Two on the Trail: A Story of the Far Northwest

"Look!" she cried. "Isn't it like the frontispiece to a book of adventure!" CONTENTS I. In Papps's Restaurant II. The Unknown Lady III. On the Trail IV. The Stopping-house Yard V. At Miwasa Landing VI. Natalie Tells About Herself VII. Mary Co-que-wasa's Errand VIII. On the Little River IX. The Heart of a Boy X. On Caribou Lake XI. The Fight in the Storm XII. The Ninety-mile Portage XIII. The Newly-Married Pair XIV. The Last Stage XV. The Meeting XVI. Natalie Wounded XVII. The Clue to Rina XVIII. Mabyn Marooned XIX. Grylls Redivivus XX. Succour XXI. The Broken Door XXII. The Blizzard XXIII. The Solitary Pursuer XXIV. In Death Canyon XXV. Epilogue: Spoken by Charley ILLUSTRATIONS "Look!" she cried. "Isn't it like the frontispiece to a book of adventure!" ( Frontispiece ) At the same instant the boat lurched drunkenly; and they pitched overboard together There, clinging to the corner of the cabin for support, stood the figure of a woman It was a grim figure that the first rays of light revealed sitting on the big rock TWO ON THE TRAIL I IN PAPPS'S RESTAURANT The interior of Papps's, like most Western restaurants, was divided into a double row of little cabins with a passage between, each cabin having a swing door. Garth Pevensey found the place very full; and he was ushered into a cubby-hole which already contained two diners, a man and a woman nearing the end of their meal. They appeared to be incoming settlers of the better class—a farmer and his wife from across the line. Far from resenting Garth's intrusion, they visibly welcomed it; after all, there was something uncomfortably suggestive of a cell in those narrow cabins to which the light of day never penetrated. Garth passed behind the farmer's chair, and seated himself next the wall. He had no sooner ordered his luncheon than the door was again opened, and the rotund Mr. Papps, with profuse apologies, introduced a fourth to their table. The vacant place, it appeared, was the very last remaining in his establishment. The newcomer was a girl; young, slender and decidedly pretty: such was Garth's first impression. She came in without hesitation, and took the place opposite Garth with that serenely oblivious air so characteristic of the highly civilized young lady. Very trimly and quietly dressed, sufficiently well-bred to accept the situation as a matter of course. Thus…