The Snowflake herald., 1923-01-19
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER I.-At the death Of his foster
father Bruce Duncan, In an eastern city.
receives q mysterious message. sent by q
Mrs. Ross. summoning him peremptorily
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 q man introduced
to the reader AZ 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
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.
CHAPTER Ix.-rhe 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,
aunt ana 'hs smra MRS %th hoss a and herself e.
wiped out by assassination. Bruce's IA
ther. Matthew Folger, was one Of the
victims His mother had fed with Bruce
and Linda. The girl. while small, had
been kidnapped from the orphanage and
brought to the mountains. I1inda's father
had decided his lands to Matthew Folger,
the enemy's claims to the property. has
been lost
CHAPTER x.-Bruce's mountain blood
CHAPTER xI;-A giant tree. the Sen
seems to Bruce's excited imagination to
be endeavoring to convey message.
CHAPTER xT-Bruce sets out in
witness to the agreement between Lndas
father and Matthew Folger.
CHAPTER xIII-A gigantic grizzly.
known as the Killer Is the terror Of the
vicinity. because Of his size anc ferocity.
CHAPTER xIv.-Dave Turner. sent by
Simon. bribes Hudson to swear falsely
concerning the agreement. II brought to
light. he knowing It's whereabouts.
CHAPTER xv.-Hudson and Dave visit
the formers traps wolf, caught In one,
is discovered by the Killer. Disturbed at
his feast, the brute strikes down Hudson:
Bruce, on his way to Hudson, shoots and
wounds the Killer. driving him from his
victim. Hudson. learning Bruce's iden-
tity, tries to tell him the hiding place OF
the agreement. but death summons him.
CHAPTER xVI-Simon, believing Bruce
knows where the document is concealed,
lays plans to trap him.
CHAPTER XvII.-Dave decoys Linda
| and Aunt Elmira from their home. The
man insults. Linda and is struck down
been murdered by Dave and at her COM
nland, 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 xIx.-Bruce falls into ST.
| mons trap, and is made prisoner.
CHAPTER xx.-Charging Bruce with
| attempting to reopen the blood-feud, the
| clan, after mock trial, decides to leave
him, bound, In pasture on the spot
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.
CHAPTER XXIII-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 carries her lover away.
CHAPTER xxIv.-Despite their appar-
ent helplessness, Bruce and Linda decide
to keep up the fight.
CHAPTER xxv.-Seeking to make her
way to Martins store for ammunition,
Linoe Is fired on and turned back.
CHAPTER XxvI-The Turner clan. m
terrific thunderstorm. attack the Folger
home. The Sentinel Pine Is struck by
lightning and set on fire.
CHAPTER xxvIT.-The noise and
flames stampede the attackers horses and
they scatter. In the half-consumed trunk
of the giant pine Bruce and Linda And
the agreement so long sought. At that
moment Bruce is shot
CHAPTER XXvTTT.-Siinoii had peen a
witness to the finding of the paper and It
was his rifle that spoke. Linda gets Bruce
into the house. He is not badly hurt.
Despite the blizzard. the two mount the
one horse. with the intention Of making
their way to the settlements.
One of their foes was in this room
AN implacable foe whose eyes were
giittering and strange i'm the match
light. But 1t was neither Bruce nor
Linda. 1t was old Elmira, cold and
sinister as rattler in its lair Simon
cursed her and hurried on.
Holding his rifle like club, he
swung through into Bruce's room,
lighted another match. then darted
INTO the kitchen. In the dim match
light the truth went home to him.
He turned. eyes glittering. They've
gone-On Dawes horse" he said.
Thank God. they've only got one
horse between 'em and can't go fast.
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