The Trail of the Hunter's Horn

Uncle Jeptha's Lucy could follow a trail better than any coonhound in the hills, and Jeb was waiting for her pup. But when the pup came, the boy stared with stinging disappointment at the stub tail and the moon eye. Torn by his natural mountain pride, Jeb asked himselfwhat kind of mountain dog is this?

As Jeb follows the trail of the hunter's horn, he begins to find the answer to his question. Readers share his yearning, his disappointment, and his final triumph when the fury of a wildcat forces a decision.