Chapter I: Front Matter

[Frontispiece: HIS FINGERS HIT UPON THE MUZZLE OF THE WEAPON _Page 343_]

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Boy of the Dominion

A Tale of Canadian Immigration

BY

LT.-COLONEL F. S. BRERETON

Author of "Tom Stapleton, the Boy Scout" "With Shield and Assegai" &c.

_ILLUSTRATED BY WILLIAM RAINEY, R.I._

BLACKIE AND SON LIMITED

LONDON GLASGOW AND BOMBAY

1913

_Printed in Great Britain by_

_Blackie & Son, Limited, Glasgow_

BY LT.-COLONEL BRERETON

"F. S. Brereton is a famous hand with adventures of every sort."--_Morning Post_.

Colin the Scout: A Tale of Adventure Abroad.
On the Field of Waterloo.
With French at the Front: A Story of the Great European War
down to the Battle of the Aisne.
With Joffre at Verdun: A Story of the Western Front.
Under Foch's Command: A Tale of the Americans in France.
With the Allies to the Rhine: A Story of the Finish of the War.
With Allenby in Palestine: A Story of the Latest Crusade.
Under French's Command: A Story of the Western Front from
Neuve Chapelle to Loos.
The Great Airship: A Tale of Adventure.
From the Nile to the Tigris: A Story of Campaigning from
Western Egypt to Mesopotamia.
A Boy of the Dominion: A Tale of Canadian Immigration.
Under the Chinese Dragon: A Tale of Mongolia.
A Sturdy Young Canadian: A Story of Modern Canada.
John Bargreave's Gold: A Tale of the Caribbean.
How Canada was Won: A Tale of Wolfe and Quebec.
Tom Stapleton, the Boy Scout.
Roger the Bold: A Tale of the Conquest of Mexico.
Indian and Scout.
The Rough Riders of the Pampas.
In the King's Service: A Tale of Cromwell's Invasion of Ireland.
With Shield and Assegai: A Tale of the Zulu War.
With Rifle and Bayonet: A Tale of the Boer War.
The Dragon of Pekin: A Tale of the Boxer Revolt.
One of the Fighting Scouts: A Tale of Guerilla Warfare in
South Africa.
A Knight of St. John: A Tale of the Siege of Malta.
The Great Aeroplane.

LONDON: BLACKIE & SON, LTD., 50 OLD BAILEY, E.C.

Contents

CHAP.

I. Finding a Profession
II. An Ocean Voyage
III. Volunteers called for
IV. Joe Gathers Credit
V. One of the Settlers
VI. A Canadian Bad Man
VII. Into the Backwoods
VIII. Hank makes his Appearance
IX. Lost in the Forest
X. A Hand-to-hand Encounter
XI. Investing Hard-Earned Dollars
XII. The Canadian Winter
XIII. A Co-operative Proposition
XIV. Moose Hunting
XV. Pursued by Unknown Enemies
XVI. Choosing a Fortress
XVII. Hurley's Conspiracy is Unfolded
XVIII. On the Defensive
XIX. Across the Snows for Safety
XX. Back to the Farm

Illustrations

His Fingers hit upon the Muzzle of the Weapon . . . . . . _Frontispiece_

Joe Attacks the Fire at Close Quarters

Peter and Jack Bailey find Joe Unconscious

Joe Surprises Hurley

The Moose charged Madly

A Defence against Odds

A BOY OF THE DOMINION