The Snowflake herald., 1923-01-05
SYNOPSIS

receives a mysterious message. sent by
Mrs. Ross, summoning him peremptorily
to southern Oregon-to meet Linda"
CHAPTER u.-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 q message has
been sent to Bruce Is received with
marked displeasure by a man introduced
to the reader as Simon"
CHAPTER IV-Leaving the train.
Bruce is astonished at his apparent ia
miIiarity 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.
sternly warns him to give up his quest
and return East. Bruce refuses
CHAPTER VII.-Mrs. Ross, aged and
inflrm, welcomes him with emotion. She
hastens him on his way-the end OF Pine
Needle Trail"
CHAPTER vIII.-Through country
puzzlingly familiar, Bruce journeys, and
finds his childhood playmate, Linda.
CHAPTER x-The girl tells him q
wrongs committed by an enemy clan c3
her family. the Rosses. Lands occupied
by the clan were stolen from the Rosses,
ana aunt the s fn%y MRS wh aoas nS szsfpen snd herse
wiped out by assassination. Bruce's IA
ther. Matthew Folger. was one of the
victims. His mother had fled with Bruce
and Linda. The girl. while small. had
been kidnapped from the orphanage and
brought to the mountains. Iinda's father
had decided his lands to Matthew Folger,
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the enemy's claims to the property. has
been lost.
CHAPTER x.-Bruce's mountain blood
CHAPTER xI.-A giant tree. the Sen
tinel Pine, in front OF Lnda's cabin,
seems to Bruce's excited imagination to
be endeavoring to convey a message.
CHAPTER xII.-Bruce sets out in
search OF q uapper named Hudson,
witness to the agreement between Linda's
father and Matthew Folger.
CHAPTER xIII.-A gigantic grizzly.
known as the Killer. is the terror Of the
vicinity, because of his size and ferocity.
CHAPTER XIv.-Dave Turner, sent by
Simon, bribes Hudson to swear falsely
concerning the agreement, II brought to
light, he knowing its whereabouts
AV
the formers traps. A wolf, caught in one,
Is discovered by the Killer. Disturbed at
his feast, the brute strikes down Hudson.
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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
by the aged woman. Elmira's son has
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 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 a 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
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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-
k.,1I 9x1rr Dv~rr0o hrN1xy F1d
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,
Linoa Is fired on and turned back.
"Tkn0w they'll come tonight" Linda
had said. Tomorrow night there will
be moon. and though 1t won't give
much light, 1t will hurt their chances
of success. Besides-theyve found
that their other plot-to kill you from
ambush-isn't going to work"
Bruce nodded and got up to examine
the shutters. He wanted no ray Of
light to steal out into the growing
darkness and make d target. 1t was
significant fact that the rifle did not
occupy its usual place behind the desk
Bruce kept it in his hands as he made
the inspection. Linda had her empty
pistol, knowing that it might-in the
mayhap of circumstance-be of aid in
frightening an assailant Old Elmira
sat beside the fire, her stiff fingers busy
at piece of sewing.
"You know" Bruce said to her,
that we are expecting an attack to-
night?"
The woman nodded. but didn't miss
a stitch. No gleam of interest came
into her eyes. Bruce's gaze fell to
her work basket, and something gilt
tered from its depth. Evidently Elmira
had regained her knife.
He went back to his chair beside
Linda, and the two sat listening. They
had never known a more quiet night.