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Vic GreggHe is a lonely miner saving money to marry Betty Neal and longing to return to Alder.First seen in chapter 1
Betty NealShe is the woman Vic Gregg hopes to marry with money earned through mining.First seen in chapter 1
Pete GlassHe is the sheriff whose presence in Alder Nelly Pym mentions to Vic.First seen in chapter 2
Grey MollyShe is the horse Vic catches and rides after borrowing a rope in Alder.First seen in chapter 2
Blondy HansenHe is Betty Neal's chosen companion for a dance, provoking a quarrel between Betty and Vic.First seen in chapter 3
Dan BarryHe is the stranger who hides wounded Vic and takes Grey Molly to draw the posse away.First seen in chapter 6
Black BartHe is the stranger's dog, left to guard Vic while the stranger draws away the posse.First seen in chapter 6
SatanHe is the powerful black stallion ridden by the stranger whom wounded Vic encounters.First seen in chapter 6
KateShe is Joan's mother, who has forbidden her daughter to visit the wounded Vic.First seen in chapter 7
JoanShe is a small girl who commands Bart but needs courage when Daddy Dan calls her.First seen in chapter 7
Buck DanielsHe arrives from the mountains with Lee Haines and joyfully reunites with Kate Barry.First seen in chapter 12
Lee HainesHe travels down from the mountains with Buck Daniels and receives a warm welcome from Kate.First seen in chapter 12

Chapter 1
Vic Gregg leaves his lonely mining work and heads toward Alder after recognizing the arrival of spring.
Chapter 3
Vic and Betty quarrel after she tells him she has agreed to attend a dance with Blondy Hansen.
Chapter 4
After drinking in Lorrimer's saloon, Vic provokes Blondy Hansen and shoots him.
Chapter 6
Pete Glass wounds Vic, but a stranger hides him and rides Grey Molly away to distract the posse.
Chapter 8
Dan Barry refuses to question Vic about his crime and promises him shelter while he recovers.
Chapter 10
Dan draws the posse away on Grey Molly, but gunfire sends her pitching forward.
Chapter 11
Dan shoots the injured Molly and kills Harry Fisher; Glass captures Vic and offers freedom for help finding Dan.
Chapter 15
Vic admits bringing armed men to the cabin, and Dan sends him away demanding seven lives for Grey Molly.
Chapter 17
Dan escapes, Mat Henshaw is found dead, and Glass abandons attempts to arrest Dan's friends.
Chapter 18
Kate sends Joan with Black Bart carrying a letter for Dan, then follows them toward the cave.
Chapter 20
Joan delivers Kate's appeal for Dan to return, but he burns the letter instead of answering.
Chapter 21
Vic reunites with Betty, confesses his betrayal of Dan, and decides to warn the threatened posse members.
Chapter 22
Sliver Waldron turns Vic's warning into an ambush, but he, Ronicky Joe, and Gus Reeve are killed.
Chapter 25
Dan lets Joan choose between her parents, and Kate leaves alone when Joan chooses to stay.
Chapter 27
Using the name Joe Cumber, Dan reaches Glass alone, kills him when he draws, and escapes.
Chapter 28
Kate, Buck, and Lee take Joan from the cave while Dan is absent and flee toward the old ranch.
Chapter 29
Billy uses telephone calls to organize riders and fresh horses along Dan's expected escape route.
Chapter 32
Prepared relays give the pursuing posse fresh horses, undermining Dan's reliance on Satan's greater speed.
Chapter 35
Dan discards his equipment and enters the Asper with Satan and Bart, reaching the far bank under gunfire.
Chapter 36
Dan helps the exhausted Satan recover, then reaches the cave and concludes that the absent woman has left him.
Chapter 38
Kate punishes Joan, but an injured puppy draws out the child's sympathy and restores a small connection between them.
Chapter 39
Joan postpones returning to Dan after Kate persuades her that the puppy needs her protection.
Chapter 40
Dan burns his supplies and former home, then spares Vic when he finds him at his wedding.
Chapter 41
Kate confronts Dan at the ranch and shoots him dead when he advances despite her warning.
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