Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-28

Hazel Weir Is employed as q stenographeT
In the office OF Harrington and Bush. She
Is engaged to Jack Barrow, g, young real
| estate agent, and the wedding day IS set.
While walking with him one Sunday they
meet Mr.. Bush. Hazcl's employer. who for
| the first time seems to notice her at
Effectiveness Shortly afterward, at his re-
! quest, she becomes his private stenog-
| rapher. After three months Mr. Bush
proposes marriage. which Hazel declines.
| md after stormy scene In the office
| Hazel leaves her employment. Mr.. Bush
| warming her he would make her sorry for
refusing him.
| CHAPTER II-Bush makes ON effort. By
| a gift OF flowers. to compromise Hazel in
the minds of her friends. 6he returns
| them. The next day Bush Is thrown from
/ his horse and fatally hurt lie sends for
Hazel. who refuses to see him before he
nounced that he left q legacy Of 5000 to
| Hazel. Sin PREPARATION. for any wrong I
may have done her." Hazel recognizes at
| once what construction will DO put upon
the words. Bush had his revenge.
| CHAPTER III--Jach Barrow. in . at
| OF Jealous rage. demands from Hazel an
10 hurt. and she refuses. The engege-
| n1enf Is broken and Hazel determines to
leave Granville. She secs an ADVERTISE
eadoM Vs srfsb ana
| the situation
| CHAPTER Tv-Cariboo Meadows Is I'm
a wild part OF British Columbia and Ha-
eel, shortly after her arrival, loses her
wanders until night. when. attracted by
the light of a campfire. she turns to It,
hoping to ind somebody who viii guide
character knovzn to cariboo Meadows as
I Roaring Bill Wagstan," who had seen
her at her boarding house there. He
promises to take her home in the morn
night In the woods.
CHAPTER v--They start next day,
Hazel supposes. for Cariboo Meadows, but
to his cabin in the mountains, He Is re-
spectful and considerable. and Hazel.
though protesting Indignantly, Is helpless
and has to accompany him.
provides Hazel with clothing which had
heen left by tourists. There they pass
he winter. wagstaff tells her he loves
tom she refuses to listen to him.
CHAPTER vIr-with the coming Of
pring Hazel insists that Wagstaff take
or out of the mountains He endeavors
Q persuade her to marry him and stay,
r rar her to Bella Coda from where
she can proceed to Vancouver.
CHAPTER WILTON parting. wagstaff
ars later contains 81. 200 and a map which
viii enable her to find her way. to the
cabin If she desires TO go back At VAN
lille. but on the train realizes that she
yves Wagstaff and decides to go to him.
SHE leaves the train at the first stop.
CHAPTER Tx-with the aid of Bits,
map she finds her way back, and the pair
travel 70 a Hudson Bay post and are
70 20 farhsr so the tain to
spot where Bill 10 confident there is gold.
CHAPTER x---After an arduous trip.
which severely tries Hazers strength,
they arrive at their destination and settle
down for tho long winter.
CHAPTER xI-wagstafr builds a cabin
and stable for the horses and cuts and
stacks sufficient hay to last until spring.
Food there 's T. plenty Heel sra, f tp
nev to set fire to the stable. which Is
consumed with. all the stored hay. To
'-eep the animals from death by starva-'
ton Bill Is compelled to shoot them.
CHAPTER xII-with the first spring
days they start prospecting for gold and
furs, the product Of Bills trapping during
the winter. they start back to the cabin
they call home.
CHAPTER xIII-without the horses
the trip is severe but they arrive. safely
ma find they have ''neIghbors. JAKE
rauer. a German from Milwaukee. with
tiiS WAlc atit SiitAAcf
CHAPTER xTv-To please Hazel. tired
~ the solitude of the mountains, Bin
agrees to make visit to Granville. Ha-
vel Is welcomed bv society," and hnds
herself In her element. but the artificiality
Of the life wearies Bill. With some bust
the claims on which he and Hazel had
found gold.
CHAPTER xv--Affairs connected with
the claims force Wagstaff to go back to
the mountains. On his return he, nnds
his associates have planned q stock-Jop-
hing deal which is unfair e him "a. ana a n's
IN public brawl in which FIJI uses MS
fsts Hazel is indignant on account OF
the scandal.
CHAPTER xvT--Bill attempts to make
Hazel see the matter In Its true lgnt. put
is unable to do so. and she refuses 70 20
back with him to their cabin. he goes
leaving her at Granville.
CHAPTER xv1I-Blll writes to Hazel.
nsnnsa by ne his business associates and
mains snmo 20 untii an old friend, vesta
s sstss e e one doS e the ero msa S
shows her how unfair and foolish her at
titude is Hazel realizes she Is to become
a mother, and IN her Joy determines %
go at once to her husband
CONTINUED from Saturday,
Courvoiseur kept traders stock of
goods in a weather-beaten old log
house which sprawled hundred feet
back from the street. Thirty years,
he told her, he had kept that store In
Fort George. She guessed that Bill
had selected him because he was a
fixture.
She sat down at his counter and
wrote her message. Just few terse
lines. And when she had delivered it
to Courvoiseur sheNwent back to the
hotel. There was nothing now to do
but wait. And with the message I'M
der way she found herself impatient
to reach the cabin, to spend the wait
ing days where she had first found
happiness. She could set her house in
order against her mans coming. And
II the days dragged, and the great,
lone land seemed to close In and press
inexorably upon her, she would have
TO be patient, very patient.
Jake was held up, waiting for sup
plies. Fort George suffered sugar
famine Two DAVIS later the bpInfqd