Front matter

"The great dog shook his victim as a terrier shakes a rat." (Page 253.)

THE LEDGE ON BALD FACE

By

CHARLES G. D. ROBERTS

ILLUSTRATED

WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED LONDON AND MELBOURNE 1918

Copyright in the United States of America by Charles G. D. Roberts

Printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Ltd., Frome and London

POPULAR NATURE STORIES BY CHAS. G. D. ROBERTS PUBLISHED BY WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED THE HOUSE IN THE WATER KINGS IN EXILE THE SECRET TRAILS THE LEDGE ON BALD FACE

CONTENTS

I THE LEDGE ON BALD FACE

II THE EAGLE

III COCK-CROW

IV THE MORNING OF THE SILVER FROST

V JIM, THE BACKWOODS POLICE DOG PART I HOW WOOLLY BILLY CAME TO BRINE'S RIP " II THE BOOK AGENT AND THE BUCKSKIN BELT " III THE HOLE IN THE TREE " IV THE TRAIL OF THE BEAR " V THE FIRE AT BRINE'S RIP MILLS " VI THE MAN WITH THE DANCING BEAR

ILLUSTRATIONS

"The great dog shook his victim like a terrier shakes a rat" . . . Frontispiece

"He was thrown off his balance and shouldered clean over the brink"

"Then he spread his wings wide and let go"

"He flung his arms about Jim's shaggy neck and buried his face in the wet fur"

"'You keep right back, boys,' commanded the Deputy in a voice of steel"

"The door was flung open, and Black Dan with his hands held up, stalked forth into the moonlight"

"He drew a long knife ... and slipped behind the canoe"

"In the meantime, Jim, travelling at a speed that the fugitive could not hope to rival, had come to the right spot"