered man of middle-age, with an immense quantity of whiskers perhaps worn as a visible sign of inward wildness, was, despite his hardened nature, moved to remonstrance. Under cover of lurid oaths and outrageous obscenity, he advanced his opinion that "the kid" needn't be shot just because her father was a sneak-jug spy."