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In the Canadian Northwest, the land is the hardest opponent—and sharing a trail means sharing the danger.
Two on the Trail by Hulbert Footner brings adventure and romance into the wild Canadian Northwest. Rivers, forests and open country shape the journey. Across these wide distances, travel becomes a test of endurance, and the pull of pursuit gives the trail an edge beyond the struggle to keep moving.
At the heart of this northern adventure is the bond between two people facing hard country together. Cold, hunger, injury and exhaustion give survival its urgency. Romance grows through shared hardship, where depending on another person for warmth, food and safety makes trust a necessity before it becomes a feeling.
What you’ll discover
- A wilderness that matters Follow a journey where rivers, forests and distance shape what the people can do.
- The pull of pursuit Feel how a trail turns travel into the tense possibility of being followed.
- Courage under pressure Explore the demands of survival, where care and endurance matter against cold and hunger.
- Trust before tenderness Discover romance rooted in shared hardship and the need to depend on someone else.
- Footner's northern country Enter the Canadian Northwest with an author whose writing draws on his own travels there.
Who will love it
Readers who love frontier adventure and journeys along rivers and trails will enjoy this novel. It also suits those drawn to brave heroines, loyal young friends, clever escapes and a romance that develops over time.
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- A shared booth starts a strange friendship
- The mail stage carries a dangerous admirer
- Natalie tells why she must go north
- The river and the bush close in
- A leaky boat and a golden day
- Hooliam, the York boat, and the storm
- What they learn about Mabyn on the trail
- The man at the shack and the woman beside him
- Garth builds a fortress and waits
- The book asks what courage really means
- A story told with humour, scenery, and suspense
Who’s who
- Garth PevenseyA quiet New York reporter and fine marksman who agrees to guide a stranger north and keeps his promise through every danger.
- Natalie BlandA spirited, well-bred young woman from Ontario who travels into the wilderness to find the husband she married years ago.
- Nick GryllsThe biggest free trader in the North, proud of his money and influence, who becomes obsessed with Natalie and will use any trick to follow her.
- Charley LandrumA cheerful seventeen-year-old runaway living alone on Caribou Lake, who adores Natalie and insists on helping her and Garth.
- Herbert MabynNatalie’s husband in name only, a ruined and selfish man living in a decaying shack far from any town.
- RinaA young mixed-blood woman who loves Mabyn without reward and has a gift for healing, though she is torn by jealousy.
- Paul SmileyThe old stagecoach driver who entertains his passengers with long tales of buffalo hunts and frontier life.
- Mary Co-que-wasaA silent, watchful woman linked with Nick Grylls, who travels with Natalie and Garth and sends a false message ahead of them.
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Dos en el sendero
by Hulbert Footner · 1911
A girl in a crowded restaurant booth walks out on a stranger, then asks him for help the same night.
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What happens when a stranger shares your restaurant booth, and a talkative woman decides you are newlyweds? In Two on the Trail, a quiet New York reporter named Garth Pevensey lunches in Prince George, British Columbia, across from a lively girl in a brown suit.
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A shared booth starts a strange friendship
In Papps's Restaurant, Garth Pevensey is shown into a narrow booth that already holds a farmer and his wife. A slender, pretty girl is then shown into the last seat across from him.
A flustered woman named Mrs. Pink arrives, looking for a lost husband. She takes Garth and the girl for a young married couple and gives them advice. Garth does not correct her. When she asks whether they met long ago, the girl answers briskly that it was half an hour ago, and leaves.
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Footner, Hulbert. Two on the Trail. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/two-on-the-trail.
Footner, H. (2026). Two on the trail. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/two-on-the-trail (Original work published 1911)
Footner, Hulbert. Two on the Trail. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/two-on-the-trail.
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What is Two on the Trail about?
It follows a New York reporter, Garth Pevensey, who agrees to escort a young woman, Natalie Bland, north through the Canadian wilderness. They travel by stagecoach, steamer, and pony, pursued by a powerful trader who wants to stop them.
Who is Nick Grylls in Two on the Trail?
Nick Grylls is the leading free trader around Lake Miwasa. He is rich, loud, and used to getting his way. He becomes fixated on Natalie and uses his influence over the local people to block the travelers.
Where and when is Two on the Trail set?
It is set in the Canadian Northwest, starting at Prince George and Miwasa Landing and moving north by river, lake, and prairie toward Spirit River Crossing and beyond. It was written in the early twentieth century and shows the frontier of that time.
The author
Hulbert Footner
1879–1944 · Canadian mystery writer
Hulbert Footner was a Canadian-born writer who lived from 1879 to 1944. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and later lived in Maryland in the United States. He wrote novels, detective stories, and nonfiction. His novel Two on the Trail was published in 1911.
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