In the remote North woods of Canada, towering French-Canadian bear-wrestler Black Jean builds a lonely cabin over a seismic crack and a roaring limekiln. When a mysterious black-eyed schoolteacher enters his world of trick animals and isolation, jealousy, cruelty, and murder ignite a mystery that defies explanation… until the ashes reveal their terrible secret.

Disclaimer: This is a public domain work (Weird Tales, March 1923) presented for educational and entertainment purposes.