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Title: The Hound From The North

Author: Ridgwell Cullum

Illustrator: Charles Livingston Bull

Release Date: August 15, 2009 [EBook #29695]

Language: English

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THE HOUND FROM THE NORTH

[Illustration: "AND EVERY NOW AND THEN IT WOULD CEASE ITS HEALING
OPERATION TO THROW UP ITS LONG MUZZLE AND EMIT ONE OF THOSE DRAWN-OUT
HOWLS."]

THE HOUND FROM THE NORTH

By RIDGWELL CULLUM

Author of

"In the Brooding Wild," "The Story of the Foss River Ranch,"
"The Law Breakers," "The Way of the Strong," Etc.

With Frontispiece

By CHARLES LIVINGSTON BULL

A. L. BURT COMPANY

Publishers New York

Published by Arrangement with The Page Company

Copyright, 1904

By L. C. Page & Company

(INCORPORATED)

All rights reserved

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. IN THE MOUNTAINS 1
II. MR. ZACHARY SMITH 15
III. MR. ZACHARY SMITH SMOKES 29
IV. 'YELLOW BOOMING--SLUMP IN GREY' 46
V. THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL 65
VI. THE PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE PARTY 81
VII. LESLIE GREY FULFILS HIS DESTINY 98
VIII. GREY'S LAST WORDS 115
IX. LONELY RANCH AT OWL HOOT 133
X. THE GRAVEYARD AT OWL HOOT 157
XI. CANINE VAGARIES 181
XII. THE BREAKING OF THE STORM 202
XIII. BLACKMAIL 226
XIV. A STAB IN THE DARK 240
XV. THE MAGGOT AT THE CORE 257