“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

CHAPTERPAGE
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