Chapter I: Front Matter

CARSON OF RED RIVER

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

Carson of Red River The League of the Leopard
Green Timber The Intriguers
The Wilderness Patrol Prescott of Saskatchewan
The Bush-Rancher Ranching for Sylvia
Northwest! The Long Portage
The Man from the Wilds Vane of the Timberlands
Kit Musgrave’s Luck A Prairie Courtship
Lister’s Great Adventure Master of the Wheatlands
The Wilderness Mine The Gold Trail
Wyndham’s Pal Thurston of Orchard Valley
Partners of the Out-Trail The Greater Power
The Buccaneer Farmer Thrice Armed
The Lure of the North By Right of Purchase
The Girl from Keller’s Delilah of the Snows
Carmen’s Messenger For Jacinta
Brandon of the Engineers Winston of the Prairie
Harding of Allenwood The Dust of Conflict
The Secret of the Reef Alton of Somasco
For the Allison Honor The Cattle Baron’s Daughter

CARSON OF RED RIVER

By HAROLD BINDLOSS

Author of “Green Timber,” “The Wilderness
Patrol,” “The Bush-Rancher,” “Northwest!,”
“The Man From the Wilds,” “Kit Musgrave’s
Luck,” “Lister’s Great Adventure,” “The Wilderness
Mine,” “Partners of the Out-Trail,” ETC.

NEW YORK
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
MCMXXIV

Copyright, 1924, by
Frederick A. Stokes Company

PUBLISHED IN ENGLAND UNDER THE TITLE, “THE LUTE PLAYER”

All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I Blake’s Piano
II The Drawing Office
III Netherhall
IV The Call
V Kit Plays Up
VI Kit Takes a Knock
VII Evelyn Conquers
VIII Kit Tunes His Fiddle
IX The Road to the West
X A Rest by the Way
XI The Road Forks
XII Kit Plays for His Supper
XIII The Cook’s Musician
XIV The Water Cure
XV Kit Makes Progress
XVI Kit Goes Visiting
XVII Lost Lake
XVIII Mrs. Austin Meddles
XIX Kit Takes His Cue
XX Austin’s Understudy
XXI Jasper Experiments
XXII Mrs. Haigh Reviews Her Plans
XXIII Blake’s Confession
XXIV A Stolen Excursion
XXV Ledward’s Present
XXVI The Breaking Strain
XXVII Jasper Waits
XXVIII Kit Goes Ahead
XXIX The Storm
XXX Alison Steals Away
XXXI Whinnyates Farm
XXXII Kit Claims His Reward
XXXIII Jasper Wins

CARSON OF RED RIVER