Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: THE SNOW-BURNER TOPPLED AND FELL FACE DOWNWARD ON THE GROUND] THE SNOW-BURNER BY HENRY OYEN Author of “The Man-Trail” NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Copyright, 1916, By George H. Doran Company PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA COPYRIGHT 1914, 1915, BY THE RIDGWAY COMPANY CONTENTS PART ONE: THE NATURAL MAN I. “Help!” 9 II. The Girl 16 III. Toppy Gets A Job 21 IV. “Hell-Camp” Reivers 31 V. Toppy Overhears a Conversation 39 VI. “Nice Boy!” 44 VII. The Snow-Burner’s Creed 51 VIII. Toppy Works 62 IX. A Fresh Start 67 X. The Duel Begins 74 XI. “Hell-Camp” Court 77 XII. Toppy’s First Move 94 XIII. Reivers Replies 100 XIV. “Joker and Deuces Wild” 106 XV. The Way of the Snow-Burner 115 XVI. The Screws Tighten 131 XVII. Tilly’s Warning 139 XVIII. “Canny by Nature” 145 XIX. The Fight 150 XX. Toppy’s Way 162 XXI. The End of the Boss 165 PART TWO: THE SUPER MAN