THE MAID of the MO U NT A IN 



made up the fire and turned in for the night. As 

 our subsequent adventures on the river have noth- 

 ing in relation to my story, I must resist the temp- 

 tation of another side-cast, lest I forget what I 

 started out to tell. At the end of my week's 

 engagement with McTavish, I dismissed him and 

 took my way back to Quebec. 



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