Clarence E. Mulford 
Orphan 

The Orphan is the second novel in Clarence E. Mulford’s abidingly popular Hopalong Cassidy series of Westerns. In this volume of the series, Mulford introduces several new characters and injects a romantic subplot into a tale centered on the mysterious protagonist known as The Orphan, who’s being pursued by the law, a group of Native Americans bent on revenge, and a few other nefarious characters.