Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-04-11
Copyright, 1911, by W. G. Chapman.)
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Edith Maitland frank,
free and unspoiled young Philadelphia
girl, Is taken to the Colorado mountains
by her uncle, Robert Maitland. James
Armstrong. Maitland's protege, falls in
love with her.
CHAPTER Hills persistent wooing
thrills the girl, but she hesitates, and
Armstrong goes east on business with
out definite answer.
CHAPTER III-Enid hears the story
OF mining engineer, Newbold, whose
wife fell off cliff and was so seriously
hurt that he was compelled to shoot her
TO prevent her being eaten by wolves
while he went for help.
CHAPTER Iv.-Kirkby, the old guide
who tells the story, gives Enid package
of letters which he says were found on
the dead woman's body. She reads the
letters and at Kirkby's request keeps
them.
CHAPTER v.-While Enid is bathing
In the river in fancied solitude, big
bear appears on the bank and is about
to plunge into the water to attack the
girl when a shot rings out and the ami
NAL Is killed by a strange man.
CHAPTER VI-Enid is caught in a
storm which wipes out her party's camp.
She is dashed upon the rocks and In
bear finds her unconscious and carries
her to shelter.
CHAPTER vII.-Members of the camp
Ing party realizing that Enid Is lost in
the storm institute frantic search for
the missing girl.
CHAPTER vIII.-No trace of her is
found and word Is telegraphed to her
father. James Armstrong Is asking the
father for Ends hand when the telegram
arrives expressing the belief that the
girl is dead Armstrong says he will find
her. and Maitland agrees to their mar
fiage II he succeeds.
CHAPTER IX.-Enid regains conscious
ness in the hut Of the man who had
rescued her from the bear and he
dresses her foot which had been severely
injured.
CHAPTER X.-The girl spends fairly
comfortable night, but her host in the
next room a restless one as he lives over
days that are gone. He has some secret
in his life.
freshed and ready for the substantial
breakfast the man has prepared for her
CHAPTER KILLER rescuer goes In
nightfall alone and unsuccessful. In his
absence she discovers books which show
him to be q man of education.
CHAPTER XIII.-Enid finds that she
must remain in the mountains until hel
foot Is better and the mountain trail;
passable, or permit her companion tC
leave her alone for a week while he goes
in search OF help. She decides to have
him remain with her.
CHAPTER XIV. = whole month
passes before Enid's foot 10 thoroughly
:, sryeil sa.sd Ii. tho meantime she discovers
that she is in love with the strang,
silent man who intrudes himself a.
little as possible on her notice.
CHAPTER XV.-The man comes to
realization Of his love for her. but natur
ally in that strange solitude the rela
tions of the girl and her rescuer becom
unnatural and strained.
CHAPTER XVI.-The stranger tells o
wife he had who is dead, and says h.
has sworn to ever cherish her memor,
by living In solitude. He and Enid. how
ever, confess their love for each other
She learns that he Is the man who kille
his wife in the mountain.
CHAPTER XVII.-Enld discovers tn
writer OF the letters to Newbold's wife (
have been James Armstrong. Newbol
decides TO start to the settlement 70
help.
Nothing" said the woman, neve
shrinking back an inch, facing hin