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MASTERS OF THE WHEAT-LANDS
“IT’S GOING TO HURT, GREGORY, BUT I HAVE GOT TO GET YOU IN”—Page 17
Masters of the
Wheat-Lands
By HAROLD BINDLOSS
Author of “Thurston of Orchard Valley,” “By Right of
Purchase,” “Lorimer of the Northwest,” etc.
With Four Illustrations
By CYRUS CUNEO
A. L. BURT COMPANY
Publishers New York
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, INCLUDING THAT OF TRANSLATION
INTO FOREIGN LANGUAGES, INCLUDING THE SCANDINAVIAN
COPYRIGHT, 1910, BY FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
PUBLISHED IN ENGLAND UNDER THE TITLE, “HAWTREY’S DEPUTY”
October, 1910
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Sally Creighton | [1] |
| II. | Sally Takes Charge | [11] |
| III. | Wyllard Assents | [22] |
| IV. | A Crisis | [33] |
| V. | The Old Country | [44] |
| VI. | Her Picture | [55] |
| VII. | Agatha Does Not Flinch | [66] |
| VIII. | The Traveling Companion | [78] |
| IX. | The Fog | [92] |
| X. | Disillusion | [104] |
| XI. | Agatha’s Decision | [117] |
| XII. | Wanderers | [130] |
| XIII. | The Summons | [143] |
| XIV. | Agatha Proves Obdurate | [154] |
| XV. | The Beach | [165] |
| XVI. | The First Ice | [177] |
| XVII. | Defeat | [187] |
| XVIII. | A Delicate Errand | [199] |
| XIX. | The Prior Claim | [209] |
| XX. | The First Stake | [223] |
| XXI. | Gregory Makes Up His Mind | [234] |
| XXII. | A Painful Revelation | [244] |
| XXIII. | Through The Snow | [254] |
| XXIV. | The Landing | [265] |
| XXV. | News of Disaster | [276] |
| XXVI. | The Rescue | [287] |
| XXVII. | In the Wilderness | [299] |
| XXVIII. | The Unexpected | [308] |
| XXIX. | Cast Away | [320] |
| XXX. | The Last Effort | [331] |
| XXXI. | Wyllard Comes Home | [342] |
Masters of the Wheat-lands