E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team (http://www.pgdpcanada.net) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustration. See 25923-h.htm or 25923-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/5/9/2/25923/25923-h/25923-h.htm) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/5/9/2/25923/25923-h.zip) BRANDON OF THE ENGINEERS * * * * * BY THE SAME AUTHOR Alton of Somasco Lorimer of the Northwest Thurston of Orchard Valley Winston of the Prairie The Gold Trail Sydney Carteret, Rancher A Prairie Courtship Vane of the Timberlands The Long Portage Ranching for Sylvia Prescott of Saskatchewan The Dust of Conflict The Greater Power Masters of the Wheatlands Delilah of the Snows By Right of Purchase The Cattle Baron's Daughter Thrice Armed For Jacinta The Intriguers The League of the Leopard For the Allison Honor The Secret of the Reef Harding of Allenwood The Coast of Adventure Johnstons of the Border Brandon of the Engineers * * * * * BRANDON OF THE ENGINEERS by HAROLD BINDLOSS Author of "Johnstone of the Border," "Prescott of Saskatchewan," "Winston of the Prairie," etc. [Illustration: "'YOU MUST COME. I CAN'T LET YOU LIVE AMONG THOSE PLOTTERS AND GAMBLERS.'"--Page 224.] New York Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers Copyright, 1916, by Frederick A. Stokes Company Published in England under the Title "His One Talent" All Rights Reserved CONTENTS