Sixteen in Nome

In Sixteen in Nome, a desperate youth named Joe May must help Hugh Massey without realizing he is the bait for Hugh's trap against his infamous rival Calmont. Excerpt: "Once a hardy old-timer in a mangy parka said to me: "I'd rather be barefoot in the desert than sixteen in Nome." The point was that I was sixteen, and in Nome at that moment, and without needing the slightest time for consideration, I agreed with him."