Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: "TWO MORE APPEARED ... DRAGGING ALONG A THIRD'"--Page 48] FOR THE ALLINSON HONOR BY HAROLD BINDLOSS AUTHOR OF PRESCOTT OF SASKATCHEWAN, WINSTON OF THE PRAIRIE, ETC. FRONTISPIECE BY CYRUS CUNEO [Illustration] NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS _Copyright, 1913, by FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY_ _All rights reserved_ SECOND PRINTING [Illustration: FAS Co logo] _September, 1914_ CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. THE TENANT AT THE FIRS 1 II. THE FAMILY PRIDE 13 III. A COUNCIL 23 IV. THE LAKE OF SHADOWS 35 V. THE FIRST SUSPICIONS 46 VI. DREAM MINE 55 VII. THE AMATEUR MINER 66 VIII. THE ISLAND OF PINES 77 IX. AMONG THE ICE 89 X. A CRISIS 100 XI. THE REAL BOSS 110 XII. INTERRUPTED PLANS 123 XIII. LOVE'S ENCOURAGEMENT 134 XIV. TREACHERY 143 XV. THE SILVER LODE 154 XVI. THE CACHE 167 XVII. THE GAP IN THE RIDGE 175 XVIII. THE EMPTY FLOUR-BAG 188 XIX. A WOMAN'S WAY 194 XX. THE RESCUE PARTY 203 XXI. A BUSHMAN'S SATISFACTION 212 XXII. FRESH PLANS 222 XXIII. UNEXPECTED SUPPORT 235 XXIV. THE TRUTH ABOUT RAIN BLUFF 245 XXV. A DELICATE POINT 257 XXVI. A SUSPICIOUS STRANGER 269 XXVII. ANDREW STAKES HIS CLAIM 282 XXVIII. GERALDINE 292 XXIX. THE JUMPERS 304 XXX. THE EVE OF BATTLE 315 XXXI. ALLINSON'S MAKES GOOD 328 XXXII. THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE 341 FOR THE ALLINSON HONOR CHAPTER I THE TENANT AT THE FIRS