# Riders of the Purple Sage — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey.

- [Lassiter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/i-lassiter.md): Jane Withersteen, a wealthy Mormon woman in Cottonwoods, is confronted by Elder Tull and his men for befriending a Gentile rider named Venters. Tull intends to whip Venters and drive him out of Utah. As Jane prays for he
- [Cottonwoods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/ii-cottonwoods.md): Jane Withersteen offers hospitality to Lassiter, a mysterious rider who saved her friend Venters from Tull's men. Lassiter reveals he seeks the grave of Milly Erne, Jane's beloved friend. Despite the tension with the Mor
- [III: Amber Spring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/iii-amber-spring.md): Venters and Lassiter discuss the story of Milly Erne, a woman who was broken by the Mormon community after her child was stolen. They visit Amber Spring, a beautiful oasis that sustains Jane Withersteen's estate. Venters
- [IV: Deception Pass](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/iv-deception-pass.md): Venters, driven by a conviction that his life is changing, sets out to find Oldring's retreat in Deception Pass. He takes the horse Wrangle and his dogs Ring and Whitie. Before leaving, Judkins arrives wounded, reporting
- [The Masked Rider](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/v-the-masked-rider.md): Venters shoots a rustler and discovers the Masked Rider is a young woman. He tends to her wounds and brings her to his hidden camp, grappling with guilt and the revelation of Oldring's secret cattle range.

> 18 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=riders_of_the_purple_sage_se_1062kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [The Mill-Wheel of Steers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/vi-the-mill-wheel-of-steers.md)
- [The Daughter of Withersteen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/vii-the-daughter-of-withersteen.md)
- [Surprise Valley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/viii-surprise-valley.md)
- [Silver Spruce and Aspens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/ix-silver-spruce-and-aspens.md)
- [X: Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/x-love.md)
- [Faith and Unfaith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/xi-faith-and-unfaith.md)
- [XII: The Invisible Hand](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/xii-the-invisible-hand.md)
- [XIII: Solitude and Storm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/xiii-solitude-and-storm.md)
- [XIV: West Wind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/xiv-west-wind.md)
- [XV: Shadows on the Sage-Slope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/xv-shadows-on-the-sage-slope.md)
- [Gold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/xvi-gold.md)
- [Wrangle's Race Run](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/xvii-wrangle-s-race-run.md)
- [Oldring's Knell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/xviii-oldring-s-knell.md)
- [XIX: Fay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/xix-fay.md)
- [Lassiter's Way](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/xx-lassiter-s-way.md)
- [XXI: Black Star and Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/xxi-black-star-and-night.md)
- [XXII: Riders of the Purple Sage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/xxii-riders-of-the-purple-sage.md)
- [XXIII: The Fall of Balancing Rock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/riders_of_the_purple_sage_se/chapters/xxiii-the-fall-of-balancing-rock.md)

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