"Oh!" she gasped. "Why—it's gold!" . . . . . . Frontispiece
NORTH OF FIFTY-THREE
CHAPTER I
WHICH INTRODUCES A LADY AND TWO GENTLEMEN
CHAPTER II
HEART, HAND—AND POCKETBOOK
CHAPTER III
"I DO GIVE AND BEQUEATH"
CHAPTER IV
AN EXPLANATION DEMANDED
CHAPTER V
THE WAY OF THE WORLD AT LARGE
CHAPTER VI
CARIBOO MEADOWS
CHAPTER VII
A DIFFERENT SORT OF MAN
CHAPTER VIII
IN DEEP WATER
CHAPTER IX
THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT
[Illustration: Roaring Bill Wagstaff stood within five feet of her, resting one hand on the muzzle of his grounded rifle.]
CHAPTER X
A LITTLE PERSONAL HISTORY
CHAPTER XI
WINTER—AND A TRUCE
CHAPTER XII
THE FIRES OF SPRING
CHAPTER XIII
THE OUT TRAIL
[Illustration: "Hurt? No," he murmured; "I'm just plain scared."]
CHAPTER XIV
THE DRONE OF THE HIVE
CHAPTER XV
AN ENDING AND A BEGINNING
CHAPTER XVI
A BRIEF TIME OF PLANNING
CHAPTER XVII
EN ROUTE
CHAPTER XVIII
THE WINTERING PLACE
CHAPTER XIX
FOUR WALLS AND A ROOF
CHAPTER XX
BOREAS CHANTS HIS LAY
CHAPTER XXI
JACK FROST WITHDRAWS
CHAPTER XXII
THE STRIKE
CHAPTER XXIII
THE STRESS OF THE TRAIL
CHAPTER XXIV
NEIGHBORS
CHAPTER XXV
THE DOLLAR CHASERS
CHAPTER XXVI
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION
CHAPTER XXVII
A BUSINESS JOURNEY
CHAPTER XXVIII
THE BOMB
CHAPTER XXIX
THE NOTE DISCORDANT
CHAPTER XXX
THE AFTERMATH
CHAPTER XXXI
A LETTER FROM BILL
CHAPTER XXXII
THE SPUR.
CHAPTER XXXIII
HOME AGAIN
CHAPTER XXXIV
AFTER MANY DAYS
[Illustration: Bill stood before the fireplace, his shaggy fur cap pushed far back on his head.]
