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INTO FOREIGN LANGUAGES, INCLUDING THE SCANDINAVIAN

COPYRIGHT, 1913, BY FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY

PUBLISHED IN ENGLAND UNDER THE TITLE, “THE WASTREL”

August, 1913

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.Jernyngham’s Happy Thought [1]
II.Muriel Sees the West [12]
III.Jernyngham Makes a Decision [23]
IV.Muriel Feels Regret [35]
V.The Mystery of the Muskeg [45]
VI.A Deal in Land [57]
VII.The Search [67]
VIII.A Day on the Prairie [79]
IX.Prescott Makes a Promise [92]
X.A New Clue [102]
XI.A Revelation [113]
XII.Prescott’s Flight [123]
XIII.The Construction Camp [131]
XIV.On the Trail [141]
XV.Miss Foster’s Escort [153]
XVI.The Missionary’s Ally [168]
XVII.The Passage of the Mountains [183]
XVIII.Defeat [195]
XIX.Prescott’s Return [206]
XX.Muriel Relieves her Mind [216]
XXI.Wandle Takes Precautions [227]
XXII.Jernyngham Makes a Discovery [237]
XXIII.A Night Ride [249]
XXIV.Muriel Proves Obdurate [261]
XXV.A Woman’s Influence [272]
XXVI.Prescott Makes Inquiries [284]
XXVII.Startling News [296]
XXVIII.The End of the Pursuit [306]
XXIX.Jernyngham Breaks Down [318]
XXX.Prescott’s Vindication [332]

Prescott, of Saskatchewan