This edition is issued under arrangement with the publishers
G. 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
CHAPTER I
THE PACE
Young Carmody awoke to the realization of another day.