Randall Parrish

[from review in The San Francisco Call, Oct 13, 1907] This tale of Beth Norvell is a romance of the west. The story tells of a young mining engineer who becomes infatuated with the leading lady of a traveling theatrical troupe of second or third quality. He has a few idle months on hand and allows his infatuation to carry him so far that he joins the troupe in a menial capacity in order to be near her. Soon the young man is desperately in love, but the lady scarcely notices him. The manager and the leading man of the company decamp with the funds, leaving the company stranded in a small frontier town, and Beth is thrown upon her own resources. A most villainous villain has a secret over "Beth" and he uses his knowledge to get what he desires from the young engineer. There are several good fights and some good descriptions of mountain scenery and mining districts...