The Lamar register., 1922-10-18
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CHAPTER L-LookinE over Big Mus
ksE a seemingly inpassable swamp in
the path OF the Aissatibi railroad. Joe
CArruthers, chief OF engineers, are con
sidsFinE the dl. oulueB, A rifle shot in
stAnuy kills Bostock and breaks Car
ruthers determines TO carry the body TO
a station of the Hudson's Bay company
where one Mcdonald is the factor
CHAPTER II-hcDonAld's daughter.
Molly sees CRrruthers struggling In the
muskeg and drags him from IN. swamp,
with his burden. UnaccountRbly, her
father objects TO her saving Carruthers
CHATTER Iu.-wsakened by his wound
and e1ertions. CArruthers is disturbed BY
the appearance of Tom BoTyer, Bostocks
ysr insults Molly. and Carruthers strikes
him After Bowyer leaves, SsTutheIA
declares his love for Molly She prom
isss to be his wife.
CHAPTER Iv.-carrUthsrs nAs to reach
ths town OF Clayton TO attend meeting
At which Bostock's enemies plan 10 wrest
control of the MissAtibi from him. Molly
determines to go with him
CHAPTER v.-Attaeked by his doEs
forced to XIII the animals. They set out
on foot for Clayton. reaching Il with
CArruthers in an almost dying condition
and keep control OF the line for Mrs.
BostOk.
CHAPTER vL-csrruthers learns that
Rostock has hypothecated nye hundred
shares of the MlssAtibi. jeopRrdlIinE his
control of the line.
CHAPTER vII.-Lee Chambers, expert
engineer, hitherto associated with Bow
yer, asks Carruthers for work. saying he
,aEe. him on. Kitty Bostock. Jos's
widow, deeply In love with Carrutners,
though he does not realize u. comes 70
i've Al the Big Muskes. Circumstances
force her TO aVow her love Csrrutherr
tells her of Molly sne Esrt< raDulses hsr
CHAPTER WILTON Bowysr seeks
holys love, and Is repulsed. he m
Vsisies the chsgrined KITTY Into an ALT
rutherH and Molly. Chambers deliberate
ly wrecks part OF the line crossing the
Big MuskeE. and fees from carruthers'
wrath
CHAPTER D--Beguilsd By Kitty. MOLLY
secepts her assertion that she is no longer
In love with him The work OF crossing
the muakeE goes on sAusfAetorily.
CHAPTER x-Annoysu py Bowyer.
Molly realizes that he apparently has
aoms hold on her father. but the latter
will make no explanation
CHAPTER xI-Flrs starting far from
the camp. completely wipes Il out de-
stroyinz all the constructed work. There
cendiary origin. halfbreed whom car
ruthers had left to guard his shack IL
found In dying condition. he tells Car
ruthers Lee Chambers broke Into the
shack and assaulted him
CHAPTER xu-MeDonaId tells Molly
5f his determination TO return to Scot
land Molly falls In with his plan. Lee
Chambers and an outlaw. Jim Hackett.
sidnap Molly and her father and take
them to a desolate camp Tar IN me Hooas.
There Bowyer who had arranged the
kidnapping greetH them.
CHAPTER xIII.-Apparently nothing In
Carruthers' safe had been disturbed by
the intruder, and the engineer ls puzzled
He learns Of the abduction OF Molly and
her father, and from an acc2mplce OF
Chambers hnds out where Bowyer Is
lurking. He sets out alone to save the
girl he loves,
CHAPTER xTv.-summoned from Clay
ton Inspector Qualr and a force OF
mounted police reach the camp. Learning
OF the abduction and Carruthers' depart
ure, the Inspector and two men follow him
CHAPTER Xv.-Boysyer tells Molly
her father has Killed a man years ago,
and threatens that unless she agrees 70
marry him he viii give him up TO jus
tIce The helpless gtrl accepts him. later
he insults her and she defends herself
During the struggle Csrruthers appear
on the scene.
His vicious eyes liked themselves
upon the girls face as she fastened
back the hair that hung about her.
THAT brute was rough with you,
said Bowyer But / guess you gave
him better than he gave you. guess
he got whRt he deserved. told them
YOU weren't to come to any harm
Well, Mcdonald, they didn't use yoJ
too rough, chr"
We were brought here by force and
violence" said Molly defiantly. "Art
we to be kept here in the same wayf'
Suddenly Bowyer stepped forward
and took her hands "Molly-listei
to me now" he said. Listen quietly
I'm not going TO hurt you. love you
I've got to have you, Molly. But
want you 10 love me. Let's forget i
all what'd you say, Molly? Did yo'
ever think Of what I've got to one
youT"
She tried TO draw her hands away
but he held them tightly, and, remem
berlng her resolution, she stood viii
them passive in his own.
What's your answer, MollyT' aske'
Bowyer.
"Neverl" she cried. You knew
thatI Did you think I was going Il
chunge because you had had me KID
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