The Arizona copper camp., 1918-03-30
Copyright by Little, Brown and Company
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 lurching
wagon first fords the Wolverine stream.
Jase is ready to stop at the hrSt 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
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 a visit to Marthy
Billy Louise on her horse Blue reaches
a stranger riding over the same trail He
is invited to stop for the night and is well
coined by Billy Louise's mother. Intro
duces himself as Ward Warren who has
claim on Mill Creek.
CHAPTER TII-Marthy is Mortified to
find that Jase has died during the night
Digging grave. in a 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 when
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
the brink of nervous breakdown When
she finds one of her finest cows dead,
and she has 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 f1at-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 a physician is called.
CHAPTER vII-Billy Louise does not
hold changeless her broken faith In ward
although she has learned to love MIN;
Ward NETS her on the trail and Is puzzleo
at her apparent GOODNESS toward MIN.
Ward writes her offering any assistance
he can give.
CHAPTER v1II-Riding over the hills
looking for cattle branded Y6 Ward dis
covers a 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 celebrating the
brands Ward 6educes 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
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
a steep slope near his cabin, his horse
Rather steps into pie of rock, throw
ing Ward in such manner as to fTac-
ture his leg. Riding to his cabin he spiints
Ond bandages the broken leg, realiz-
ing ne 1'ill be helpless for some time, ans
prepares II, any emergency. Buck Clney
discovers he was not to be hanged.
CHAPTER XII RSll~ louise writes
1.-THE Brave Buckaroo" a CHEEKY Christ
mas letter, also telling of "Mommie's"
illness, not expecting an answer before
Another letter also undelivered told of
Billy Louise,s MON MEG death.
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
qeed 70 nurse him ana prepare fo9a ID i as
formed of 'Mommie's'' death. Confesses
her love for him. and kisses him.
/ CHAPTER XVT-Billy Louise gallops
to the womanless abode Of Samuel Sea a
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 Olnsy case is re-
called.
/ CHAPTER XIII.-Billy mounts Blue ana
rides to the bottom in search of catfle
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 SIX :, OF OF
evening her doubts are renewed; she rides
| toward Wards cabin making discovery
that causes her knees, 90 trempIe, Tor
there was no apparent life about WARD S
cabin; he was found to pc demented