
The Hound from the North
CHAPTER I - IN THE MOUNTAINS
CHAPTER II - MR. ZACHARY SMITH
CHAPTER III - MR. ZACHARY SMITH SMOKES
CHAPTER IV - ‘YELLOW BOOMING––SLUMP IN GREY’
CHAPTER V - THE RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL
CHAPTER VI - THE PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE PARTY
CHAPTER VII - LESLIE GREY FULFILS HIS DESTINY
CHAPTER VIII - GREY’S LAST WORDS
CHAPTER IX - LONELY RANCH AT OWL HOOT
In the frozen reaches of the northern Rockies, a lone traveler battles the relentless grip of winter. Swathed in furs and dragging a staff through knee‑deep snow, he fights exhaustion, hunger and the ever‑present threat of death as the night draws near. Each desperate cry into the empty mountains is answered only by echo, a stark reminder of his isolation.
Against this stark backdrop, an uncanny presence stalks the white wilderness—a mysterious hound whose mournful howls cut through the howling wind. Its eerie calls hint at both danger and a possible lifeline, drawing the weary wanderer deeper into the unforgiving landscape. Listeners will be drawn into a tense, atmospheric tale of survival, where nature’s harsh beauty collides with the primal instinct to endure.
Language
en
Duration
~8 hours (508K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2009-08-15
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1867–1943
An adventure novelist with real frontier experience, he filled his stories with ranches, remote settlements, and the hard edges of life in North America. His books move quickly and lean into danger, landscape, and survival.
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