AUTHOR OF "THE FRONTIERSMAN,"
"THE FOURTH WATCH," ETC.

HODDER & STOUGHTON
NEW YORK
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY

Copyright, 1912,
By George H. Doran Company

To that noble body of men, The Royal North West Mounted Police, this book is affectionately dedicated by one, who for several years lived among them and shared their hospitality in the far-flung Canadian Northland.

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I Unleashed[1]
II The Terror of the Mountains[10]
III A Child in the Midst[19]
IV The Shadowing Horseman[30]
V The Fur Trader's Store[42]
VI The Den of Plotters[49]
VII Buckskin Dan[59]
VIII The Intruder[68]
IX Undercurrents[77]
X Subtle Ways[86]
XI The Capture[95]
XII Links of Steel[107]
XIII The Trailing Serpent[116]
XIV In the Deep of the Night[126]
XV A Cry Across the Water[135]
XVI The Signal Fire[143]
XVII In Pursuit[153]
XVIII The Cruel Trail[162]
XIX The Venom of Hatred[169]
XX Out of the Depths[177]
XXI Strategy[188]
XXII At Bay[199]
XXIII The Haven[210]
XXIV The Mediator[222]
XXV The Heart of a Woman[232]
XXVI Within the Deep Shadow[245]
XXVII The Cost[255]
XXVIII The Lifted Veil[263]
XXIX Strength From the Hills[275]
XXX Upholding the Law[286]
XXXI Old Trails and New[300]