Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-12-01
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Mrs. Ross, summoning him peremptorily
to southern Oregon-to meet LINDA.
CHAPTER TI-Bruce has vivid but baf-
ling recollections OF his childhood In an
orphanage, before his adoption by New
ton Duncan. with the girl Linda.
CHAPTER III.-At his destination.
Trails End, news that a message has
been sent to Bruce is received with
marked displeasure by man introduced
to the reader as simon
CHAPTER IV.-Leaving the train.
Bruce Is astonished at his apparent ia
miliarity with the surroundings, though
to his knowledge he has never been there'
CHAPTER v.-Obedient to the message,
Bruce makes his way to Martins cross
roads store, for direction as to reaching
Mrs Ross cabin.
CHAPTER Won the way, Simon.
sternly warns him to give up his quest
and return East Bruce refuses.
CHAPTER vu.-Mrs. Ross. aged and
inhrm, welcomes him with emotion. She
hastens him on his way-the end OF Pine
Needle Trail"
puxzlingly familiar. Bruce Journeys. and
finds his childhood playmate. Linda.
CHAPTER K.-The girl tells him Of
her family, the Rosses Lands occupied
by the clan were stolen from the Rosses,
and the family, with the exception Of
wiped out by assassination. Bruce's IA
ther, Matthew Folger, was one Of the
victims. His mother had fed with Bruce
been Kidnapped from the orphanage and
broU ght to the mountains Lnda's father
had decided his lands to Matthew Folger,
7 but but the ayr agreement. which would confuts Sss
Speen lost
rksponds to to the cali Of the blood-feud.
dcHAPTER x.-A giant tree. the Sen
seetms to Bruce's excited imagination to
be kndaavorins 70 convey message.
.earcSh Of a trapper named Hudson, a
witneAss TO the agreement between LndAs
fathsrN and Matthew Folger
CHAleTRR xIIi.-A gigantic Erizxiy
known Nas the Killer, is the terror Of the
vicinity. because Of his sise and ferocity.
CHAPqSER xIv.-Dave Turner. sent by
Simon. bAribes Hudson to swear falsely
concernink the agreement II brought TO
light, he 4 moving it's Whereabouts.
CHAPTER xv-Hudson and Dave visit
the former q traps. A wolf. caught In one
is discovereN by the Killer. Disturbed al
his feast, th1h brute strikes down Hudson.
Bruce, on hiA way 70 Hudson, shoots and
wounds the hliller driving him from his
victim Hudsson, learning Bruce's tden.
sSsy Sy s: to am aeaS tas nnns 1sSan him
CHAPTER xWI-slmon, believing Bruce
knows where tSe document II concealed,
lays plans to rHp him
CHAPTER xviU.-Days deeoys LINDA
and Aunt HdYnirn from khefY h0YYfA ThA
man insults 1AnolR and is struck down
by the aged woman Elmirs's son has
been murdered BY Pave end at hs. CON
perado. Linda Leaves, them alone.
CHAPTER xvIn4s,;Rssturninf Bruce Bruce
Ing 1 him Oss 81. hs: Sssp tiSnaDsd & Ns s. e.
Turners
noa': sPN trap, and 6 asd prisoner i:''s '1'' ~
CHAPTER xx.-charltng Bruce with
sss ssPas P.es to mesE SsSpea trial. so
Where es the Killer had slain and half eaten
calf the o Sht b rpasy hsy SSs
Saying hs Ie Of B Bruce ice by The animal al pf''
CHAPTER xXI;;-Bruce. helpless. awaits
arrival Of the Killer and death.
CHAPTER xXII-Simon makes Linda
an offer of marriage The girl refuses.
the man brutaliy strikes her. and leaves
The girl Is confident he will 60 20 Bruce.
and she follows him.
CHAPTER xxIn.-Her surmise is cor
rect simon visiting his helpless enemy,
to gloat over him. With the Killer ac-
tually shifting at Bruce's body, Linda, on
horseback arrives, wounds the animal.
and ga rFiAS hev lover away
CHAPTER XXIV.-Despite their appar-
ent helplessness Bruce and Linda decide
TO keep up the hght.
The Killer had been cheated again |;
and by the s&me token Simon's oath
had been proved untrue. For once the
remorseless strength of which he boast
ed had been WOrsted by a greater
strength; and love, not hate, was the
power that gave H.. For once girps
courage-a courage greater than that
with which he obeyed the dictates OF
his cruel will-had cost him his VIC
tory. The war that he and his out
law band had begun SO long ago had
not yet been won.
Indeed, If Simon could have seen
what the moon saw as vt peered out
from behind the clouds, he would have
known that one of the debts OF blood
incurred so many years ago had even
now been paid. Far away on dis
tant hillside there was one who gave
no heed to the fast hoof beats or the
speeding horse 1t was Dave Turner,
and his trail Of lust and wickedness
was ended at last He lay with lifted
face, and there were curious dark
stains on the pine needles.
And the pines, those tall, dark sen-
tinels of the wilderness, seemed TO
look down upon him In passionless con-
temptation, as If they wondered at the
stumbling ways Of men, Their branches
rubbed together and made words as
the wind swept through them, but no
man may say what those words were.