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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Rider of Waroona, by Firth Scott 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.org Title: The Rider of Waroona Author: Firth Scott Release Date: October 27, 2008 [EBook #27061] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE RIDER OF WAROONA *** Produced by Nick Wall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net The Rider of Waroona By Firth Scott Author of "The Track of Midnight," "The Last Lemurian," "Romance of Polar Exploration," etc. London John Long, Limited Norris Street, Haymarket _All rights reserved_ _First Published in 1912_ SOME PRESS OPINIONS OF THE AUTHOR'S WORKS _Daily Chronicle:_--"Mr. Scott knows the colonial, native born, to the bones and the marrow." _Westminster Gazette:_--"To say that each of them is a gem is not saying too much." _Globe:_--"Mr. Firth Scott writes a straightforward, vigorous style, and has a keen eye for effective incident." _World:_--"Deserves grateful recognition by lovers of tales well told." _Scotsman:_--"Characteristically Australian." _Morning Post:_--"The story of Australian settlement is of enthralling interest." _Saturday Review:_--"This interesting and instructive book is very pleasant reading." _Literary World:_--"Mr. Firth Scott's stories are, alternately imbued with rare glamour and realism. In either atmosphere he is entertaining, and in both convincing." _AT ALL LIBRARIES AND BOOKSELLERS_ Contents I. CROTCHETY DUDGEON 9 II. THE RIDDLE 21 III. DISAPPEARED 34 IV. DURHAM'S SURMISE 44 V. MRS. BURKE'S PRESENTIMENT 58 VI. THE FACE AT THE WINDOW 79 VII. SNARED 93 VIII. THE NOTE THAT FAILED 103 IX. DUDGEON'S HOSPITALITY 118 X. "FOOLED" 133 XI. MRS. BURKE'S REBUFF 156 XII. AS THROUGH A MI
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