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The Project Gutenberg EBook of To Him That Hath, by Ralph Connor 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: To Him That Hath A Novel Of The West Of Today Author: Ralph Connor Release Date: June 3, 2006 [EBook #3244] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TO HIM THAT HATH *** Produced by Donald Lainson TO HIM THAT HATH A NOVEL OF THE WEST OF TODAY By Ralph Connor CONTENTS CHAPTER I THE GAME II THE COST OF SACRIFICE III THE HEATHEN QUEST IV ANNETTE V THE RECTORY VI THE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE VII THE FOREMAN VIII FREE SPEECH IX THE DAY BEFORE X THE NIGHT OF VICTORY XI THE NEW MANAGER XII LIGHT THAT IS DARKNESS XIII THE STRIKE XIV GATHERING CLOUDS XV THE STORM XVI A GALLANT FIGHT XVII SHALL BE GIVEN TO HIM THAT HATH CHAPTER I THE GAME "Forty-Love." "Game! and Set. Six to two." A ripple of cheers ran round the court, followed by a buzz of excited conversation. The young men smiled at each other and at their friends on the side lines and proceeded to change courts for the next set, pausing for refreshments on the way. "Much too lazy, Captain Jack. I am quite out of patience with you," cried a young girl whose brown eyes were dancing with mock indignation. Captain Jack turned with a slightly bored look on his thin dark face. "Too lazy, Frances?" drawled he. "I believe you. But think of the temperature." "You have humiliated me dreadfully," she said severely. "Humiliated you? You shock me. But how, pray?" Captain Jack's eyes opened wide. "You, a Canadian, and our best player--at least, you used to be--to allow yourself to be beaten by a--a--" she glanced at his opponent with a defiant smile--"a foreigner." "Oh! I say, Miss Frances," exclaimed that young man. "A foreigner?" exclaimed Captain Jack. "Better not let Adrien hear you." He turned toward a tall fair girl standing near. "What's that?" said the girl. "Did I hear aright?" "Well, he's not a Canadian, I mean," said Frances, sticking to her guns. "Besides, I can't stand Adrien crowing over me. She is already far too English, don-che
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