# Trail of the Axe

An audiobook by Ridgwell Cullum, read by LibriVox volunteers (12 h 15 min, English).

Dave ran a lumber mill in western Canada. There are some workers within his organization who he trusts implicitly, some who he doesn't trust at all, and some who he is unsure about. But Dave is basically a trusting soul. Most of the folks in Malkern liked him, as he had been a major factor in shaping the village and in providing employment for a lot of the folks who lived in the area. Dave was not a pleasant site to look at; ungainly, not very attractive, yet he had a heart that was the antithesis of his lack of physical attractiveness. Dave was a good friend to Betty, who had promised her hand in marriage to Jim Truscott, who was on leave from Malkern searching for gold in the Yukon territory to secure a future for himself and his bride-to-be. Truscott had asked Dave to watch over Betty during his absence, but when he returned from his fortune seeking expedition in the Yukon, Truscott was a changed man. He didn't seem the same personable Jim Truscott that Betty had promised herself to, and Dave was a bit suspicious of his personality alterations as well. Now, Betty had to decide whether to hold herself to her promise, and Dave had to determine whether or not he should also keep…

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## Chapters

1. Dave (21:26): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_01_cullum_64kb.mp3
2. A Picnic in the Red Sand Valley (32:31): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_02_cullum_64kb.mp3
3. Affairs in Malkern (23:54): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_03_cullum_64kb.mp3
4. Dick Mansell's News (18:13): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_04_cullum_64kb.mp3
5. Jim Truscott Returns (23:13): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_05_cullum_64kb.mp3
6. Parson Tom Interferes (21:04): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_06_cullum_64kb.mp3
7. The Work at the Mills (28:33): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_07_cullum_64kb.mp3
8. At the Church Bazaar (29:50): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_08_cullum_64kb.mp3
9. In Dave's Office (29:38): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_09_cullum_64kb.mp3
10. An Auspicious Meeting (24:06): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_10_cullum_64kb.mp3
11. The Summer Rains (18:22): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_11_cullum_64kb.mp3
12. The Old Mills (22:00): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_12_cullum_64kb.mp3
13. Betty Decides (16:04): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_13_cullum_64kb.mp3
14. The Mills (16:17): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_14_cullum_64kb.mp3
15. Betty Takes Cover (27:10): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_15_cullum_64kb.mp3
16. Disaster at the Mill (22:14): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_16_cullum_64kb.mp3
17. The Last of the Sawyer (25:43): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_17_cullum_64kb.mp3
18. Face To Face (21:35): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_18_cullum_64kb.mp3
19. In the Mountains (19:41): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_19_cullum_64kb.mp3
20. The Church Militant (25:06): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_20_cullum_64kb.mp3
21. An Adventure in the Fog (26:02): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_21_cullum_64kb.mp3
22. Terror in the Mountains (19:33): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_22_cullum_64kb.mp3
23. The Red Tide of Anarchy (32:18): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_23_cullum_64kb.mp3
24. In the Dead of Night (28:16): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_24_cullum_64kb.mp3
25. Mason's Prisoner (21:03): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_25_cullum_64kb.mp3
26. To the Lumber Camp (10:11): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_26_cullum_64kb.mp3
27. At Bay (15:01): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_27_cullum_64kb.mp3
28. Dave - The Man (33:45): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_28_cullum_64kb.mp3
29. The End of the Strike (14:16): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_29_cullum_64kb.mp3
30. In the Dugout (30:34): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_30_cullum_64kb.mp3
31. At Midnight (15:50): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_31_cullum_64kb.mp3
32. Two Men - and a Woman (21:53): https://archive.org/download/trail_of_the_axe_rm_librivox/trailoftheaxe_32_cullum_64kb.mp3