Charlevoix county herald., 1908-03-14
SYNOPSIS.

Chip Mcclure, q lG-year-old girl living
At Tins place in the Maine WOODS ls
sold by her father to Pete Bolduc, ~
the camp of Martin Frisbie, occupied by
Martin. his wife nephew, Raymond Stet-
son. and guides. She tells her story ana
A. cared for by Mrs. FriSbie. Journey OF
Frlsbie's party into woods to visit father
OF Mrs. Frisbie. an old hermit, who has
resided i'm the wilderness for many years.
When camp is broken Chip and Ray oc-
OF Mrs. Frisbic'S father and are well
coined by him and Cy Walker an oio
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 sees Il bear on the ridge.
Chip is stolen by Pete Bolduc who es-
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,
and finds life 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
Hneaking about their cabin. They investi-
gate the cave home of Mcclure during
his absence. Bolduc finds Mcclure and
the two fight to the death, finding a
watery grave together Ray returns to
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
broken. refuses. When they part, how
ever. il is as lovers. Chip runs away
from Aunt Comforts and finds another
home with Judson Walker She gives her
name as Vera Raymond. Aunt Abby
Aunt Mandy Walkers sister, visits them,
and takes Chip home with her to Christ
r1as Cove. Chip goes to school at Christ
mas Cove. She tells Aunt Abby the
story of her life Aunt Abby tells her OF
their family, and she discovers that Cy
Walker is a long-lost brother of Judson
Walker. but fear of bctraying her hiding
place prevents her telling of CY. Old Cy
Investigates McGuirc's cave in the wilder
ness and finds fortune that belongs
% Chip. Old Cy returns To the wilderness
camp with the news that Chip had dis
appeared and proposes TO start out to
ind her He turns over To Martin a bank
book showing a deposit of 10000 in Chips
uane. Chip returns to the home of Jud-
son Walker at Peaceful Valley for n
aummer vacation Chip tells hudson Of
Cy and writes d note To Martin which dis
closes her hiding place. Martin immedi
ately visits the Walkers lie gives Chip
her money and asks if he shall send Ray
- her. but she says no. Aunt Abby's
husband dies Chip asks Martin to find
CY who is seeking the country over for
Ter. He had been youthful lover of
been los' at sea. Ray wants to go to
Chip, but Martin advises him not to.
Chip receives a letter from Ray, asking
forgiveness for seeming slight and neg