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THE SNOW-BURNER TOPPLED AND FELL FACE DOWNWARD ON THE GROUND

THE SNOW-BURNER

BY HENRY OYEN

AUTHOR OF THE MAN-TRAIL

NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1916, By George H. Doran Company

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

COPYRIGHT 1914, 1915, BY THE RIDGWAY COMPANY

CONTENTS

PART ONE: THE NATURAL MAN

I. “Help!” 9

II. The Girl 16

III. Toppy Gets A Job 21

IV. “Hell-Camp” Reivers 31

V. Toppy Overhears a Conversation 39

VI. “Nice Boy!” 44

VII. The Snow-Burner’s Creed 51

VIII. Toppy Works 62

IX. A Fresh Start 67

X. The Duel Begins 74

XI. “Hell-Camp” Court 77

XII. Toppy’s First Move 94

XIII. Reivers Replies 100

XIV. “Joker and Deuces Wild” 106

XV. The Way of the Snow-Burner 115

XVI. The Screws Tighten 131

XVII. Tilly’s Warning 139

XVIII. “Canny by Nature” 145

XIX. The Fight 150

XX. Toppy’s Way 162

XXI. The End of the Boss 165

PART TWO: THE SUPER MAN

XXII. The Cheating of the River 175

XXIII. The Girl Who Was Not Afraid 183

XXIV. The Woman’s Way 193

XXV. Gold! 202

XXVI. The Look in a Woman’s Eyes 212

XXVII. On the Trail of Fortune 219

XXVIII. The Snow-Burner Hunts 229

XXIX. The White Man’s Will 233

XXX. Any Means to an End 238

XXXI. The Squaw-Man 241

XXXII. The Scorn of a Pure Woman 245

XXXIII. Shanty Moir 251

XXXIV. The Bargain 256

XXXV. The Test of the Bottle 261

XXXVI. The Snow-Burner Begins To Weaken 265

XXXVII. Into the Jaws of the Bear 270

XXXVIII. MacGregor Roy 277

XXXIX. James MacGregor’s Story 283

XL. The White Man’s Sentiment 293

XLI. Shanty-Moir-Temperance Advocate 301

XLII. The Snow-Burner Works for Two 305

XLIII. "The Penalty of a White Man’s Mind" 309

XLIV. The Madness of “Hell-Camp” Reivers 316

XLV. A Surprise for Shanty Moir 320

XLVI. A Fight that was a Fight 327

XLVII. The Snow-Burner Pays 332

THE SNOW BURNER

PART ONE: THE NATURAL MAN