Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-04-18

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Illustrations by Ellsworth Young N C
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Copyright, 1911, Ivy W. @ ohapman.) @
SYNOPSIS. |
CHAPTER I-Edith Maitland. frank. ,
Tree and unspoiled young Philadelphia
by her uncle, Robert Maitland. James 1
Armstrong Maitland's protege, falls in
love with her. {
thrills the girl, but she hesitates, and
goes east on business with
out definite answer.
CHAPTER, III-Enid hears the story ,
OF mining engineer, Newbold whose
wife fell oft a 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.-KirlSby, the old guide
who tells the story gives Enid q package
of letters which he says were found on
the dead womans body. She reads the
letters and at Kirkby's request keeps
them.
CHAPTER V.-while Enid Is bathing
In the river in fanced solitude, q 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 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
tured. The strange man who shot the
bear finds her unconscious and carries
her to shelter.
CHAPTER YII.-Members Of the. camp
ing party realizing that Enid is lost In
the storm institute frantic search for
the missing girl.
Z CHAPTER vIIT.-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
riage 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 restless one as he lives over |
days that are gone. He has come secret
IN MS lie.
r,uApTrR Withdrawing finds Enid re-
sreshed ana ready Tor tng r syps sor bnr
DieaAA"s' '"e '"" mas - Nr''
rrrAprrp y1r-1Jor rescuer ooes IN
..orch - Mnid's nartv but reti1rns nj
,,ieh,sa,i a,ona and nnsuccessf,,l. In his
absence she discovers books which show
him to be man OF education.
CHAPTER XIII.-EnId finds that she
,nnst remain in the mountains until her
ioot ~ peter nmu Ui har ,nan,on ne
Rava ne, aInna for n week while he goes
IN search Of helm She decides to have
him remain with her.
CHAPTFR XIV - whole month
.passes before Ends foot Is thoroughly
~ 'i w ~ an ~. apssisssge
lent man wh1 intrS Ser np nmseit I'd
GHAPTER x, Xv; ~; .sI man si, comes ON 10
ally in that strange solitude the reIa-
lions OF the girl and her rescuer become
" '' ""N "
CHAPTER XvI.-The, stranger tells OF
has " sworn 10 ever EVER Cherish her memory mem
by living IN solitude, He and Enid how
She learns that he "a the man who killed
his wife in the mountain.
CHAPTER xyu-EnId discovers the
writer OF the letters to Newbold's wife 70
decide 9et 10 stapt to the settlement for
help.
CHAPTER xv11-rhe man is racked
by. the belief that he Is ,unfaithful to his
tslI e him e Of tSe Ietters in her possessIon'
ne Td nv I Eirnb1 and Robert Maitiand.
A., start out on systematic search for
some som. trace o. En- Enid They nnd aso note
cabin. and know that the girl is in his
Keeping
"Mornin'. old man." drawled Kirkby.
"Howdy. Armstrong, my respects to
you. sir" he said. sinking his voice
little as he bowed respectfully toward
Mr.. Stephen Maitland, a very sympa-
thetic look in the old frontIersman's
eyes at the sight of the bereaved ia.
Their.
''Kirkby, you've come in the very
nick Of time" at once began Robert
Maitland.
rAllus glad to be Johnny-on.the-
spot" smiled the older man.
Armstrong here" continued the
other, intent upon his purpose, Says
he can't wait until the spring and the
snow melt, he is going into the noun
tains now TO look for Enid"
E Kirkby didn't love Armstrong. He
didn't care for him little bit, but
there was something in the bold hardi-
hood OF the man, something in the way
which he met the reckless challenge OF
the mountains that the old man and
all the others felt that moved the in.
) most soul Of the hardy frontiersman
He threw an approving glance at him
Il tell him that 1t is absurd, impossl
BILE, that he risks his life for moth
ing, and want you to tell him the