Barr, Robert, 1850-1912 / 2008-09-19 00:00:00
EBOOK ONE DAY'S COURTSHIP ***
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ONE DAY'S
COURTSHIP
AND
THE HERALDS OF FAME
BY ROBERT BARR
AUTHOR OF "A WOMAN INTERVENES," "IN THE MIDST OF ALARMS," "THE FACE AND
THE MASK," "FROM WHOSE BOURNE," ETC.
WITH FRONTISPIECE BY E. FREDERICK
1896
CHAPTER I.
John Trenton, artist, put the finishing touches to the letter he was
writing, and then read it over to himself. It ran as follows:--
"MY DEAR ED.,
"I sail for England on the 27th. But before I leave I want to have
another look at the Shawenegan Falls. Their roar has been in my ears
ever since I left there. That tremendous hillside of foam is before my
eyes night and day. The sketches I took are not at all satisfactory, so
this time I will bring my camera with me, and try to get some snapshots
at the falls.
"Now, what I ask is this. I want you to hold that canoe for me against
all comers for Tuesday. Also, those two expert half-breeds. Tell them I
am coming, and that there is money in it if they take me up and back as
safely as they did before.
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