The Trail to Yesterday

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Seltzer Charles Alden. The Trail to Yesterday

CHAPTER I. A WOMAN ON THE TRAIL

CHAPTER II. THE DIM TRAIL

CHAPTER III. CONVERGING TRAILS

CHAPTER IV. THIS PICTURE AND THAT

CHAPTER V. DAKOTA EVENS A SCORE

CHAPTER VI. KINDRED SPIRITS

CHAPTER VII. BOGGED DOWN

CHAPTER VIII. SHEILA FANS A FLAME

CHAPTER IX. STRICTLY BUSINESS

CHAPTER X. DUNCAN ADDS TWO AND TWO

CHAPTER XI. A PARTING AND A VISIT

CHAPTER XII. A MEETING ON THE RIVER TRAIL

CHAPTER XIII. THE SHOT IN THE BACK

CHAPTER XIV. LANGFORD LAYS OFF THE MASK

CHAPTER XV. THE PARTING ON THE RIVER TRAIL

CHAPTER XVI. SHERIFF ALLEN TAKES A HAND

CHAPTER XVII. DOUBLER TALKS

CHAPTER XVIII. FOR DAKOTA

CHAPTER XIX. SOME MEMORIES

CHAPTER XX. INTO THE UNKNOWN

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Sheila had been dreaming of a world in which there was nothing but rain and mud and clouds and reckless-eyed individuals who conversed in irritating drawls when a sharp crash of thunder awakened her. During her sleep she had turned her face to the wall, and when her eyes opened the first thing that her gaze rested on was the small window above her head. She regarded it for some time, following with her eyes the erratic streams that trickled down the glass, stretching out wearily, listening to the wind. It was cold and bleak outside and she had much to be thankful for.

She was glad that she had not allowed the mysterious inhabitant of the cabin to sleep out in his tarpaulin, for the howling of the wind brought weird thoughts into her mind; she reflected upon her helplessness and it was extremely satisfying to know that within ten feet of her lay a man whose two big revolvers – even though she feared them – seemed to insure protection. It was odd, she told herself, that she should place so much confidence in Dakota, and her presence in the cabin with him was certainly a breach of propriety which – were her friends in the East to hear of it – would arouse much comment – entirely unfavorable to her. Yes, it was odd, yet considering Dakota, she was not in the least disturbed. So far his conduct toward her had been that of the perfect gentleman, and in spite of the recklessness that gleamed in his eyes whenever he looked at her she was certain that he would continue to be a gentleman.

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Sheila was looking straight at Dakota now and she saw his face whiten, his lips harden. And when he spoke again there was a chill in his voice and a distinct pause between his words.

“Ten years,” he said. “That’s a long time, isn’t it? A long time for a man who has been losing his health. And yet – ” There was a mirthless smile on Dakota’s face – “ten years is a longer time for a man in good health who hasn’t been happy. Couldn’t your father have doctored – gone abroad – to recover his health? Or was his a mental sickness?”

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