Book 1

By Jas_runge

  • John want to blow his brains

    Johns says" if Polly is not allowed to marry me then I will blow my brains out". This gives the first insight into what John is like.

  • John and Polly get married

  • John and Polly have their first child

    A son named George, this is what Polly had wanted in her life, a family.

  • John sailed to Canada, specifically Saskatchewan

  • John and Polly have their second child

    A daughter named Helen. She was named after her grandmother, they call her Ella though for no confusion.

  • World War 1 was declared

    • Britains ultimatum to Germany demanding its withdrawal from Belgium expired.
    • The British empire, including Canada was at war.
    • During this time Saskatchewan was very busy due to the need for wheat and food from the farmers.
    • In World War 1 about 620,000 people were sent to fight.

  • John joins the RNWMP

    Johns does this in hope to be sent over seas.

  • John moved to Blaine lake

  • John meets Jessie Patterson

    John invited a new Mountie home for supper and there he meets Jessie Patterson, a willowy 16 year old.

  • John enlists again

    John ties to enlist for a second time, but yet again he was rejected.

  • Tuberculosis

    John was given the news that he had tuberculosis.
    - This disease was a death sentence in the early years.
    - Back then only 10% of people survived.
    - John spent the long winter of the year 1917-1918 looked after primarily by Jessie Patterson.

  • Polly arrives in Halifax

    • The Mauretania was the boat Polly took over sea.
    • People were checked for diseases as they were leaving the boat.
    • Once Polly got off the boat she took a train west.
    • This was the year after Halifax had, had their explosion.

  • Polly finally arrives in Regina

  • John and Polly see each other for the first time in 6 years

  • John moved to Saskatoon

    John moved to Saskatoon, in charge of a subdivision of the military police, with a total of 34 men under him.

  • Polly realizes she has become pregnant with another child

  • John buys a shovel

  • John kills Polly

    • John tells Polly he's going to shoot some geese when she sees that the gun is pointing at her.
    • John shoots Polly right in the face and her brains spilt out.
    • When John shot Polly he also killed a child of theirs that Polly was still yet to have.
    • After John kills Polly he leaves her body in a field.

  • Johns car ends up in fire

  • John married Jessie Patterson