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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

CHAPTERPAGE
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