The Arizona copper camp., 1918-03-23
Copyright by Little, Brown and Company
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-Marthy, low-browed, I'M
combed harsh of voice and speech and
nature, with her shiftless husband Jase,
journey over desert trail driving four
oxen and are the pioneers whose lurchng
wagon first fords the Wolverine stream.
Jase is ready to stop at the first green
spot, but Marthy insists on plodding along
another full days journey. That night,
through natural instinct, two of the oxen
stray INTO a narrow gorge and feast on
the rich grasses of the Cove, where they
are found by Marthy who recognizes the
little, hidden Eden as the place of her
dreams and the pioneers at once take pos
session Later they are Joined by an
other couple who are impressed with the
Wolverine and also establish home. To
them is born daughter christened Billy
Louise.
CHAPTER II-After visit to Marthy,
Billy Louise on her horse Blue reaches
home m late, in snow storm, HAVING, met
is invited to stop for the night and is well
coined by Billy Louise's mother. Intro
duces himself as Ward Warren who has
a claim on Mill Creek.
CHAPTER III-Marthy is Mortified to
find that Jase has died during the night.
Digging a grave in level place above
the main ditch she wheels Jase's body
on the homemade Wheelbarrow and
buries her dead. Charlie Fox, her nephew
arrives.
CHAPTER Iy-Fox rides to Billy
Louise's ranch to inquire if she has seen
anything of four of their calves which
Louise starts in search.
CHAPTER v-Spring has come, but
Billy Louise is not affected by the beau
ties of Wolverine canyon, for she is brood
ing over her diScouragements and is on
the brink of nervous breakdown when
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and she has a machinery note due Two
men approach on horses looking about for
missing stock. She rides to Wards cabin,
but he is not there.
CHAPTER vI-Riding along a f1at-bot-
toned canyon she sees horseman resem-
discovers a. hidden corral such as she re-
members being told about by hey father.
She is late in arriving home and finds
her mother i'll. and a physician is called.
CHAPTER VII-Billy Louise does not
hold changeless her broken faith In ward.
although she has learned to love MN;
Ward NETS her on the trail and is puzzled
at her apparent GOODNESS toward him
Ward writes her offering any assistance
he can give.
CHAPTER v1r1--Riding over the hills
looking for cattle branded Y6 Ward dis
covers hidden corral and sees three men,
one of whom he believes to be Buck OIL
ney. Upon their leaving he investigates
been changed to his own mark.
CHAPTER IX-After obliterating the
brands Ward deduces that Buck Olney
will become. suspicious of him. as knowing
about the plant. He cautiously keeps out
Of the way until his patience fra giles 9 on
ney hiding behind rock and takes him
prisoner.
CHAPTER x-With Buck bound to
chair, Ward cooks a mess of prunes,
sweeps the floor, shaves himself, keeping
close watch on his prisoner through
wood tree where Ward fashions a hang
mans moose, pins the prisoners written
pedigree to his shoulders; the work done
Ward rides away, having slit the rope so
it would not hold any weight.
CHAPTER XI-Returning, riding down
steep slope near his cabin, his horse
Rather steps into pile of rock,. throw
ing Ward in such manner as to fTac-
ture his leg. Riding to his cabin he splints
end bandages the broken leg, realiz-
ing ne arill be helpless for some time, anS
prepares l.r any emergency. Buck Qiney
discovers he was not to be hanged.
CHAPTER XII 9n,~ louise writes
mas letter, also telling of "Mommie's"
illness, not expecting an answer =, before
Another letter also undelivered told of
Billy Louise,s "Mommie'S'' death.
CHAPTER XIII.-Billy mounts Blue and
rides to the bottom in search of cattle
which she finds, learning for herself the
shameful story of theft and driving them
to the Cove corral, facing those she ac-
cuses of theft, later offering apologies and
riding away.
CHAPTER XIV-Having seen Ward
ride away from the corral in the dusk of
evening her doubts are renewed; she rides
toward Wards cabin making a discovery
that causes her knees 20 tremble, for
| there was no apparent life about Wards
cabin; he was found to be demented
from fever, and had forgotten her.
CHAPTER XV-She assures Ward Of
her good intentions and strokes Brave
Buckaroo's' head, his eyes clearing to
sanity under her touch, when she pro-
ceeds to nurse him and prepare food as
he explains his predcament He is in
formed Of NOMINEES death. Confesses
her love for aim. and kisses him.
| CHAPTER XvT-Billy Louise ga1lops
to the womanless abode Of Samuel Sea-
beck, asking him to ride part way home
| with her as she wishes to talk with him,
revealing the theft of cattle, and de-
| Tending the culprits, asking that he have
mercy on them. The Olney case is re-
| called.