Ruth Fielding in Alaska

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.The Threat[1]
II.All Business[9]
III.Breakers Ahead[16]
IV.The Spy[24]
V.An Old Enemy[32]
VI.Premonitions[40]
VII.Chess Goes Along[49]
VIII.A Magic Trip[56]
IX.Charlie Again?[62]
X.A Tantalizing Glimpse[70]
XI.A Chance Revelation[78]
XII.Disheartening News[87]
XIII.Man Overboard[94]
XIV.Knockout Inn[101]
XV.A Bottomless Pit[110]
XVI.Trapped[118]
XVII.A Nightmare Journey[124]
XVIII.Coincidence[130]
XIX.The Dwarf[135]
XX.A Vicious Enemy[144]
XXI.Drama[158]
XXII.Bloomberg Strikes[172]
XXIII.Ruth Goes to the Rescue[181]
XXIV.Boardman Wakes Up[188]
XXV.The Reckoning[197]

RUTH FIELDING
IN ALASKA

CHAPTER I
THE THREAT

“The contents of the missive appear to worry you, Ruth, my love. If that scowl should freeze on your face, your beauty would be marred forever.”

Stretched full length on the grass beneath a tree whose branches spread a grateful shade, Helen Cameron regarded her friend with an amused and interested smile. As the latter appeared not to notice her sally, she tried again.

“Can’t you tell me what dreadful news the letter contains?”