The Arizona copper camp., 1918-03-02
Copyright by Little. Brown and Company
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Marthy, low-browed, un-
combed, harsh of voice and speech and
nature, with her shiftless husband Jase,
Journey over desert trail. driving four
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 narrow gorge and feast on
the rich grasses of the Cove, where they
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 late, in a snow storm, having met
a stranger riding over the same trail He
is invited to stop for the night and is well
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 Iv-Fox rides to Billy
Louise's ranch to inquire If she has seen
anything of four of their calves which
disappeared; theft is discussed, and Billy
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
she finds one of her finest cows dead,
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 Winding along a fat-bot-
toned canyon she sees horseman resem-
bling Ward disappear in the hills and later
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 physician is called.
CHAPTER VII-Billy Louise does not
hold changeless her broken faith In ward
although she has learned to love nm;
at her apparent GOODNESS TOWARD MIN
Ward writes her offering any assistance
he can give.
CHAPTER vI11-7Riding 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 Oh
ney. Upon their leaving he investigates
and finds stock on which the brands have
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 frazzles out
under the strain He discovers Buck Oh
ney hiding behind rock and takes him
prisoner.
CHAPTER X-With Buck bound to a
chair, Ward cooks a mess of prunes,
sweeps the floor, shaves himself, keeping
close watch on his prisoner through a
mirror. Buck is conveyed to a cotton
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
1t would not hold any weight.
CHAPTER XI-Returning, riding
down a steep slope near his cabin, his
horse Rather steps into pile of rock,
throwing Ward in such manner as to
fracture his leg. Riding to his cabin
he splints and bandages the broken
leg, realizing he will be helpless for
some time, and prepares for any emer-
gency. Buck Olney discovers he was
not to be hanged.