The Project Gutenberg EBook of Blake's Burden, by Harold Bindloss

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net

Title: Blake's Burden

Author: Harold Bindloss

Release Date: June 18, 2009 [EBook #29155]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BLAKE'S BURDEN ***

Produced by Al Haines

[Transcriber's note: this book has essentially the same story as
Bindloss's "The Intriguers", Project Gutenberg (www.gutenberg.org)
#14406, however, the differences in text, paragraphing, and chapter
structure range from minor to radically different. As an example, this
book has 32 chapters, while Intriguers has only 24.]

BLAKE'S BURDEN

By

HAROLD BINDLOSS

Author of "The Impostor," "Hawtrey's Deputy," "The Pioneer," etc

WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED

LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO

1917

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

The Impostor
Beneath Her Station
The Liberationist
League of the Leopard
A Damaged Reputation
The Dust of Conflict
Hawtrey's Deputy
The Protector
The Pioneer
The Trustee
The Wastrel
The Allinson Honour
Blake's Burden
The Secret of the Reef
The Intruder
A Risky Game
The Borderer

CONTENTS

CHAP.

I THE BLAKE AFFAIR
II MILLICENT RENEWS AN ACQUAINTANCE
III THE COUSINS
IV CHALLONER RESUMES HIS JOURNEY
V MRS. KEITH GETS A SURPRISE
VI HARDING GROWS CONFIDENTIAL
VII MRS. CHUDLEIGH GATHERS INFORMATION
VIII THE PRAIRIE
IX CLARKE MAKES A SUGGESTION
X BENSON GIVES TROUBLE
XI HARDING GROWS SUSPICIOUS
XII THE MUSKEG
XIII CLARKE'S SUMMONS
XIV THE CURE
XV MRS. CHUDLEIGH FINDS A CLUE
XVI MRS. KEITH ENTERS THE FIELD
XVII THE PICTURE GALLERY
XVIII COLONEL CHALLONER PROVES OBDURATE
XIX CHALLONER'S DECISION
XX MRS. CHUDLEIGH MAKES A FRESH ATTEMPT
XXI A NEW PERSECUTOR
XXII CLARKE MODIFIES HIS PLANS
XXIII THE CARIBOU
XXIV THE FACTORY
XXV THE BACK TRAIL
XXVI THE RESCUE
XXVII A STARTLING DISCOVERY
XXVIII A MATTER OF DUTY
XXIX BLAKE HOLDS HIS GROUND
XXX MRS. CHUDLEIGH'S DEFEAT
XXXI A DIFFICULT QUESTION
XXXII HA