in what was destined to form a chain of circumstances ending in a life for one then unborn such as has never been paralleled in the history of man .
I had forgedforgeahead for perhaps a mile or more without hearing further sounds , when the trail suddenly debouched onto a small , open plateau near the summit of the pass .
I knew of Mr. Armstrong only through his connection with the bank , where the children 's money was largely invested , and through an ugly story about the son , Arnold Armstrong , who was reported to have forgedforgehis father 's name , for a considerable amount , to some bank paper .