Corporal Standish was one of the youngest men on the force of the North West Mounted Police. He smiled to himself as he glanced at his two prisoners, plodding along the frozen trail - Jack Snyder and Sam McClain - two of the wiliest criminals to set foot in the Yukon. With a sense of pride, he anticipated the satisfaction he would experience when he marched them into headquarters - but fate sometimes cheats a man of a hard earned victory, and as he urged his team on confidently, Jack Snyder spoke guardedly to his partner...