by Clay Perry
In the frozen heart of the Yukon gold rush, a desperate young woman stands on the bar of a Dawson dance hall, auctioning herself to the highest bidder. Fleeing her predatory stepfather and devastated by her brother's death, she gambles everything on one reckless act of survival. When a broke miner called the Red Rover sacrifices his prized dog team to win her, they vanish into the wilderness on a trail that claims to be one-way for women. Years later, as an old sourdough spins this tale beside a campfire, a white-haired stranger listens—and the truth of what happened on that frozen river proves that some stories never truly end.
Transcribed from The Popular Magazine, May 7, 1929 (Street & Smith Corporation).