Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-25
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-The story opens In the
town OF Granville, Ontario, where Miss
Hazel Weir 10 employed as a stenographer
In the office Of Harrington and Bush. She
Is engaged TO Jack Barrow, a young real
estate agent, and the wedding day IA set
While walking with him one Sunday they
meet Mr. Bush, Hazel's employer, who for
the first time seems to notice her at>
, Effectiveness. Shortly afterward, at his re-
guest, she becomes his private stenog-
Tapher. After three months Mr.. Bush
proposes marriage. which Hazel declines,
erd after stormy scene In the office
Hazel leaves her employment, Mr.. Bush
warning her he would make her norry for
refusing him.
CHAPTER I1---Bush makes an effort. BY
D gift OF flowers, to compromise Hazel IN
the minds Of her friends. She returns
them. The next day Bush Is thrown from
/ bis horse, and fatally hurt. He sends for
Hazel. who refuses to sec him before he
di6s. Three days afterward II Is am
noinced that he left legacy OF 1900 to
nay have done her." Hazel recognizes at
onco what construction win be put upon
the words Bush had his revenge.
CHAPTER III-Jaclr Barrow, In q at
OF Jealous rage, demands from Hazel an
explanation Of Bush's action. Hazel's pride
Is hurt and she refuses. The engage
leave Granville She sees an advertise
ment for school teacher at Cariboo
Meadows. British Columbia, and secures
me SITUATION.
CHAPTER Iv-cariboo Meadows is in
Wild part Of British Columbia and Ha-f
eel. shortly after her arrival. loses her
way while walking In the woods. She
wanders until night, when. attracted by
hoping lg to a flnd Somebody wi who viii guide
ner home. At the fire she recognizes
character known to cariboo Meadows as
Roaring BIZ Wagstaff" whe had seen zen
promises to take her home in the morn
ing. but she is compelled to spend tina
night In the woods.
CHAPTER v-They start next day,
fFazel supposes for Cariboo Meadows. but
Wagstaff finally admits he is taking her
to his cabin IN the mountains. He y re-
speetful and considerats and nd Hazsl:
and has to accompany him.
CHAPTER vI--At the cabin wagstaff
provides Hazel with clothing which had
st by ,a Ihsr her they icy pss
ser, but in her indignation at her 'abduc-
ION she refuses to listen to him.
CHAPTER vII--with the coming Of
spring Hazel insists that wagstaff take
Ter out Of the mountains. He endeavors
70 persuade her to marry him and stay.
hut on her persistent refusal. he accom-
panies her to Bella Coda. from where
she can proceed to Vancouver
CHAPTER WILTON parting, wagstafr
gives Hazel q PACKAGE which she discov-
ers later contains $1,000 and a map which
wil) enable her to find her way to the
cabin II she desires to go back. At Van
CONVEX Hazel plans to return to Gran
vile. but on the train realizes that she
loves wagstaff and decides to go to him.
She leaves the train at the first stop.
CHAPTER rx-w1th the aid Of Bits
map she finds her way back, and the pair
travel 80 a Hudson Bay post and are
married After some months they decide
10 go farther into the mountains TO
spot where Bill is confident there is gold
CHAPTER x--After an ardrous trip,
which severely tries Hazel's strength.
they arrive at their destination and settle
down for the long winter.
CHAPTER XII agstafr builds a cabin
and stable. for the horses and cuts and
sfac'ss sufficient hay to last until spring
Food there IS in plenty Hazel, forgetting
he, danger allows sparks from the .chirnr
rev to set fire to the stable. which =
consumed with all the stored hay. TO
'-exp tho animals from death by starva-
Lon Bill is compelled to shoot them
CHAPTER xIr-witr the first spring
DAYS they start prospecting for gold and
re lucky. with the gold. and packs OF
furs. the product of BINS trapping during
he winter. they starr back TO tho cabin
hey call home.
/ CHAPTER xTII-without the horses
The trio is severe. but they arrive. safely
T.auer q German from Milwaukee, with
us wife and children.
CHAPTER xIv-To please Hazel tired s9,,
az the solitude of the mountains, Bill
agrees to make visit to. Granville Ha-
vel Is welcomed bv society. and mus
herself in her element: but tho artihclality
of the life wearies Bill. With some busi-
ness men he forms a company to WORK
the claims on which he and Hazel had
found gold.
CHAPTER xv--Affairs connected with
the claims force Wagstaff TO so back to
The mountains On his return he finds
MS associates have planned as, sto sad b's
friends He protests and the matter ENDS
In a public brawl In which PHI uses his
lists Hazel is indignant on account OF
the scandal
Continued from yesterday
..And l wouldn't be put off or placat-
cd by chance to fatten my own bank
roll. ] didn't care If / broke the Tree
Gold Mining company and myself like
wise. A dollar doesn't ierrify nor yet
fascinate mel hope II never will. And
while, perhaps, Il was not what they
would call good form for me to lose
my temper and go at them with my
fists, was fighting mad when thor
oughly sensed their dirty project. Any
way, it helped bring them to time.
When YOU take man of that type and
cuff him around with your two hands
he's apt to listen serious to what you
say. And they listened when | told
them in dead earnest next day that
Whitley Lewis and his partners must
have what was due them, or I'd wreck
the bunch of them If it took ten years
and every dollar had TO do It. And
could have put them on the tramp.
too--they'd already dipped their fin
gers in where they couldn't stand liti-
/ cation. I'm sure Of that-or they
would never have come through; which
they did.
ftISut Pm SORRY eyer got mixed uD