An adventure tale set in the North Woods. Stane, a former convict in England, has established a lonely life as a trapper in the north woods. While visiting a trading post, he encounters Ainley whom he had known when they were both students. Stane had been wrongly convicted of a crime and had always thought Ainley was somehow connected with his conviction. Also at the post were two women, Miskodeed, a beautiful Indian maiden, and Helen, the niece of a high company official. Helen disappears. Ainley searches for her. She is rescued by Stane. Follow the adventures of these characters in an riveting tale set in the snowy North woods. (Summary by Richard Kilmer)