Category: Novels

The Valley of Gold: A Tale of the Saskatchewan

I. Heavy Odds II. The Valley of Gold III. Bouquets IV. The Man, Rob McClure V. At the Water-Hole VI. The Threshing Champions VII. Hallowe'en on The Qu'appelle VIII. The Rival Bosses IX. A Land Shark X. The Dreamer XI. The Third Rider XII. Anything is Fair in Love XIII. The Red...

Chapters

13. Part 13

An hour passed and he heard a voice call through the trees. Some urchin was seeking his cows. From the sound of the boy's approach he was coming straight for him. He was very ne...

6. Part 6

Sykes smiled and let it go at that. There was some information he could impart to this cocksure father but it would be more serviceable later. He reflected for a moment on the e...

11. Part 11

"Our coach selected Pullar for number seven to hold my oar," explained Sykes. "Until Pullar caught the place we had trouble holding balance. With his arrival the kink smoothed o...

10. Part 10

"I do, Dad," was the swift response. More Ned could not say, but he enveloped his father in a strong, steady embrace, tenderly holding the gray head that sobbed upon his breast....

5. Part 5

Amid ill-suppressed laughter the freak proceeded. Backing his horses to the tongue, Easy speedily hitched on and pulled out of the barnyard. Long before Smithers and his men cou...

7. Part 7

The troop of three were retracing the course followed by Ned in his ride to the Glade. Trotting along the wet sand at the water's edge they had rounded the Pellawa end of the la...

3. Part 3

Looking at the father one would expect in his daughter the robust, ample type. But she was small and fragile, a delicate bloom of young womanhood. Out of the bright face looked...

9. Part 9

"It will be easy," said he with a cryptic smile. "It all depends on you, Ford. If you will take your time and keep your head the thing is done. I've got the paper ready. Old Ed....

2. Part 2

"You understand, I am sure," said he softly. "It has been worse this vacation than ever before. Dad's at a great disadvantage now and I have to watch him like a lynx. Swale's ba...

12. Part 12

"You are wise to provide defense," said he soberly, "since your enemy is Sykes. Your intuition has not led you astray. For all his suavity and culture Sykes is a savage. He is t...

8. Part 8

In a short time he was ready and stepped out into the storm, trudging down the lane and off into the north with the blizzard in his face. He did not hear the muffled beat of gal...

4. Part 4

So gracious a pressure was not to be resisted, and Nick responded with a ready acquiescence that left nothing to be desired. Easy emulated in pantomime, tipping the flask adroit...

1. Part 1

I. Heavy Odds II. The Valley of Gold III. Bouquets IV. The Man, Rob McClure V. At the Water-Hole VI. The Threshing Champions VII. Hallowe'en on The Qu'appelle VIII. The Rival Bo...

14. Part 14

On that home-coming no eyes must peer. Upon Helen McClure's face lay the ineffaceable scars of her dark vigil. But her heart was healed by the miracle of the storm.