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“ALL DAY LONG THEY PADDLED UP THE GLEAMING LAKE”—Page 290

THE LONG PORTAGE

By

HAROLD BINDLOSS

AUTHOR OF

A PRAIRIE COURTSHIP,

WINSTON OF THE PRAIRIE, ETC.

WITH A FRONTISPIECE IN COLORS BY

ARTHUR HUTCHINS

New York

GROSSET & DUNLAP

Publishers

Copyright, 1912, by

Frederick A. Stokes Company

All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign

languages, including the Scandinavian

Published in England under the title, “The Pioneer”

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. The Gladwyne Expedition 1

II. The Divide 12

III. The Cache 23

IV. A Painful Decision 35

V. Millicent Gladwyne 47

VI. Nasmyth Tells his Story 58

VII. On the Moors 68

VIII. Gladwyne Receives a Shock 81

IX. Lisle Gathers Information 92

X. Bella’s Champion 102

XI. Crestwick Gives Trouble 118

XII. Mrs. Gladwyne’s Appeal 129

XIII. A Futile Protest 142

XIV. Lisle Comes to the Rescue 153

XV. Bella’s Defeat 165

XVI. Gladwyne Surrenders 177

XVII. A Bad Fall 189

XVIII. A Prudent Decision 200

XIX. Gladwyne Gains a Point 211

XX. Mrs. Gladwyne’s Temptation 223

XXI. The Last Afternoon 233

XXII. Startling News 243

XXIII. A Forced March 254

XXIV. Millicent Summons Her Guide 265

XXV. A Reliable Man 276

XXVI. Lisle Turns Autocrat 287

XXVII. An Unpleasant Surprise 298

XXVIII. Clarence Reaches Camp 309

XXIX. A Bold Scheme 321

XXX. The End of the Pursuit 332

XXXI. Lisle Goes To England 343

THE LONG PORTAGE