Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: THE CAMERAS WHIRRED WHILE THE BARGE PUSHED CLOSE INTO SHORE. "Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence." Page 80] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- RUTH FIELDING ON THE ST. LAWRENCE OR THE QUEER OLD MAN OF THE THOUSAND ISLANDS BY ALICE B. EMERSON Author of "Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill," "Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest," "Betty Gordon series," etc. ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY PUBLISHERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOOKS FOR GIRLS by ALICE B. EMERSON RUTH FIELDING SERIES 12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL RUTH FIELDING AT BRIARWOOD HALL RUTH FIELDING AT SNOW CAMP RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT RUTH FIELDING AT SILVER RANCH RUTH FIELDING ON CLIFF ISLAND RUTH FIELDING AT SUNRISE FARM RUTH FIELDING AND THE GYPSIES RUTH FIELDING IN MOVING PICTURES RUTH FIELDING DOWN IN DIXIE RUTH FIELDING AT COLLEGE RUTH FIELDING IN THE SADDLE RUTH FIELDING IN THE RED CROSS RUTH FIELDING AT THE WAR FRONT RUTH FIELDING HOMEWARD BOUND RUTH FIELDING DOWN EAST RUTH FIELDING IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST RUTH FIELDING ON THE ST. LAWRENCE BETTY GORDON SERIES BETTY GORDON AT BRAMBLE FARM BETTY GORDON IN WASHINGTON BETTY GORDON IN THE LAND OF OIL BETTY GORDON AT BOARDING SCHOOL BETTY GORDON AT MOUNTAIN CAMP Cupples & Leon Co., Publishers, New York Copyright, 1922, by Cupples & Leon Company Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence Printed in U. S. A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I "Here Comes The Bride" 1 II A Rift In His Lute 10 III Rice And Old Shoes 18 IV Bilby 27 V Trouble In Prospect 37 VI An Abduction 45 VII Expediency 54 VIII At Chippewa Bay 63 IX A Film Mystery 73 X A Smell Of Smoke 83 XI Bilby Again 93 XII The Dance At Alexandria Bay 100 XIII The Kingdom Of Pipes 109 XIV A Demand Is Made 116 XV The Yellow Lady 124 XVI Marooned 131 XVII A Determination 140 XVIII Bilby's Trump Card 148 XIX Suspense 156 XX A Failure In Calculation 164 XXI In The Chinese Den 171 XXII The Twins' Alarm 178 XXIII Trouble Enough 186 XXIV A Letter Comes 193 XXV The Heart's Desire 201 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- RUTH FIELDING ON THE ST. LAWRENCE CHAPTER I "HERE COMES THE BRIDE"