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Ruth Fielding
on the
St. Lawrence
OR
THE QUEER OLD MAN OF
THE THOUSAND ISLANDS
BY
ALICE B. EMERSON
Author of “Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill,” “Ruth
Fielding in the Great Northwest,” “Betty
Gordon series,” etc.
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
By ALICE B. EMERSON
RUTH FIELDING SERIES
12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.
RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL
RUTH FIELDING AT BRIARWOOD HALL
RUTH FIELDING AT SNOW CAMP
RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT
RUTH FIELDING AT SILVER RANCH
RUTH FIELDING ON CLIFF ISLAND
RUTH FIELDING AT SUNRISE FARM
RUTH FIELDING AND THE GYPSIES
RUTH FIELDING IN MOVING PICTURES
RUTH FIELDING DOWN IN DIXIE
RUTH FIELDING AT COLLEGE
RUTH FIELDING IN THE SADDLE
RUTH FIELDING IN THE RED CROSS
RUTH FIELDING AT THE WAR FRONT
RUTH FIELDING HOMEWARD BOUND
RUTH FIELDING DOWN EAST
RUTH FIELDING IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST
RUTH FIELDING ON THE ST. LAWRENCE
BETTY GORDON SERIES
BETTY GORDON AT BRAMBLE FARM
BETTY GORDON IN WASHINGTON
BETTY GORDON IN THE LAND OF OIL
BETTY GORDON AT BOARDING SCHOOL
BETTY GORDON AT MOUNTAIN CAMP
Cupples & Leon Co., Publishers, New York
Copyright, 1922, by
Cupples & Leon Company
Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence
Printed in U. S. A.
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE
I “Here Comes The Bride” 1
II A Rift In His Lute 10
III Rice And Old Shoes 18
IV Bilby 27
V Trouble In Prospect 37
VI An Abduction 45
VII Expediency 54
VIII At Chippewa Bay 63
IX A Film Mystery 73
X A Smell Of Smoke 83
XI Bilby Again 93
XII The Dance At Alexandria Bay 100
XIII The Kingdom Of Pipes 109
XIV A Demand Is Made 116
XV The Yellow Lady 124
XVI Marooned 131
XVII A Determination 140
XVIII Bilby’s Trump Card 148
XIX Suspense 156
XX A Failure In Calculation 164
XXI In The Chinese Den 171
XXII The Twins’ Alarm 178
XXIII Trouble Enough 186
XXIV A Letter Comes 193
XXV The Heart’s Desire 201
RUTH FIELDING ON THE
ST. LAWRENCE