Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-11-23
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER 111.-At his destination.
Trails End. news that q message has
marked displeasure BY q man introduced
to the reader - "6tmon." Fa- +&
Bruce Is a.tonished 1t his apparent 10:
miliarity with the surroundings. though
to his knowledge he has never been there.
CHAPTER -obedient to the message,
Bruce makes his way to Martins cross
roads store. for direction ~ TO reaching
Mrs. Ross cabin.
ana return East. Bruce refuses.
CHAPTER v1I.-Mrs. Ross, aged and
ipdrm, welcomes him With emotion. She
hastens him on bis way-ths end Of ''Pine.
CHAPTER YlII.-Through Q country
dnds his childhood piaymass. lima.
CHAPTER D.-Ths girl tells him Of
wrongs committed b an enemy clan On
81 The cisn were stolen from the Rossss.
e sna IN ho e; ssa sss.. e.
wiped out 81 sesassinatlsn. Brucs's e.
thes; Mathew Eolger. va. one Of The
ana Linda, IND Siri.. Vhile srnail. NM
besn Kidnapped from ths orphansSs and
brought to the mountains. Lnda'S father
va decided hts lands e Natthew Foyer
a. ssnsmys claims 70 tie property. has
Been lost
cHATr1 g *, xE-s 3. :: %ou3ts,a s.oSa
cHAPTER x1:-A giant tree. the Sen
einsa Pine sn front ., Of Anda.. .. sabin :.
u endssvosinS 70 convey . message.
CHAPTER xIl.-Bruce yet. out IN
Witness 10 the agreement between Linda's
ARfher and Matthew Folger.
cHAPTn r. x x2[11.- gigantic zig sr,I...,y:
vicinity. because OF his size and ferocity.
CHAPTER x1v:-Dave Turner. sent BY
concerning the agreement, il brought to
light hs knowing it, whereabouts
ne fo1mePs taps %sis. s esasss i one.
his feast. the brute strikes down Hudson:
Bruce OF nh hi; M:y e 9r HHdsop shGes 1 S;a
Victim Hudson. learning, Brucs's iden::
the agreement, but death summons MIN.
CHAPTER Simon. believing Bruce
knows where the document n concealed,
lays plans to trap him.
and Aunt Elmira from their hons. The
man insults Linda and e struck down
BY the aged woman. Elmira's son has
mand. after securely binding the des-
pofAdo. Linda leaves them alone.
CHAPTER xv1n.--Returning. Bruce
finds note. presumably from Linda, toll.
Ing him she has been kidnapped by the
TurnerA
CHAPTER xpt-Bruce falls into g.
mons trap. and u made prisoner.
CHAPTER xx.-=achaxsinF Bruce With
clan. after : mock trial. decides 10 leave
where 1st the Kilier had slain and half eaten
Il: al: the q aaS s . 9iGs ana sz e. ses Ss
Staying Of Bruce by the animal.
CHAPTER xxI;-Bruee. helpless. awaits
In reality, the Killer was puzzled.
He had come to this place straight
through the forest with the expecta-
ton that food-fesh to tear with his
fangs-would be waiting for him. And
now, as he waited at the border of
the darkness, he knew that strange
change had taken place. And the
Killer did not like strangeness.
The smell that he had expected had
dimmed to such an extent that 1t pro.
NOTED no muscular impulse. Perhaps
It was only obliterated by stranger
smell-one that was vaguely familial
and wakened slow, brooding angel
in his great beasts heart.
He was not timid; yet he retained
some Of his natural caution and 70
manned in the gloom while he made
his investigations. Probably Il WAS {
hunting, instinct alone. He crspt sloH
II up and down the border Of moon
light, and his anger seemed to grow
md deepen within him. He felt diml,
that he had been cheated out Of iifl
meal And once before he had beef
similarly cheated; but there had bsel
singular triumph 1t the end Of thai
experienee.
All at once movement faf across
the pasture, caught his attention. 4
seemed that some one had come, taket
one glance at the drama 6 the edSl
Of the forest, and had Departed
Bruce himself had not seen the hgurs,
and perhaps It was the mercy Of Fatt
mot usually mercifui that ~ dif
nn< He might have been caused h
hope again, only to know 2 deepe1
despair when the man left him witt,
ont swing aid For the tall form had
s s aen that Of Simon coming, Al Lind!
Axklclpatsd, for q moments Ia
hspd lwork. And see
ins 81 3 = Ind depart
Cd aEain.
80 4: sl!s:' s. !. IS. 81