Zusammenfassung
Zusammenfassung von Zwei auf der Fährte
Für wen es gedacht ist
Readers who love journeys through wild country, a steady hero and a spirited heroine, a villain who keeps coming, and a love story that grows quietly on the trail, with plenty of old-fashioned pursuit.
Worum es in diesem Buch geht
Two on the Trail is an adventure novel by Hulbert Footner, a writer of mystery and adventure stories who died in 1944. It sends a New York newspaper reporter and a young woman from Ontario deep into the Canadian Northwest in the early twentieth century. They travel by stagecoach, steamboat, homemade skiff, York boat and pack pony, and a great deal of rough country lies between them and their goal.
The reporter is Garth Pevensey, a quiet man with a sharpshooter's eye. The young woman is Natalie Bland, who must reach Spirit River Crossing for a reason she cannot yet explain. Between the two grows a love that neither can speak aloud. Following them is Nick Grylls, a powerful free trader who rules the country north of the Landing and who sees Natalie as something he must have. The book gives you a long chase, a close and tender partnership, and a clear picture of a land where a stranger depends entirely on other people.
You will meet a talkative old stage driver, a young runaway who dreams of a stopping house, a crew of boatmen who cannot be hurried, and a lonely man at a shack beside a lake. Each one pulls the story in a new direction. Let us start where Garth does, in a crowded restaurant in Prince George, where a chance meeting at lunch sets everything going.
In dieser Zusammenfassung
- 1A lunch that changes a journeyFree
- 2Rough company on the stagecoach
- 3At the Landing the pursuit begins
- 4A skiff on the little river
- 5A fight in the storm
- 6The portage and a tale told by a stranger
- 7The man at the shack and a shot at the lake
- 8Marooned and besieged
- 9What the story is about and how it is told
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A lunch that changes a journey
Garth Pevensey, a reporter for the New York Leader, walks into Papps's restaurant in Prince George and is shown to a tiny booth already holding a farmer and his wife. Soon a slender young woman with chestnut hair and blue eyes is seated opposite him, the last free place in the house. Both of them keep their faces blank, as strangers should. Each is secretly delighted and each is secretly watching the other.
The farmer and his wife cannot bear the stiff silence and hurry out, leaving the two alone. The girl is furious with Garth for being so calm, and she is dying to laugh. When she wants the salt, she will not ask for it, and she thanks him in a tone full of indignation. Garth has no idea what he has done wrong.
Then Mrs. Pink arrives, loaded with bundles, a black valise and a crooked hat. She announces that she has lost her husband John, a carpenter. She takes the pair for newlyweds and chatters about wedding trips, rents and children. Garth, flattered in spite of himself, decides not to correct her unless the girl does. When Mrs. Pink asks how long they have known each other, the girl answers briskly that it was about half an hour ago, wishes her luck, and sweeps out.
Garth is in the West as part of a newspaper excursion. He has made a friend of the Bishop of Miwasa over pipes and tobacco, and the Bishop has invited him on his yearly tour of a diocese that stretches for fifteen hundred miles by canoe and pack train. His editors give him two months, at his own expense. The next evening he is packing and thinking of blue eyes when a note arrives from a Mrs. Mabyn, who begs him to call at the Bristol Hotel.
There he finds the same girl, who gives her name as Natalie Bland. Mrs. Mabyn, a frail old lady and a canon's widow from Millerton, Ontario, questions him about his family and then pretends to give up her plan. Garth sees through the bluff and stands up to leave, which brings her round at once. At last Natalie asks for a favor. She must reach Spirit River Crossing, she cannot say why, and she wants his help as far as Miwasa Landing, where the Bishop and his wife can take her on. Garth gives his word to keep her secret.
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Questions about Zwei auf der Fährte
What is Two on the Trail about?
It is an adventure novel about Garth Pevensey, a New York reporter, and Natalie Bland, who must reach Spirit River Crossing in the Canadian Northwest. They travel by stage, boat and pony while trader Nick Grylls tries to stop them.
Who is Nick Grylls in Two on the Trail?
Nick Grylls is the biggest free trader on Lake Miwasa, a loud, powerful man with influence over many people in the country. He becomes obsessed with Natalie and uses his men and money to get in Garth's way.
Where and when is Two on the Trail set?
It is set in the Canadian Northwest in the early twentieth century, around Prince George, Miwasa Landing, Caribou Lake and the Spirit River. Stagecoaches, steamboats, York boats and pack horses carry the travelers.
Is Two on the Trail easy to follow?
Yes, in the sense that the plot is a clear chase with short chapters, lively talk and vivid scenes of the trail. A funny stagecoach driver and a cheerful boy keep the tone warm and the story moving.
What is the main message of Two on the Trail?
The book shows that courage and loyalty count most when conditions are rough. Garth and Natalie keep their word, protect each other and treat even enemies with some mercy, and their bond grows because of it.