Story summary
Samenvatting van Twee op het spoor
- 8 min. leestijd
- 11 parts
- Binnenkort te beluisteren
A girl in a crowded restaurant booth walks out on a stranger, then asks him for help the same night.
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Twee op het spoor in het kort
Samenvatting: 8 min leestijd
- Leestijd
- Ongeveer 5 h 30 min4 h 20 min fast, 6 h 30 min slow
- Lengte
- 78.100 woorden
- Bibliotheekniveau
- Gemiddeld longer sentences, everyday words
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- 1911by Hulbert Footner
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Twee op het spoor in short
Two on the Trail follows a reporter and a young woman who meet in a restaurant booth and travel north on a mission she cannot explain. She must find a husband she married in a moment of foolishness, and he must see her safely there. A ruthless trader tries to stop them at every turn.
What Twee op het spoor is about
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.
Hulbert Footner wrote this adventure romance in the early twentieth century. By evening the girl asks Garth for a favour that will take them hundreds of miles into the wild Canadian Northwest. You ride a mail stage, a river steamer, a York boat and pack ponies, and you meet the people who help and hinder.
Voor wie is het?. 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.
The story in 11 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
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.
That evening an old lady named Mrs. Mabyn asks Garth to call at the Bristol Hotel. There he finds the same girl, now introduced as Natalie Bland. She must reach Spirit River Crossing and will not say why. Garth agrees to see her as far as Miwasa Landing.
A moment of shared laughter can carry two strangers into a promise neither saw coming.
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The mail stage carries a dangerous admirer
Next morning the Royal Mail leaves Prince George in a clumsy open wagon.
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Natalie tells why she must go north
Miwasa Landing is the last point of comfort.
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The river and the bush close in
The steamboat Aurora Borealis is run by Captain Jack Dexter, who collects patent medicines and expects every plan to fail.
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A leaky boat and a golden day
Pierre Toma sells them an odd, V-shaped boat that Natalie names the Flat-iron.
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Hooliam, the York boat, and the storm
The wind is too hard for the Flat-iron, so Garth takes passage across the lake on a York boat called the Loseis.
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What they learn about Mabyn on the trail
At the Settlement Charley buys ponies and saddles, and Natalie sews a divided skirt.
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The man at the shack and the woman beside him
The man on the bench is asleep, with flies crawling over his face.
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Garth builds a fortress and waits
Mabyn tries to stab Garth during a handshake.
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The book asks what courage really means
One theme is how people choose when no one is watching.
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A story told with humour, scenery, and suspense
Footner tells the story in a warm, wry voice that is not afraid to comment.
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- Garth Pevensey A quiet New York reporter and fine marksman who agrees to guide a stranger north and keeps his promise through every danger.
- Natalie Bland A spirited, well-bred young woman from Ontario who travels into the wilderness to find the husband she married years ago.
- Nick Grylls The 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 Landrum A cheerful seventeen-year-old runaway living alone on Caribou Lake, who adores Natalie and insists on helping her and Garth.
- Herbert Mabyn Natalie’s husband in name only, a ruined and selfish man living in a decaying shack far from any town.
- Rina A young mixed-blood woman who loves Mabyn without reward and has a gift for healing, though she is torn by jealousy.
- Paul Smiley The old stagecoach driver who entertains his passengers with long tales of buffalo hunts and frontier life.
- Mary Co-que-wasa A silent, watchful woman linked with Nick Grylls, who travels with Natalie and Garth and sends a false message ahead of them.
How it ends (spoiler)
Mary Co-que-wasa carries the dying Nick Grylls into the river and both are lost. Garth, shot in the shoulder, is rescued by Charley, Rina and a police party. Mabyn, wounded and changed, tells the truth at an inquiry, and Rina stays with him. His mother has died, and Natalie’s marriage is annulled. Garth and Natalie are free to wed, and Charley is to be best man.
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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.
Is Two on the Trail easy to follow?
Yes, the language is clear and the chapters are short, each built around a single event such as a stagecoach ride, a storm, or a meeting. Lively dialogue and humorous old-timers keep the pace moving.
Why does Natalie go north in Two on the Trail?
She is carrying out a promise to find Herbert Mabyn, the man she married years earlier and has not seen since. She also hopes to learn the truth about her own freedom, and she tells Garth her story on the steamer.
Verwijs naar deze uitgave
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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note = {First published 1911}
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