Glen of the High North

Glen of the High North

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Title: Glen of the High North
Author: H. A. Cody

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GLEN OF THE HIGH NORTH
by
H. A. CODY

Author of "The Frontiersman," "The Lost Patrol," "The Chief of the
Ranges," "The Touch of Abner," etc.
McClelland and Stewart Publishers : : : Toronto George H. Doran
Company
1920

To
ALL TRUE MEN AND WOMEN
Of the Outer Trails of the Yukon,
Where for Years the Author Lived and Travelled,
This Book is Affectionately Dedicated.

CONTENTS
I ONE FLEETING VISION II WHEN THE FOG-BANK LIFTED III
A BIG BLAZIN' LAUGH IV BEYOND THE GREAT WHITE PASS
V COMRADES OP THE TRAIL VI A SHOT THAT TOLD VII
BOTTLES WILL DO VIII LOVE VERSUS GOLD IX THE OUTER
TRAIL X ADRIFT IN THE WILDERNESS XI INTO THE GREAT
UNKNOWN XII THE GIRL OF GLEN WEST XIII WHEN THE
STORM BURST XIV ANOTHER PRISONER XV JIM WESTON
XVI THE ORDEAL XVII MAN TO MAN XVIII THE PREPARED
ROOM XIX THE TURN OF EVENTS XX A SHOT FROM THE
GOLDEN CREST XXI THE PLOTTERS XXII THE CABIN IN THE
HILLS XXIII AT THE REVOLVER'S POINT XXIV WHEN THE
RIFLES CRACKED XXV BY THE INLAND LAKE XXVI
THROUGH THE STORM XXVII IN THE TOILS XXVIII HELP
FROM THE HILLS XXIX THE OLD TRUE STORY XXX THE
UNMASKING XXXI OUTWARD BOUND

"Something lost beyond the Ranges, Lost; and calling to you. Go."
KIPLING

"She had grown, in her unstained seclusion, bright and pure as a first
opening lilac, when it spreads its clear leaves to the sweetest dawn of
May."
PERCIVAL

GLEN OF THE HIGH NORTH
CHAPTER I
ONE FLEETING VISION
It all happened in less than two minutes, and yet in that brief space of
time his entire outlook upon life was changed. He saw her across the
street standing upon the edge of the sidewalk facing the throng of teams
and motors that were surging by. She had evidently attempted to cross,
but had hurriedly retreated owing to the tremendous crush of traffic.
The gleam of the large electric light nearby brought into clear relief a
face of more than ordinary charm and beauty. But that which appealed
so strongly to the young man was the mingled expression of surprise,
fear and defiance depicted upon her countenance. It strangely affected
him, and he was on the point of springing forward to offer his
assistance when she suddenly disappeared, swallowed up in the great
tide of humanity.
For a few minutes the young man stood perfectly still, gazing intently
upon the spot where the girl had been standing, hoping to see her
reappear. He could not account for the feeling that had swept upon him
at the sight of that face. It was but one of the thousands he daily beheld,
yet it alone stirred him to his inmost depths. A few minutes before he

had been walking along the street without any definite aim in life,
listless and almost cynical. But now a desire possessed him to be up
and doing, to follow after the fair vision which had so unexpectedly
appeared. Who could she be, and where was she going? Should he ever
see her again, and if he did would he have the slightest chance of
meeting and talking with her?
These thoughts occupied his mind as he continued on his way. He
walked erect now, with shoulders thrown back, and with a more
buoyant step than he had taken in many a day. His blood tingled and
his eyes glowed with a new-found light. He felt much of the old thrill
that had animated him at the beginning of the Great War, and had sent
him overseas to take his part in the titanic struggle. An overmastering
urge had then swept upon him, compelling him to abandon all on
behalf of the mighty cause. It was his nature, and the leopard could no
more change its spots than could Tom Reynolds overcome the
influence of a gripping desire. Ever since childhood thought and action
had always been welded in the strong clear heat of an overwhelming
purpose. It had caused him considerable trouble, but at the same time it
had carried him through many a difficult undertaking that had daunted
other men. It was