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II A Rift In His Lute 10
III Rice And Old Shoes 18
IV Bilby 27
V Trouble In Prospect 37
VI An Abduction 45
VII Expediency 54
VIII At Chippewa Bay 63
IX A Film Mystery 73
X A Smell Of Smoke 83
XI Bilby Again 93
XII The Dance At Alexandria Bay 100
XIII The Kingdom Of Pipes 109
XIV A Demand Is Made 116
XV The Yellow Lady 124
XVI Marooned 131
XVII A Determination 140
XVIII Bilby's Trump Card 148
XIX Suspense 156
XX A Failure In Calculation 164
XXI In The Chinese Den 171
XXII The Twins' Alarm 178
XXIII Trouble Enough 186
XXIV A Letter Comes 193
XXV The Heart's Desire 201

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RUTH FIELDING ON THE
ST. LAWRENCE

CHAPTER I

"HERE COMES THE BRIDE"

The sudden joyous pealing of the organ could be heard upon the sidewalk
before the stately church. As there was a broad canopy from the door to
the curb, with a carpet laid down and motor-cars standing in line, it
took no seer to proclaim that a wedding was in progress within.

Idlers halted to wait for the appearance of the wedding party, which was
about to come forth. Some of the younger spectators ran up the steps and
peered in at the door, for there was only a lame, old, purblind sexton on
guard, and he, too, seemed vastly interested in what was going on inside.

One glance down the main aisle of the great edifice revealed a much more
elaborate scheme of decoration than usually appears at a church wedding.
Its main effect was the intertwining of French and American flags, and as
the bridal party turned from the altar the horizon blue uniform of the
soldier-bridegroom was a patch of vivid color that could not be mistaken.

The bride in her white gown and veil and wreath made, it may be, even a
more prominent picture than did her husband. But that was only to be
expected perhaps, for a girl on her wedding day, and in the church, is
usually the focus of all eyes.

It must be confessed (even her dearest friends must confess it)