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THE PROMISE
A Tale of the Great Northwest
By
JAMES B. HENDRYX
A. L. BURT COMPANYPublishers New York
Published by Arrangements with G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
COPYRIGHT, 1915BYJAMES B. HENDRYX
Seventh Impression
BY JAMES B. HENDRYX
The PromiseThe Gun BrandConnie Morgan in AlaskaConnie Morgan with the Northwest Mounted
This edition is issued under arrangement with the publishersG. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, NEW YORK AND LONDON
The Knickerbocker Press, New York
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I.--THE PACE 1
II.--"BROADWAY BILL" 8
III.--THE FINAL KICK 17
IV.--LOVE OR HATE 26
V.--"THIEF!" 34
VI.--THE CROOKED GAME 39
VII.--THE WRECK 47
VIII.--NEW FRIENDS 53
IX.--BILL GETS A JOB 59
X.--NORTHWARD, HO! 65
XI.--BILL HITS THE TRAIL 72
XII.--THE TEST 83
XIII.--ON THE TOTE-ROAD 90
XIV.--AT BAY 99
XV.--THE WERWOLF 106
XVI.--MONCROSSEN 116
XVII.--A TWO-FISTED MAN 125
XVIII.--"BIRD'S-EYE" AND PHILOSOPHY 133
XIX.--A FRAME-UP 138
XX.--A FIRE IN THE NIGHT 147
XXI.--DADDY DUNNIGAN 161
XXII.--CREED SEES A GHOST 169
XXIII.--HEAD-LINES 178
XXIV.--THE LOG JAM 187
XXV.--"THE-MAN-WHO-CANNOT-DIE" 196
XXVI.--MAN OR TOY MAN? 209
XXVII.--JEANNE 217
XXVIII.--A PROPHECY 222
XXIX.--A BUCKSKIN HUNTING-SHIRT 230
XXX.--CREED 235
XXXI.--THE ROBE OF DIABLESSE 246
XXXII.--THE ONE GOOD WHITE MAN 253
XXXIII.--THE PROMISE 259
XXXIV.--THE NEW BOSS 263
XXXV.--A HUNTING PARTY 274
XXXVI.--TOLD ON THE TRAIL 282
XXXVII.--IN THE OFFICE 287
XXXVIII.--CHARLIE FINDS A FRIEND 296
XXXIX.--BILL'S WAY 306
XL.--CHARLIE GOES HUNTING 314
XLI.--THE BLIZZARD 319
XLII.--BUCKING THE STORM 326
XLIII.--IN CAMP AGAIN 338
XLIV.--THE MISSING BONDS 347
XLV.--SNOW-BOUND 358
XLVI.--AN ANNOUNCEMENT 366
XLVII.--MONCROSSEN PAYS A VISIT 374
XLVIII.--THE WEDDING 382
XLIX.--ON THE RIVER 391
L.--FACE TO FACE 399
LI.--THE PROMISE FULFILLED 406
LII.--THE BIG MAN 415
THE PROMISE