Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1922-11-24
SYNOPSIS

receives q mysterious message sent py d
Mrs. Ross, summoning him peremptorily
to southern Oregon-to meet Linda.
CHAPTER II-Bruce has vivid but baf-
fling 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 message has
been sent to Bruce is received with
marked displeasure by man introduced
to the reader as Simon"
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 VI-On the way, Simon"
sternly warns him to give up his quest
and return East Bruce refuses
CHAPTER vH.-Mrs. Ross, aged and
infirm, welcomes him with emotion. She
hastens him on his way-the end Of Pine
Needle Trail"
CHAPTER VIII-Through a country
puzzlingly familiar, Bruce journeys and
finds his childhood playmate Linda.
CHA PIER LX.-The girl tells him of
wrongs committed by an enemy clan on
her family, the Rosses. Lands occupied
by the clan were stolen from the Rosses,
and the family with the the exception Of
wiped out by assassination. Bruce's IA
victims. His mother had fed with Bruce
and Linda. The girl, while small, had
been kidnapped from the orphanage and
brought to the mountains. Lindas father
had decided his lands to Matthew Folger,
but the agreement, which would confute
the enemy's claims to the property, has
been lost
CHAPTER x.-Bruces mountain blood
responds to the call Of the blood-feud.
CHAPTER xI.-A giant tree. the Sen
tineI Pine, in front of Lnda's cabin,
seems to Bruce's excited imagination to
be endeavoring to convey message
CHAPTER xM.-Bruce sets out In
search OF q uapper named Hudson, a
witness to the agreement between AAnoas
father and Matthew FolGer
CHAPTER XIIL-A gigantic grizxly,
known as the Killer, is the terror OF the
CHAPTER xIv.-Dave Turner. sent by
Simon, bribes Hudson to swear falseiy
concerning the agreement. II brought 10
light, he knowing its whereabouts.
CHAPTER XV.-Hudson and Dave visit
the formers traps A @ w1lf: caught SS n one s1
his feast, the brute strikes down Hudson
Bruce, on his way to Hudson, SHOOTS and
wounds the Killer, driving him from M MS
tity, tries 10 tell him the hiding place OF
tha asrsamAnt but death summons him
CHAPTER XVI.-Simon, believing Bruce
knows where the document Ia concealed.
lays plans to trap him
CHAPTER XVII-Dave decoys Linda
and Aunt Elmira from their horne- The
man insults Linda and Is struck down
been murdered by Dave, and at her COM
mand, after securely binding the des-
perado. Linda leaves them alone
CHAPTER xvIII.-Returning, Bruce
finds a note, presumably from Linda, tell
ing him she has been kidnapped by the
Turner's
CHAPTER xx-Bruoe falls into 81
mons trap, and Is made prisoner.
attempting to reopen the blood-feud, the
clan. after mock trial. decides to leave
him, bound, In pasture on the spot
where the Killer had slain and half eaten
a calf the night before. They look for
the return of the grizzly and the probable
Staying OF Bruce by the animal.
CHAPTER XXI-Bruce, helpless, awaits
arrival Of the Killer and death.
CHAPTER XxII-simon makes Linda
an offer of marriage. The girl refuses,
telling him she loves Bruce. Enraged,
the man brutally strikes her, and leaves
The girl is confident he will go to Bruce
and she follows him
The fear that came to him was tnat
of the young world-fear without rec
ompense, direct and primitive fear
that grew on him like a sickness. 1t
was the fear that the deer knew as
they crept down their dusky trails at
night; 1t was the fear of darkness
and silence and pain and heaven
knows what cruelty that would be Wis
tied upon him by those terrible rend-
ing fangs and claws. 1t was the fear
that can be heard in the pack song In
the dreadful winter season, and that
can be felt In strange overtones, in the
sObblng wall Of despair that the coyote
utters in the half-darkness. He had
been afraid for his life every moment
he was In the hands of the Turner's.
He knew that If he survived this night,
he would have to face death again.
He had no hopes of deliverance alto
gether But the Turner's were men,
and they worked with knife blade and
bullet, not rending fang and claw He
could face men bravely; but it was
hard to keep strong heart in the face
Of this ancient fear Of beasts
The Killer seemed disturbed and
moved slowly along the edge of the
moonlight. Bruce could trace his
movements by the irregularity In the
line Of shadows. He seemed to be
moving more cautiously than ever
now. Bruce could not hear the slight
est sound.
For an instant he had an exult-
ant hope that the bear would continue
on down the edge Of the forest and
leave him; and his heart stood still
as the great beast paused, shifting
But some smell in the air seemed to
reach him. and he came stealing back.