The Madison journal., 1920-03-20
.rtner, and Barnett's daughter,

Edith, are on thei. way to the mil.
But Van Alien is obliged to stop
Ell route on important business and
the rest of them come on without
him. They stop at a hotel few
miles away from the camp, and Clyde
goes forward to the mill alone to
make things ready for them. AZ the
mil his arrogant manners make him
heartily disliked by all the men and
Bateese, knowing him to be Van
Aliens son, prepares him a meal
favored with kerosene and soap
shavings.
Clydepv visits the Diana Dance Hall
and stays there several days with
one of the girls, julie, a pretty little
child who starves for civization and
a decent life. When he leaves he
sells her he'll come back for her and
take her away from the camp.
The rest of the party now arrives
at the lumber camp. Edith and Bill
meet and are at once drawn to each
other. One day Clyde surprises the
two of them together. AS Bill leaves
he hears Clyde refer to him as man
who doesn't know his parents. Bill
springs furiously at Clyde, but Edith
separates them.
Shortly after this Bill runs across
one of the lumber jacks mistreating
his wife, who is begging the man to
have a d.ctor come to see her, for
she is dangerously ILL., Eli sends the
wife home and then starts 20 give
rhe man a just punishment. Re is in
terrupted by the arrival Of Edith anC
Clyde, who voice their protest against
his fighting a man smaller than hin
, self. When Bill refuses to explain,
what il is all about, they are doubl1
= incersed at him.
, That night Clyde and the n,er
, whom Bill had whipped few hour
, before, meet and arrange fo. tn
story to be spread that Bill is thc
;, father of the child of a woman who
lives in one of the huts on the out
: skirts Of the lumber camp. Of cours,
this talk finally reaches Edith's ears
. She becomes totally disgusted wit
o Bill and allows herself to become e.:
: gagged to Clyde.
A big hunting party is arranged
4 They get miles away from the ram"
Clyde in one direction ard Eci.h l.
n another sta~t out alore, to hunt
moose. A blizzard suddenly descend
upon them. Clyde returns to n
sle;~h. =, find that Edith is rot bacl
" vet. The snow is coming down a
# terrific rate but Clyde sets out t.
n End the missing girl. He sear"ae
o a--er--where. but can't lNcate hH7
a Firarv ~ iy decided to return to tn
y earn without her.
a AS .ha-- arnrcach the camp the
" meet Bill, clone setting cut ate
\, them. He rrizses Edith and inquire
" ehcut hor. They tell hi'-' tho sto-v ="
no. di-eppcarance. He has them te
\ hir, lust where thev saw her last
D. and he Starts cut to lco% fcr be-
,r After hours of search h. finall
rs locates he. almost dead from eH
% pos,-re, and takes her to dess~te
" cabin nearby. He starts roarlr
,e fire here. and soon brings the gu
70 bacl 20 corsciousness.
n That rirht Bill sleens in the lea'
r. tn ad;oining the hu+. the o7'v r""'
a nj which IS occupied b. Edith. Sd
recalling the s.orv Of The baby. hi
ot the dor between her room and n
n lean-tc. During the ni~ht the b
III fro in +he stove somehow sets tra
ts the hat and II il onlv by hreaklr
to down the door between the tn
roor,s that Bill IS abe to save u
an girl from smothering. He then quiek
RI nuts out the flames. Edith crater
.. for his saving her, and ashamed