Harold Miller

Scientists use a gigantic drilling machine for an expedition to the center of the earth. (imdb)

Natty Bumppo is the protagonist of the series. Although he is the child of white parents, he grew up with Native Americans, becoming a near-fearless warrior skilled in many weapons, one of which is the long rifle. He respects his forest home and all its inhabitants, hunting only what he needs to survive. When it comes time to fire his trusty flintlock, he lives by the rule that one must shoot only once to bring down a target.

Daughter of old Dr. Nesbit and the belle of the younger social set in the town of Harvey, Laura Nesbit, is planning to marry Grant Adams, the editor of the local paper, until Laura, to arouse her beau's jealousy, flirts with Tom VanDorn, a rising but unethical lawyer. A saddened Grant is drawn into an affair with Margaret Muller, the town siren, with whom he has an illegitimate son. On the rebound, Laura marries VanDorn and Margaret weds attorney Henry Fenn. History repeats itself when Laura's h