Courier Democrat., 1918-11-14
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-The story opens in the
town Of Granville, Ontario, where Miss
in the office Of Harria ton on a and % Bush. She
Is engaged to Jack Barrow, a young real
estate agent. and the wedding day Is set.
While walking with him one Sunday they
the first time seems to notice her at
tractiveness. Shortly afterward, at his re-
quest. she becomes his private stenog-
rapher. After three. months Mr.. Bush
and after stormy scene In the office
Hazel leaves her employment, Mr.. Bush
warning her he would make her sorry for
refusing him.
CHAPTER II-3ush makes an effort, by
a gift Of flowers, to compromise Hazel in
the hs Hf s next o hsr cav @ is evn Sns rom
his horse. and fatally hurt. He sends for
Hazel, who refuses to see him before he
dies. Three days afterward it IS an
Hazel. 'in reparation- for any wrong I
may have done her." Hazel recognizes at
once what construction will be put upon
the words. Bush had his revenge.
CHAPTER Iy-Cariboo. Meadows is in
a wild part of British Columbia and Ha-
eel, shortly after her arrival, loses her
VAN wanders % until hight, when, attracted BY
the light of a campfire, she turns to ~,
hoping to find somebody who will guide
her home. At the fire she recognizes a
"Roaring Bill wagstaff," who had seen
her at her boarding house there. He
promises to take her home in the morn
Ing. but she is compelled to spend the
night in the woods.
MY trail doesn't happen to leau TO
Cariboo Meadows, that's ALL" Roaring
Bill coolly told her. eff you must go
back there, I shan't restrain you in
any way whatever. But I'm for home
myself. And at,"-he came close
and smiled frankly up at her-'is
better place than Cariboo Meadows.
I've got little house back in the
woods. There's grub there, and meat
in the forest, and fish in the streams.
It's home for me. Why should I go
back to Cariboo Meadows? Or you?"
"Why should I go with you?" she
demanded scornfuily.
Because want you to-" he MUIR
INJURED.
They matched glances for a second,
Wagstaff smiling, she half Mortified.
"Are you clean mad?" she asked an
grily. II was beginning to think you
gentleman"
Bill threw back his head and
laughed. Then on the instant he So
bered. "Not a gentleman" he said.
"Tm plain man. And lonesome some
times for mate, as nature has or
dained to be the way of tlesh."
"Get squaw, then," she sneered.
"I've heard that such people as you
do that"
'Not me-" he returned, unruff1ed. II
want woman Of my own kind"
''Heaven save me from that classlfl-
cation!" she observed, with emphasis
on the pronoun.
''Yes" he drawled. "Well, there's
no profit in arguing the point. Let's
be getting on
He reached for the lead rope Of the
nearest pack horse.
Hazel urged Silk up a step. ''Mr.
Wagstafr," she cried, II must 60 back. !"
'You can't 60 back without me-" he
said. "And I'm not travelling that way,
thank you"
"Please-oh. please !" she begged for.
lornly.
Roaring Bills face hardened. *
will not" he said fatty, "I'm going to
play the game my way. And I'll play
fair. That's the only promise will
make"
She took look at the encompasslng
woods, and her heart sank at facing
those shadowy stretches alone and un.
guided. The truth Of his statement
that she would never reach Carlboo
Meadows forced Itself home. There
was but the one way out, and her worl.
ans wit would have to save her.
"Go on, then." she gritted, in a swift
surge Of anger. II am afraid to face
this country. alone. I admit nv help