
IN THE NICK OF TIME
JOE
THROW-BACKS
THE DANGEROUS DANGLERS
THE GUARDED ROAD
THE WARNING
THE KNOCKOUT
THE RAID
THE WAY OUT
DEEP TRAILS
In the dead of night a small, snow‑kissed village is jolted awake by a sudden blaze. Old Dave Hinch stumbles from his bed, smoke curling through his window, his frantic shouts echoing into a darkness that seems to swallow the whole town. As the fire spreads unchecked, the sleepy residents remain oblivious, their only hope a lone figure approaching from the frozen woods.
A mysterious stranger, his pack and snowshoes trailing behind him, spots the inferno and sprints toward the danger. With a ladder, a burst of raw courage, and a fierce determination, he forces his way through a shattered window, diving into the choking heat to search for a missing child. The villagers watch in stunned silence, caught between awe and fear, as the rescue unfolds and the night’s quiet is shattered by acts of unexpected heroism.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (144K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Al Haines, John Routh & the online Project Gutenberg team at https://www.pgdpcanada.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by Internet Archive/Lending Library.
Release date
Jun 7, 2021
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1877–1953
A prolific Canadian novelist and poet, he published dozens of novels and more than a hundred stories and poems, building a wide-ranging career that reached from New Brunswick to the First World War. His life also linked two artistic generations: he was the brother of Charles G. D. Roberts and the father of painter Goodridge Roberts.
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