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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