Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-05-22
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SYNOPSIS
CHAPTER Lee Anderson. Royal
Canadian Mounted Police sergeant, Is
sent to Stony range to arrest man
named Pelly for murder. He is also
instructed to look after Jim Railway,
reputed head of the Free Traders"
he finds Pelly is credited with having
found gold mine, and Is missing.
CHAPTER II-At the hotel where
of place in the rough surroundings,
appears. A halfbreed whom Anderson
hears called Pierre, and companion,
Shorty" annoy the girl Anderson in
terferes, earning the enmity of the two
men.
CHAPTER III-The girl sets out for
Siston Lake, which Is also Anderson's
objective. He overtakes her and the
the night before.
CHAPTER IV.-Pierre and Shorty"
ride on, Anderson and the girl follow
ing. In the hills the road is blown up,
before and behind the two. Anderson,
with his horse, is hurled down the
mountain side, senseless.
CHAPTER V.-Recovering conscious
ness, Anderson finds the girl has dis
appeared, but the finding Of her hair,
cNIQGHlly HuTEl0uly cut from H0T H0dU
ing horse, assures him she is alive
and probably, in the power of, Pierre
and tsh0rtg On foSt he makes and his his
companion of the day before, and
Railway, with girl, Estelle, a former
sweetheart of Anderson's, who. had
wrecked his life. Railway strikes Es-
telle, and after a fight Anderson, with
Estelles help, escapes with the girl.
CHAPTER vI-Anderson's compan-
ions mind is clouded and she Is suffer-
ing with dislocated knee. Anderson
sets the knee.
CHAPTER vII.-Memory of her past
life practically gone, even to the extent
Of remembering her name. Anderson
and his companion go on.
CHAPTER VIII-The two plan to
make their way to Moravian mission,
Their experiences and their mutual
danger have naturally drawn them to-
gether, and their acquaintance ripens
into mutual love.
CHAPTER Ix.-The girl remembers
that her name is Joyce Pelly and
Anderson has been sent to arrest.
Torn between her love for her father
and her regard for Anderson, the girl
practically drives him from her.
CHAPTER Kin the forest Ander-
son stumbles upon the entrance to q
gorge. He investigates and is con-
In a rude tunnel he is attacked by an
unseen adversary whom he takes to
be Pelly. 4 knife thrust which would
girls hair in his blouse. Escaping, he
gone He follows her trail to the mis-
sion Of Father McGrath.
CHAPTER XI.-McGrath repulses
him, but Joyce feels her love return
and welcomes him. Her memory has
the mine again, finding there the grave
Of a woman, marked Helene Pelly,"
Ind the skeleton OF a man clutching a
revolver on which are the letters &C.
P.," without doubt Joyce's father.
CHAPTER XIL-Anderson is again
attacked by his adversary of the day
Lee recognizes his assalIant as lie
boeuf," halfbreed, and Pe1lys devoted
friend. The finding Of Joyce's hair in
Anderson's blouse convinces Leboeuf
he is not an enemy.
CHAPTER xIII.-Anderson breaks
he news of her fathers death to Joyce
the girls sorrow being greatly less
ened by the fact that the uncertainty
of his fate is ended, and also that Lees
duty in the case is ended. Father Nc
Grath agrees to marry the couple.
CHAPTER XIV.-The marriage takes
place, and almost Immediately Rath-
way appears and claims Joyce as his
for her to remember that, to save her
father, whom Railway had threatened
to betray, she had gone through a
ceremony with him in Montreal Rath5
Lee heartbroken, surrenders her.
CHAPTER XV.-In the cabin Joyce
desperately repulses Pathways ad-
vances. He overpowers her, and she
calls to Lee to save her.
Tnen he strode to where Lee was
standing, and clapped his hand on
his shoulder. "Will ye nae come back
to the meesion wi me this night,
Meestair Anderson?" he pleaded.
But Lee stood like a stone, appear
ing not to be conscious of the priests
question, while Railway, with an evil
smile, put his arm round Joyce's waist
and led her, unresistant, toward the
log house. followed by his three aides.
And to McGrath that was the most
awful moment in his whole career, and
all the manhood in him urged him to
fight, fight to the death against this
human sacrifice. 1t was only his life
time of discipline that held him at
Lees side. And looking into Lee
stony face, an immense pity sweIled
up in his heart.
The door of the hut closed. Lee
quivered and started as the priest 8
hand fell on his shoulder again.
Lee, lad, yell come back WI me, "
Father McGrath pleaded.
An inarticulate sound like that of
some animal broke from Lees lips,
And, shaking himself free from the
priests friendly grasp, he picked up
the rife and the snowshoes and went
slOuching off in the direction of the
forest. Father McGrath took a step
or two toward him, then. shaking his
head, watched him as he made his
way over the frozen ground into the
darkness.
Signing, the priest turned back to
the sleigh. He gathered up the reins