Category: The Forest Runners

Paul, while not the equal of Henry in the woods, was a strong and enduring youth. His muscles were like wire, and there were few better runners west of the mountains. Although the weight of the second rifle might tell … Read the rest

The singular existence of the five in the little hollow in the haunted island endured much longer. The great cold had come early, and it held the earth fast in its grasp. The ice grew thicker on the lake beneath … Read the rest

Paul stopped in a little open space, and looked around all the circle of the forest. Everywhere it was the same–just the curving wall of red and brown, and beyond, the blue sky, flecked with tiny clouds of white. The … Read the rest

The snow fell three days and nights without ceasing, and they rejoiced greatly over their foresight in preparing so well for it, because it was a big snow, a very big snow. “It ain’t jest snowin’,” said Shif’less Sol; “the … Read the rest

Henry and Ross were gone to the mainland, and Paul, Shif’less Sol, and Jim Hart were left on the island. Shif’less Sol stood at the edge of the hollow, hands on hips, admiring the hut.

“Paul,” he said, “I think … Read the rest

The three walked slowly on for a long time, curving about gradually to the region in which Paul and Jim Hart remained hidden. They did not say much, but Shif’less Sol was slowly swelling with an admiration which was bound … Read the rest

The blood of Big Fox leaped for a moment in his veins, but it did not show under the paint of his face. His figure never quivered. He still knew all the danger, and he knew, moreover, how it had … Read the rest

Paul and Jim Hart waited several days, never once venturing from the protecting shadows of the woods, and they found the burden very great. The little island was like a cage, and Jim Hart groaned, moreover, because he could not … Read the rest

Paul and queer, long Jim Hart spent a week together on the island, and they were pleasant days to the boy. He was sure that Henry, Ross, and Sol could take care of themselves, and he felt little anxiety about … Read the rest

When Paul awoke the others were munching the usual breakfast of dried venison, and Henry handed him a piece, which he ate voraciously. Henry was sitting on the ground, with his back against a fallen log, and he regarded Paul … Read the rest