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learns from her a part of the story of
her sad life. The recital is interrupted by
j fearful fit Of coughing and he hurries
ashore to seek a root that affords relief.
returning with the root, he meets a
young girl whom he mentally christens
che wild Rose" She eludes him before
ne can make her acquaintance.
CHAPTER ia vacant cabin on the
shore has attracted the attention of the
iailing woman, and they move into 1t.
Their first meal is Interrupted by a
stranger who resents their presence. The
youth drives the man from their home.
Ills presence has strangely affected the
cnother. That night the youth finds with
IN a mussel the largest pearl that has
been found on the river, the Blue Moon"
Returning exultant to the cabin, he dis
covers his mother dead, she having sue
'cu1nhed while endeavoring to leave a
message revealing the secret of his par
sentage.
CHAPTER III.-At the village Of Fallen
Rock. to which he takes the gem for safe
keeping, the ""Pearlhunter' meets the
stranger who had disturbed his mother
in their cabin, and insults him. They
part as bitter enemies.
CHAPTER Nv. In the village the
~'Pearlhunter'' sees the girl who had at
sracted his attention in the woods. She
Is annoyed by the stranger. and the
"~Pearlhunter'' rescues her from his un-
welcome attentions. He accompanies her
TO her home.
CHAPTER Vat the house he mee,-
the father Of his "Wild Rose" known to
che locality as the "W1ld Man. mentally
irresponsible as the result of a wound re-
"ceived from q man wearing a red mask,
"a notorious desperado. TIL youth de-
clares his intention of devoting the
money he is to get for the pearl to pay
ang for a surgical operation which will
restore the old mans reason.
CHAPTER Win the cabin that night
the "Pearlhunter'' Is aroused from sleep
by the stealthy visit of a man who con-
ceals a red mask in the wall and makes
his escape. The "Pearlhunter," mystihed,
and suspecting foul play. destroys it.
Next day Louie Solomon pearl buyer,
purchases the gem for $500.
CHAPTER vI1.-solomon accompanies
the youth to his cabin and within a few
minutes Of their parting the pearl buyer
Is stabbed and robbed Of the gem. The
~Pearlhunter" is charged with the mur-
der and robbery and is saved from lynch
eng by the Intervention Of the sheriff.
The mob believes the "~Pearlhunter" is
the RED Mask" He is confined in the
village lookup.
CHAPTER VIII.-The stranger offers to
secure the release of the "Pearlhunter" if
ne will promise to leave the vicinity. The
youth refuses. Made desperate by the
strangers threats Of harming the girl,
the young man prizes the bars from the
window Of his cell and escapes. {
CHAPTER IX.-Going at once to the
home of his wild Rose" ne tells .ne
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gem, the murder Of Louie Solomon, and
mis- accusation of being the Red Mask"
TIL girl believes him innocent, and he
leaves the draft he had received for the
gem with her. Returning to his cabin,
,the "Pearlhunter" finds the murderer
there, and the latter unwlttingly discloses
to the youth his hiding place, a cave un-
der q waterfall.
CHAPTER X.-On the departure of the
desperate the '"Pearlhunter' visits the
cave and discovers certain proof that it
is the Red Masks" retreat. Hiding from
his pursuers, in a rocky Granny in the
woods, he is seriously wounded by a
chance shot fired by a member of the
posse searching for him.
CHAPTER XII. = Helpless from his
wound, the "~Pearlhunter' is found by
the "Wild Rose" and taken by her to
her home. The Red Mask" attempts to
enter the cabin but is driven away by the
girl, who threatens to shoot him. The
"Pearlhunter' would follow him, but the
wild Rose insists he is not strong
enough. and herself takes the trail of the
renegade, both of them realizing how
important it is to know what the next
movement of the Red Mask" are to be.
CHAPTER XII.-The girl returns to
her home, drawn back by a visitor. a
small how WIN haS q LATHAM fnr Nov mi.
y%oungster has met the Desperate and
gives her the information she was seek
ing. The letter proves to be from an old
friend of the wild Man." inclosing
money and urging him to return to the
world and the friends he has left. The
letter also reveals the fact that the wild
Rose" is a great h~eiress, though her
identity is not fully disclosed. The pearl
hunter" having in mind the capture of
the Red Mask" and his own vindica-
ton, leaves the girl and goes back to the
village.
CHAPTER XIII.-Bent on vengeance
and vindication, the "~Pearlhunter" forces
the sheriff to accompany him to the ave
under the waterfall, with the object of
ap~prehending the Red Mask" Before
they can seize the desperate he discovers i
their presence and escapes
CHAPTER XIV.-In his %infatuation for
the wild Rose" the Red Mask invades
the girls home. and meeting with resist
ance from the wild Man." beats him
senseless with his revolver butt. The
sheriff and the "Pearlhunter'' arrive on
the scene in time to avenge the old man
but not to save him. The 'Pearlhunter'
shoots the RED Mask" The blows in
hicted by his assailant have the effect
of restoring reason to the wild Man."
He comes to himself. and IS revealed as
Colonel Warbritton. father of the Pearl,
hunter famous soldier and gifted must.
clan, and the wild Rose" is shown to
be the innocent daughter of the Red
Mask" abandoned by him In her infancy
when he took to his career of crime.
q CHAPTER SV.-The wonderful pearl.
the Blue Moon,' is David Warbitton's
tno longer the nameless "Pearlhunter") |
gift to his bride, his wild Rose" and !
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