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34 totalBY THE SAME AUTHORCarson of Red RiverThe League of the LeopardGreen TimberThe IntriguersThe Wilderness PatrolPrescott of SaskatchewanThe Bush-RancherRanching for SylviaNorthwest!The Long PortageThe Man from the WildsVane of the TimberlandsKit Musgrave’s LuckA Prairie CourtshipLister’s Great AdventureMaster of the WheatlandsThe Wilderness MineThe Gold TrailWyndham’s PalThurston of Orchard ValleyPartners of the Out-TrailThe Greater PowerThe Buccaneer FarmerThrice ArmedThe Lure of the NorthBy Right of PurchaseThe Girl from Keller’sDelilah of the SnowsCarmen’s MessengerFor JacintaBrandon of the EngineersWinston of the PrairieHarding of AllenwoodThe Dust of ConflictThe Secret of the ReefAlton of SomascoFor the Allison HonorThe Cattle Baron’s Daughter
CARSON OF RED RIVER CHAPTER IBLAKE’S PIANO
CHAPTER IITHE DRAWING-OFFICE
CHAPTER IIINETHERHALL
CHAPTER IVTHE CALL
CHAPTER VKIT PLAYS UP
CHAPTER VIKIT TAKES A KNOCK
CHAPTER VIIEVELYN CONQUERS
CHAPTER VIIIKIT TUNES HIS FIDDLE
CHAPTER IXTHE ROAD TO THE WEST
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In a snug riverside flat, a young draftsman named Kit finds a surprising sense of home among the modest comforts of the Blake household. The room, warmed by a fresh rug and the glow of a newly arrived piano, becomes a place where his quick eye for line meets the lively banter of his friends. Mabel Blake, full of pluck and optimism despite hard times, and her husband Tom, a steady shipyard worker, welcome Kit’s generous humor and creative spirit, offering a glimpse of camaraderie that steadies his restless nature.
As evening settles, the small piano beckons Kit to try his hand at music, hinting at a softer side beneath his industrious exterior. The conversation drifts from practical worries—debts and dwindling shipyard fortunes—to the promise of dancing and lute melodies, suggesting that a change of scenery may soon call. The chapter closes with a quiet anticipation, as Kit weighs his appetite for adventure against the simple pleasures of this river‑front refuge.
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Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (454K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1924.
Credits
Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2021-12-30
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Harold Bindloss
1866–1945
Best known for vivid adventure stories set in western Canada, this English novelist drew on years spent at sea and in the colonies to give his fiction a strong sense of place. His books became popular for their frontier settings, practical detail, and steady, readable storytelling.
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