Show 43 P 0 a 4 N PROLOGUE A young man and ami a beautiful youngwon young woman zan lost and alone in a wilderness for months half starved anti and in daily peril pent of death front from wild beasts anti and still more savage indians this is the central therne theme of the mot fascinating romance roni ance that has come front from emerson houghs pen read and you will ae learn arn ho how w love cante came to them how they condu conducted tit d themselves in this trying unconventional situation how the mans chivalry anti and the womans comans purity purify held them steadfast to the ideals of civilization and how the strange episode brought tragedies estrangement estrange ments and happiness f CHAPTER 1 I the kissing of miss sheraton I 1 hla tl lips hei perhaps pis I 1 should not canil iiii dout dom su 0 perhaps Pei liap I 1 nut not do 14 so dueain had I 1 htiu u whit alitt vs utis to onie I 1 not hn ba e ilme d ue so u ne t I 1 aliel 4 1 did after all it ii I 1 is nut not all things 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