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Title: The Rhodesian

Author: Gertrude Page

Release Date: January 31, 2009 [eBook #27950]

Language: English

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THE RHODESIAN

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GERTRUDE PAGE'S NOVELS.

_In cloth gilt, 6s._

SOME THERE ARE----.

FOLLOW AFTER.

WHERE THE STRANGE ROADS GO DOWN.

WINDING PATHS.

_In cloth gilt, 3s. 6d._

TWO LOVERS AND A LIGHTHOUSE.

_Also in cloth gilt, 2s. 6d. net._

JILL'S RHODESIAN PHILOSOPHY.

_In cloth, uniform with this volume, 1s. net_.

PADDY THE NEXT BEST THING.

LOVE IN THE WILDERNESS.

THE GREAT SPLENDOUR.

THE EDGE O' BEYOND.

THE SILENT RANCHER.

* * * * *

THE RHODESIAN

by

GERTRUDE PAGE

Author of "The Edge o' Beyond," "The Silent Rancher," etc.

London: Hurst & Blackett, Ltd. Paternoster House, E.C.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I THE POLICE STATION
II THE MISSION STATION
III TWO HEIRESSES
IV THE RHODESIAN PROJECT
V WILLIAM VAN HERT
VI THE JOURNEY
VII CAREW IS DISTURBED
VIII TWO UNEXPECTED MEETINGS
IX THE BEAR
X A MINING CAMP
XI AN EVENING RIDE
XII THE MISSION STATION
XIII A DECISION THAT FAILED
XIV THE ANCIENT RUINS
XV CAREW RIDES AWAY
XVI "THE SHIP OF FOOLS"
XVII AN EVENING CONVERSATION
XVIII THE CHARTER FLATS
XIX THE CONVENTIONALITIES ONCE MORE