Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-21
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-The story opens In che
| Town OF Granville. Ontario, where Miss
! 5.azel Weir Is employed as a stenographer
n the Office OF Harrington and Rush. She
Is engaged 10 Jack Barrow, young real
estate agent. and the wedding day Is set.
While Walking with him one Sunday they
meet Pr Bush, Hazel's employer. who for
The fret time seerns to notice her at
/ sractiveness. Shortly afterward, at his re-
tuest. she becomes his private stenog-
rapber After three months Mr.. Bush
proposes marriage. which Hazel declines.
ard after a stormy scene IN the office
i1azel leaves her employment, Mr.. Bush
Hsrni1g her he would make her sorry for
refusing him.
CHAPTER Ir-Bush makes an effort. by
4 gift of flowers, to compromise Hazel In
Tie minds OF her friends. She returns
rem The next day Bush Is thrown from
als horse and fatally hurt He sends for
Eazel who refuses to see him before he
nonncsd that he left a legacy Of $500 to
iSazel ''in reparation for. any wrong ]
mag have done her Hazel recognizes az
once what construction will be put upon
the words Bush had his revenge.
CHAPTER rII--Jack Barrow, IN q ne
ne jetious rage, dcmands from Hazel an
g hurt and she refuses. The engage
sent is BROKEN and Hazel determines TO
re Granville She sess an advertise
anf Tor school teacher at Cariboo
I
lie situation
CHAPTER Iv--Cariboo Meadows Is in
4 wild part OF British Columbia and Ea-
eel. shortly after her arrival. loses her
ea ln mntii night. when, attracted by
'he light OF a campfire. she turns TO Il,
tping TO find somebody who will guide
acs home. Al the fire she recognizes a
! faracier known to Cariboo Meadows as
caring Bill wagstaff." who had seen
at her boarding house there. He
ramisas to take her home in tho morn
but she Is compelled to spend the
CHAPTER v-They start next day
uaxel supposes. for Gariboo Meadows, but
waestaff finally. admits he. is taking her
20 his cabin in the mountains. lie is re-
saectful and considerate. and Hazel.
though protesting Indignantly, Is helpless
and has to ACCOMPANY him.
CHAPTER Wat the cabin wagstafr
provides Hazel with clothing which had
heen left by tourists: There they pass
Ito winter. wagstsff TELLS her he loves
har. but in her indignation at her .abduc-
fion'' che refuses TO iiston to him.
CHAPTER vTT-with the coming of
spring Hazel insists that Wagstaff take
Scr out OF the mountains. He endeavors
~ persuade her to marry him and stay.
BIT on her persistent refusal; he accom-.
she can proceed to Vancouver.
CHAPTER vTTI--on parting. wagstan
ers later contains sf.co and a map which
sill enable her to find her way to the
h h'n IL she desires TO so back. At Van
s2uver Hazel plans TO return to Gran
ses yvarstaff and decides to go to him
she leaves the train al the first stop.
CHA pTFR Ix-wsth the aid OF Birs
nan she finds her way back, and the pair
Navel TO Hudson Bay post and are
carried After some months they decide
q@.se kt.. "a sx0 IN n
SCOT where Bill Ia confident there IL gold
CHAPTER x-After an arduous trip.
which severely tries Hazers strength
hey arrive at their destination and settle
own for the long winter
rrFAPTFR xT-warztsff builds cabin
"a stable for the horses and cuts and
ae' 8 sufficient hay 10 last until sprfng
rcd there is N plenty. Hazel. fnrgetting
= dnucer allows sparks from the CHM
~ TO sct FIRE to the stable which T.
r~unred with all the stored hav. To
- the anir1ata from death by starva-
~ Bill is compelled to shoot them.
-rApTrR xrT-with the first spring
vs they start prospecting for gold and
,rs tie product of Rifl's trapping during
winter. they start back to the cabin
'ev call home
CHAPTER xTII--wfthout the horses
ne TRIO is severe. but they arrive safely
nj find they have "neighbors. Jake
aver a German from Milwaukee,. with
Is wife and children.
CONTINUED from Saturday,
A week or SO later he became sud.
nly and unexpectedly active. lie
i the house as soon as his break
st was eaten, and he did not come
me to luncheon--a circumstance
blch irritated Hazel. since it was cns
those rare days when she hersel
ched at home. Late in the after
on he telephoned briefly that h,
luld dine downtown. And Wien hs
/ return. at nine or Whereabouts il
evening. he clamped cigar be
cen his teeth, and fell to work GOV
ering a sheet Of u per with intcrraln
able rows Of figures
'.What Is all the clerical work
bout?" she INQUIRED. Reckoning
or assets and l.abilities?'
BILL smiled and pushed aside the
sper.
I'm going to pro note mining com
| ny" he told her. quite casually. Il
has been put up to rne as a business
| )roposition--an I've got to The stage
where l have to do something, or I'll
sure have the Willies.n
She overlooked tho latter statement :
i conveyed no special significance at
the time. But his first statement
opened up possibilities such as of late
She had sincerely hoped would come
to pass, and she was all interest.
| Promote mining company?' she
repeated. THAT sounds extremely
businesslike. w-when--where?"
Nowhere In Granville he re-
piled. sYou see" he continued, warm
Ing up bit to the subject, ''when
was prospecting that creek where we
made the cleanup last summer,
ran across well-dcfined quartz lead
packed out q few samples 10 my
pockets, and happened to show them
as weli as one or two of the mug
gets to. some OF these fellows at the
sIub while back. Lorimer took q
olece OF the quartz and had it assayed