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Title: Grey Town
An Australian Story

Author: Gerald Baldwin

Release Date: July 12, 2008 [EBook #26034]
[Date last updated: January 3, 2009]

Language: English

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GREY TOWN

J ROY STEVENS, Print.,
1-7 Knox Place, Melbourne

[Illustration: She raised the oar, and brought it down smartly across
his knuckles.--(See page 190).]

GREY TOWN

An Australian Story

BY

GERALD R. BALDWIN

Author of "Dr. Pat Cassidy," etc.

[Illustration: Publisher's logo]

Wholly set up and printed in Australia.

Registered by the Postmaster-General for transmission through the
post as a book.

"MESSENGER" OFFICE, ST. PATRICK'S COLLEGE
MELBOURNE

1922

Contents

Chapter. Page.

I. THE PRESBYTERY 7

II. MICHAEL O'CONNOR 17

III. THE QUIRKS 26

IV. PROMOTION 36

V. DENIS QUIRK 45

VI. READJUSTMENT 56

VII. "THE OBSERVER" DIES 68

VIII. JOHN GERARD 80

IX. DAYS OF STORM AND STRESS 91

X. RUMOUR, HYDRA-HEADED 104

XI. TEMPTATION 112

XII. SYLVIA JACKSON 120

XIII. DENIS REFUSES TO SPEAK 131

XIV. "AND ONE OTHER!" 140

XV. DESMOND GOES UNDER 155

XVI. THE VIRTUE OF GREY TOWN 167

XVII. FATHER HEALY'S MISSION 180

XVIII. THROUGH THE GORGE 186

XIX. "THE FREELANCE" 193

XX. GREAT IS THE TRUTH 199

XXI. THE BISHOP'S SOLUTION 211

XXII. A LINK BROKEN 221

XXIII. A SICK CALL 232

XXIV. DENIS QUIRK'S HOMECOMING 2