Chapter I: Front Matter

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By HULBERT FOOTNER
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A Backwoods Princess
Madame Storey
Antennae
The Shanty Sled
The Under Dogs
The Wild Bird
Officer!
Ramshackle House
The Deaves Affair
The Owl Taxi
The Substitute Millionaire
Thieves’ Wit
New Rivers of the North
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A BACKWOODS
PRINCESS
By
HULBERT FOOTNER

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COPYRIGHT, _1926_,
BY HULBERT FOOTNER

A BACKWOODS PRINCESS

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I Catastrophe................ 9
II The Burial of Blackburn.... 22
III The Slaves Without a Master 30
IV At Fort Good Hope.......... 40
V Yellow-Head................ 51
VI The Dinner Party........... 64
VII The Cloven Hoof............ 79
VIII Heavenly Music............. 94
IX An Upset................... 102
X Contraband................. 118
XI A Meeting.................. 133
XII Fur........................ 140
XIII The Fur Goes Out........... 156
XIV The Discovery.............. 167
XV Shadowing.................. 179
XVI With Conacher.............. 190
XVII The Meeting................ 201
XVIII Confusion.................. 207
XIX Preparing for Danger....... 216
XX Besieged................... 228
XXI A Leap for Freedom......... 239
XXII The Search................. 255
XXIII Hunger..................... 273
XXIV Downstream................. 287
XXV Conclusion................. 305

A BACKWOODS PRINCESS