The Peace of Roaring River

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Van Schaick George. The Peace of Roaring River

CHAPTER I. The Woman Scorned

CHAPTER II. What Happened to a Telegram

CHAPTER III. Out of a Wilderness

CHAPTER IV. To Roaring River

CHAPTER V. When Gunpowder Speaks

CHAPTER VI. Deeper in the Wilderness

CHAPTER VII. Carcajou Is Shocked

CHAPTER VIII. Doubts

CHAPTER IX. For the Good Name of Carcajou

CHAPTER X. Stefan Runs

CHAPTER XI. A Visit Cut Short

CHAPTER XII. Help Comes

CHAPTER XIII. A Widening Horizon

CHAPTER XIV. The Hoisting

CHAPTER XV. The Peace of Roaring River

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Customers were rare on such terribly cold nights. For a long time Sophy McGurn held her chin in the palm of her hand, staring about her from time to time, without seeing anything but the visions her anger evolved. Presently, however, she took up the small bag of mail and sorted out a few letters and papers, placing them in the individual boxes. But while she worked the heightened color of her face remained and her teeth often closed upon her lower lip. There was a postal card addressed to Hugo Ennis. She turned it over, curiously, but it proved to be an advertisement of some sort of machinery and she threw it from her, impatiently.

“Supper’s ready, Sophy,” cried a shrill voice. “Train’s in and father’ll be here in a minute. Get the table fixed.”

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“Are you busy, Joe?” she asked him, graciously.

“Sure thing!” answered the young fellow, grinning pleasantly. “There’s the usual stuff. The 4.19 is two hours late, and I’ve had one whole private message. Gettin’ to be a busy place, Carcajou is.”

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