The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-10-19
SYNOPSIS


Or early .7os and the scene = .teamboat
on the Mississippi river. All the types
e The period are are present present and An the noat-
dancing and gallantry.. There are the
customary drinking and gambling also.
on his way s South sSas on mission q rev.nss. even
He meets an eccentric character in the
person OF one Liberty Shottle, who is
chance. They form |. singular compact.
CHAPTER u.-Drace gets his mind on
In which he exhibits an unusual athletic
prowess. Liberty Shottle is again un-
sssy q sayas with aDs D4.ss s
ndes to him that his mission IL to nnd
who had murdered Draces father: 1t IL
bis determination announced to his new
shum to hang Ia yitte stems as hgn "a
Of . mysterious beauty aboard the boat
CHAPTER uL-The steamer reaches
what turbulent throes Of carpetbag gov
ernment. Shotue becomes possessed Of
s.c,. swS tickets for the French ball tht scs
accompany him to the affair. The young
msn attend and Drace unexpectedly meets
the steamer. She is accompanied by one
Boyce, whose proprietary interest indi-
Gates that he ig her fiance. Through
Of the girl is Nadine La vitte and that
her companion of the evening II the man
who IL seeking to marry her.
CHAPTER Iv.-Drace passes an uneasy
night torn by the suspicion that Nadine
is the daughter Of old stepho La vitte.
tS"n en eV.r s he reso1eS to nS whsrs
the girl lives and to find Stepho; Drace
and shottle begin search of the city.
they come upon a mob Intent upon hang
ing q poor wretch from the limb of
tree. II is a . typical carpstbaF execution
In the fight which starts and IL instru-
a window opposite the scene. he catches
. glimpse of one he IL sure is Nadine
CHAPTER v.-The escapade. the night,
the Interference with the execution get
Drace and Shottle into bad standing with
the authorities but instead of punish-
board a steamer bound north. Returning
TO the house where he thought he had
the 5 aes e' tss
eInissary. employed at the suggestion OF
shottie. he gets q faint clue In the ais
dealer. i reported to b an Intimate of
tims before the dsp.rture Of he stesmer
tie Frenchmsn. The iattsr IL too Keen
to BE- inveigied Into giving up any tnfor-
tns ca:k. I' ana 'st Sottiss. @ sspecisiiy the AZ
Important discovery. 80 es not to arouse
eSsuaiiy drSWs Draes away rom the
place and onto the steamer. On board
hs ins9.m: pr;cs that one %,,s Fl u: ee::.
NUNS Landing. Mississippi. Il 10 the ne1t
stop below Bethpage's Landing and Col
onsl Bsthpass 10 liberty shottie's uncle
CHAPTER u.-Drace and shottis are
received with genuine hospitality py
son snd Sisspsas IL psnsrons ons @ 1
trsnsaction @ don with the colonel, snottis goes
favorite form OF amusement. Drace
makes the pisntastSsn, az sT, his ,on nsadauahes thsres
from various sources. becomes convinced
that La vitte has haunt in . great
c.dsr SEH sost oypesse Of evsrsiades I marsh with
hundreds of knoll islands rising here and
there among the bayous. A shrewd old
in a house built of periwinkle shells:
Day after day Drace takes canoe ano
rartnsa Wds anH hs Feet lies rope one
end of It a hangmans moose.
to the wilderness, discovers Periwinkle
House and finds Nadine alone She 10
much alarmed and warns him her fatnes s
again the following Thursday. On his
home Pase ;o be Is set sesoss ts
They overpower him and bind him with
ropes Led by Tony they throw Drace
and and aVows W VS. his love for Nadine, while
the others collect fuel. Tony sets nre
to the cabin and the three go on iaugn,
ing, And then his bonds are cut and
with Madness help he gets safely out.
she tells him how she was led to come
to his rescue.
CHAPTER vIII-Drace gets safely
back to the Bethpage place. The gen
Natches, sIst ,' Where he is to address q teach;
Tobs Sason's tavern; under n. hill; L.. .
rrnns % vine, listen to ''The Arkansaw
Traveier," see the buck-and-wins sanc-
e. and have di1nes V1sss Of apDsaTs Insults
r.. r.. o.ns4si stspho BY "a calling % him caTHet-
Sssssr Ths csnsTsi tells ,iss him d;:.4%: +: ilss;
stepho Who leaves, vowing vengeance.
Tobe stumped his way over from the
bar.
.You mean old Slithers"
"That's the man. What's become Of
himT
.Nothin'. And reckon he's playin'
right now down at Cadman's joint
that ought to be wiped OF the eartn.
Want himl"
"Need him, Tobias. Send q boy
after him."
Old Slithers bald and wrinkled.
came with his homemade fiddle. The
General greeted him warmly. intro
duced him to Drace; and the most
comfortable chair in the house provid-
ed him, he sat down to play the IA
nous old tune and to recite the di-
alogue. improvising where his memory
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