The Ottawa trader treks to Foster’s mills through Groome’s inn
A narrator travels north from Ottawa toward Foster’s mills on Rock River, stopping at Daniel Groome’s forest inn twelve miles from the mills. He notes rough bridle paths, sparse settlements, and a gaunt host named Groome with a son Ike who helps with a rough, candlelit parlor setup.
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The Highway Robbery and a Dead Thief
A traveler leaves Groome’s inn at dusk after suspecting a trap. In the forest he uncovers two murdered men, later identifying Daniel Groome as the killer who dies by the traveler’s pistol during a confrontation as Groome attempts to ambush him, with Groome’s family left to confront the aftermath.
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