Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-04-16
SYNOPSIS.


Chip Mcclure. a is-ycar.old girl living
at Tins place In the Maine woods is
sold by her father to Pete Bolduc,
half-breed. She runs away and reaches
the camp Of Martin Frisbie. occupied by
Martin. his wife, nephew. Raymond Stet.
son. and guides. She tells her story aud
- cared for By Mrs. frlRbie. Journey OF
Frisbic'n party into woods to visit father
OF Mrs. Frtshic, an old hermit, who has
rcsidcd In the wilderness for many years.
When camp lE broken chip and Ray oc-
cupy same cnno" The party reach camp
OF Mrs. Trisbic's fatlrr and are wei
coined by him and Cy walker, an ola
friend and former tOwnsmln % the her
init They settle down for summers
stay. Chip and Ray arc In love but no
one realizes this but Cy walker. strange
canoe marks found on lake shore IN front
OF their cabin. Strange smoke II seen
across the lake. Martin aud Levi leave
for settlement to get officers To- arrest
escaped murderer. Chips one woods
friend. Tomah, an Indian. visits camp.
RAY believes he secs bear on the ridge.
CHIP Is stolen BY Pete Bolduc who cs-
Capos with her In a canoe. chip rs res
Cucd by Martin and Low as they are re-.
turning from the settlement Bulduc -.
CHpcs. Ola ~ proposes 90 Ray that he
remain In the woods with himself aud
AMI ana trap during he winter. and he
concludes 20 do so. Others OF the party
return 60 Grvouyale. taking Chip with
them chip starts To- school IN Grccnvalc.
and finds NE unpleasant at Aunt Com
forts mac" 80 especially by Hannah.
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in the wilderness. They penetrate fur
Their into the wilderness and discover the
hiding plpr" Of the man who had been
gncaking about their cabin. They investi-
gate the cave home 81 Mcclure during
hts absence. Bolduc finds MCGUIRE and
the two night 10 the death finding n
MatcTy grave together, Ray returns To
Grccnvalc and finds Chip waiting for
him Ray wants Chip 60 return TO the
woods with them. but she feeling that
the old yUWradyship with RAY has been
broken, refuses When they part. how
ever. II is as lovers. chin runs away
home with 1IdsUn Walker She gives her
name a. Vera Raymond Aunt Abby.
Aunt MANDY Walkers sister visits them
and takes Chip homo with her 70 Christ
mas Cove. chip goes tp school at Christ
mas Cove She tells Aunt Abby the
story % her life. Aunt Abby tells her OF
thylr family. and she discovers that Cy
Walker Is O. long-lnst brother ~ Judson
Walker haf fear Of b-trayiug her hiding
place pr'yru tS her telling ~ ty Old -
invcsiigat"S MCGuire's cave In the wilder
ness and tudS "A fortune that belongs
20 CHIP. Ola .Cy returns 20 the wilderness
camp Will the news that chip had dis
appeared and proposes TO start out 10
md her. He turns over 60 Martin hank
book showing a deposit 81 s0p1 in Chips
name CHIP returns to the home 81 Jud-
son "alk'r az Peaceful Valley for a
summer vacation. Chip tells Judson 81
NF and writes note 20 Martin which dis.
closes her aiding place. Martin immedi-
a'eiy visits the Walkers He gives chip
her money and asks - he shall send Raw
60 her. but she says no Aunt Abhy's
husband dies Chip asks Martin 10 md
y WhC Is seeking the country over for
her Hs had been a youthful lover %
been Lost a. sea Ray wants e. 20 20
Chip. but Martin advises him not TO
Chip receives letter from Ray. asking
iiorEiNeness ior seeming slight and neg