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The prisoner of the border

a tale of 1838
Myers, P. Hamilton (1812-1878)
  
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CONTENTS.

 1. 
CHAPTER I. GUERT ROSEVELT AND HIS GRANDSONS.
 2. 
CHAPTER II. A DUTCH BELLE.
 3. 
CHAPTER III. AUNT BECKY AND THE HEIRESS.
 4. 
CHAPTER IV. ABRUPT PROPOSALS.
 5. 
CHAPTER V. THE ELOQUENT EMISSARY.
 6. 
CHAPTER VI. A DARK COMPACT.
 7. 
CHAPTER VII. HARRY AND GERTRUDE.
 8. 
CHAPTER VIII. BARAK, THE AGITATOR.
 9. 
CHAPTER IX. THE MIDNIGHT ARMY.
 10. 
CHAPTER X. THE INVASION.
 11. 
CHAPTER XI. THE BATTLE OF WINDMILL POINT.
 12. 
CHAPTER XII. A RECREANT BROTHER.
 13. 
CHAPTER XIII. THE MAGIC RIFLE.
 14. 
CHAPTER XIV. A TYRANT AND A SLAVE.
 15. 
CHAPTER XV. RUTH'S STORY.
 16. 
CHAPTER XVI. A GOOD SAMARITAN.
 17. 
CHAPTER XVII. A GUINEA NEGRO.
 18. 
CHAPTER XVIII. A DUTCHMAN'S COURTSHIP, AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
 19. 
CHAPTER XIX. TIDINGS FROM THE WAR.
 20. 
CHAPTER XX. GERTRUDE AND HER FRIENDS.
 21. 
CHAPTER XXI. CAPTAIN TOM'S FORTUNES.
 22. 
CHAPTER XXII. THE HERO OF THE THOUSAND ISLES.
 23. 
CHAPTER XXIII. RAINBOW ISLAND.
 24. 
CHAPTER XXIV. A THOUSAND POUNDS FOR HIS HEAD.
 25. 
CHAPTER XXV. SUBTERRANEAN COUNCILS.
 26. 
CHAPTER XXVI. SAMSON UNBOUND.
 27. 
CHAPTER XXVII. THE EXPRESS TRAVELLERS—AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.
 28. 
CHAPTER XXVIII. THE PRISONER OF PRESCOTT.
 29. 
CHAPTER XXIX. LIGHT IN A DUNGEON.
 30. 
CHAPTER XXX. A MYSTERIOUS CLIENT.
 31. 
CHAPTER XXXI. AN UNLUCKY WALK.
 32. 
CHAPTER XXXII. JACK SHAY AND HIS GANG.
 33. 
CHAPTER XXXIII. A TRIAL—AN UNEXPECTED WITNESS.
 34. 
CHAPTER XXXIV. HEROISM.
 35. 
CHAPTER XXXV. BLACK BROM AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
 36. 
CHAPTER XXXVI. THE “QUEEN'S EVIDENCE.”
 37. 
CHAPTER XXXVII. SIR GEORGE ARTHUR.
 38. 
CHAPTER XXXVIII. A NEW ADVOCATE.
 39. 
CHAPTER XXXIX. A PHYSICIAN DISAPPOINTED.
 40. 
CHAPTER XL. A SAD INTERVIEW.
 41. 
CHAPTER XLI. AN INQUISITIVE MAN.
 42. 
CHAPTER XLII. A VISIT TO A DESPERATE BRIGAND.
 43. 
CHAPTER XLIII. THE OUTLAW AND HIS FOLLOWERS.
 44. 
CHAPTER XLIV. NOBILITY IN DISGUISE.
 45. 
CHAPTER XLV. A LAWYER WITH A SMALL LIBRARY.
 46. 
CHAPTER XLVI. THE WILL.
 47. 
CHAPTER XLVII. ROUGH VISITORS.
 48. 
CHAPTER XLVIII. CONCLUSION.

  
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  • CHAPTER I. Guert Rosevelt and his Grandsons, 9

  • CHAPTER II. A Dutch Belle, 18

  • CHAPTER III. Aunt Becky and the Heiress, 24

  • CHAPTER IV. Abrupt Proposals, 28

  • CHAPTER V. The Eloquent Emissary, 34

  • CHAPTER VI. A Dark Compact, 41

  • CHAPTER VII. Harry and Gertrude, 51

  • CHAPTER VIII. Barak, the Agitator, 59

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  • CHAPTER IX. The Midnight Army, 67

  • CHAPTER X. The Invasion, 74

  • CHAPTER XI. The Battle of Windmill Point, 80

  • CHAPTER XII. A Recreant Brother, 87

  • CHAPTER XIII. The Magic Rifle, 96

  • CHAPTER XIV. A Tyrant and a Slave, 98

  • CHAPTER XV. Ruth's Story, 106

  • CHAPTER XVI. A Good Samaritan, 113

  • CHAPTER XVII. A Guinea Negro, 121

  • CHAPTER XVIII. A Dutchman's Courtship, and its Consequences, 129

  • CHAPTER XIX. Tidings from the War, 136

  • CHAPTER XX. Gertrude and her Friends, 142

  • CHAPTER XXI. Captain Tom's Fortunes, 152

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  • CHAPTER XXII. The Hero of the Thousand Isles, 162

  • CHAPTER XXIII. Rainbow Island, 167

  • CHAPTER XXIV. A Thousand Pounds for his Head, 179

  • CHAPTER XXV. Subterranean Councils, 186

  • CHAPTER XXVI. Samson Unbound, 197

  • CHAPTER XXVII. The Express Travellers—An Unexpected Meeting, 201

  • CHAPTER XXVIII. The Prisoner of Prescott, 208

  • CHAPTER XXIX. Light in a Dungeon, 221

  • CHAPTER XXX. A Mysterious Client, 239

  • CHAPTER XXXI. An Unlucky Walk, 236

  • CHAPTER XXXII. Jack Shay and his Gang, 244

  • CHAPTER XXXIII. A Trial—An Unexpected Witness, 253

  • CHAPTER XXXIV. Heroism, 261

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  • CHAPTER XXXV. Black Brom and the Attorney-General, 267

  • CHAPTER XXXVI. The “Queen's Evidence,” 273

  • CHAPTER XXXVII. Sir George Arthur, 279

  • CHAPTER XXXVIII. A New Advocate, 288

  • CHAPTER XXXIX. A Physician Disappointed, 292

  • CHAPTER XL. A Sad Interview, 300

  • CHAPTER XLI. An Inquisitive Man, 306

  • CHAPTER XLII. A Visit to a Desperate Brigand, 312

  • CHAPTER XLIII. The Outlaw and his Followers, 318

  • CHAPTER XLIV. Nobility in Disguise, 329

  • CHAPTER XLV. A Lawyer with a Small Library, 336

  • CHAPTER XLVI. The Will, 341

  • CHAPTER XLVII. Rough Visitors, 356

  • CHAPTER XLVIII. Conclusion, 370

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