The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-11-09
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER 1.-The time IL the late 'eos
pr early '70s and the scene . steamboat
N the Mississippi river. All the types
ing palace q Distinguished by merriment.
dancing and gallantry.. There are the
customary drinking and gambling also.
pn his way south on q mission of revenge
He meets an eccentric character in the
person n,9f Of one Iai Liberty shottls; who is
chance They form . singular compact.
CHAPTER u.-Drace gets his mind of
In which he exhibits an unusual athletic
prowess. Liberty Shottle is again un-
lucky Ct cards and attempts z financial
Ing an opportunity to use Shottle. con-
ddes to him that his mission is to find
, csrtain ex-guerrilla, Stepho la Vitte.
bis discrimination announced to his new
chum, to hang La Vitte as high as
Haman. Drace has become enamored
Of = mysterious beauty aboard the boat
CHAPTER uL-The steamer reaches
Nsw Orleans. at that time in the some
srnment Shottle becomes possessed Of
two tickets for the French ball. . great
society event, and proposes that Drace
men attend and Drace unexpectedly meets
the girl who had fired his heart aboard
the steamer. She is accompanied by one
6QyCob Wnobo pEORVlSthiy AhIcA c1t knoi-
Gates that he 10 her nance. Through
stratasem Hhottle learns that the name
Of the girl IL Nadine La vitte and that
her companion Of the evening II the man
who II seeking to marry her.
CHAPTER Iv:-Drace passes an uneasy
night torn by the suspicion that Nadine
n: f Sld stephTS Il vtss
Is: s!Ti live: and n to nnd stspSo; Drsc.
Ina oss ss0s ~ ss Sssn Of sns ss
ing . poor wretch from the limb of .
and aroused the resentment Of an oppos-
ing mob Of citizens. Drace takes hand
In the fight which starts and IL instru-
. window opposite the scene. he catches
. glimpse of one he II sure IL Nadine
CHAPTER v.-The escapade. the night,
the Interference with the execution get
Drace and Shott1e into bad standing with
the authorities. but instead of punish
board % S a Steamer sns bound % mo- north. h. Retufnins
to the house where he thought he had
glimpsed the girl, Drace hnds the place
emissary employed at the suggestion Of
covsry that certain Frenchman. wine
1 stephc l. vitts. There h is :" only I = short ri
time before the departure OF the steamer
vhsn Dracs and shottle 60 to call on
to be inveigled into giving up any illfor-
nation. but shottle,. spying around among
The casks and bother, especially the ar
ne suspicions Of the Frenchman. he
eesuaily draws prace away from the
he informs DrAcs that one Of the cases
Was addressed to etepho Il vitte At Far
num's Landing, Mis.issiPpi: T. L ths The rs1t Cns
ensi Bethpass l. liberty shotfis's uncle.
CHATTER 1.-Dr.ce and shottIe are
tiOn snd IT, snsirons After
= brief stay and . charsctsfi.tic ,s finsnciai si
away ostensibly on . business trip to
vicksburg. but in reality to seek his
faycrite form Of amusement use 1Iscs
and from pieces of information gathered
from various sources. become. convinced
that La vitte has a haunt in . great
cedar, a sort of everglades. a marsh with
hundreds of knoll islands rising here and
there among ,t the A bayou sfrewd I,Ssd o.d
in house built of periwinkle shells
Day after day Drace takes q canoe and
sonstna ss r1Hnd Wids I At his feet lies les rope. one
end of It hangman's moose.
CHAPTER Nll.- DIdC6 pcHctrdtcb
to the wilderness. discovers Periwinkle
House and finds Nadine alone. She is
much alarmed and warns him her father
to i xet sHiI him to- to go She agrees to meet him
.n way home ons 'H Drsce Is accosted BY three
They cverpower him and bind him with
hoSs'; into an Ok Ga o Cabin. Tony tsunts brsss
sns sss other. eoi.es i sevs fuel TonY sets
to the cabin and the three 20 on laugh
ing. And then his bonds are cut and
She tells him how she was led to come
to his rescue.
CHAPTER vIII.-Drace gets safely
back to the Bethpage place. The gem
erai writes him to accompany him to
Natches. where he 10 to address . teach;
Tobe Mason's tavern, under the hill, .
famous place. There they drink summer
grape. wine. listen to The Arkansaw
srs and have dinner of doves and nx-
the General by calling him : Carpet
Hepho draws . dirk. Drace disarms
etepho. who leaves, vowing vengeance.
CHAPTER Ix.-on the Thursday morn
'ns ana Nadine. hs stspho informs the Eiri that
they !. ts Sc 20 soye She
tests, to no avail. Drace comes at evening
and makes warm love to her.
CHAPTER x.1The next day Dracs
goes back to Periwinkle House. deter
mined to have an understanding with
Nadine His vow of vengeance and his
hatred Of 6tepho are as nothing beside
his love for Nadine. She protests that
she cannot marry him. but in the end
gives up and promises to be his wife.
He confides In Aunt Tycie. Liberty
Ghottle arrives. He II fiush, having won
$4,000 in . lottery.
CHAPTER xI.-Drace goes again to
visit Nadine. stepho and Tony spring
upon him, overpower him and threaten
him with instant death. Nadine appears.
She threatens to kill herself with her
dagger II they do not let Drace 60 at
once They know she will do as she
says. so they put Drace In his canoe and
start him on Then stepho and Tony
overpower Nadine and lock her up. In
the dead Of night she manages TO send
. note TO Dracs by . fros-hunter