Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1908-06-25
SYNOPSIS.

Chip Mcguire, a ~l6-year-old girl living
at Tins place in the Maine woods is
sold by her father to Pete Bolduc, a
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 and
is cared for by Mrs. Frisbie. Journey of
Frisbie's party into woods to visit father
of Mrs. Frisbie. an old hermit, who has
resided in the wilderness for many years.
/ When camp is broken Chip and Ray oc-
cupy same canoe: The party reach camp
of Mrs, Frisbie's father and are well
coined by him and Cy Walker, an ole
friend and former townsman of the her
NIT. They settle down for summers
stay. Chip and Ray are in love, but no
one realizes this but Cy Walker. Strange
canoe marks found on lake shore in front
OF their cabin. Strange smoke is seen
across the lake. Martin and Levi leave
for settlement TO get officers to arrest
Mcclure, who is known as outlaw and
escaped murderer. Chips one woods
friend, Tomah, an Indian, visits camp.
Ray believes he secs a bear on the ridge.
Chip is stolen by Pete Bolduc who es-
capes, with her in a canoe. Chip is res
cued by Martin and Levi as they are re-
turning from the settlement. Bolduc es-
capes. Old Cy proposes to Ray that he
remain in the woods with himself and
AMI and trap during the winter, and he
concludes to do so. Others of the party
return to Greenvale, taking Chip with
them. Chip starts to school in Greenvale,
ana mas HE unpleasant at Aunt COM
forts. made so especially by Hannah.
Old Cy and. Ray discover strange tracks
in the wilderness. They penetrate fur
ther into the wilderness and discover the
hiding place of the man who had been
sneaking about their cabin. They investi-
gate the cave home of MCGUIRE during
his absence. Bolduc finds Mcguire and
the two fight to the death, finding a
Greenvale and finds Chip waiting for
him. Ray wants Chip to return to the
woods with them, but she. feeling that
the old comradeship, with Ray has been
ever, it is as lovers. Chip runs away
from Aunt Comforts and finds another
home with Judson Walker. She gives her
Aunt 1ii Mandy wv Wal hegi'e sister. N Visits n themS,,
and takes Chip home with her to Christ
mas Cove. Chip goes to school at Christ
mas Cove. She tells Aunt Abby the
their family. n she discovers that Cy
Walker Is a long-lost brother Of Judson
Walker, but fear of betraying her hiding
place prevents her telling of Cy. Old Cy
investigates McGuire's cave in the wilder
ness and finds a fortune that belongs
to Chip. Old Cy returns to the wilderness
camp with the news that Chip had dis
appeared and proposes to start out to
find her. He turns over to Martin a bank
book showing a deposit of 5000 0 in Chips
name. Chip returns to the home Of Jud-
son Walker at Peaceful Valley for a
summer vacation. CHIP tells JudSon OF
Cy and writes a note to Martin which dis
closes her hiding place. Martin immedi-
ately visits the Walkers. He gives Chip
her money and asks If he shall send Ray
to her, but she says no. Aunt Abby's
husband dies. Chip asks Martin to find
SCy who is seeking the country over for
her. He had been q youthful lover of
Aunt Abby, and was supposed to have
been lost at sea. Ray wants to go to
Chip, but Martin advises him not to.
CHIP receives a letter from Raw, asking
forgiveness for seeming slight and neg