The Buccaneer Farmer

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Harold Bindloss. The Buccaneer Farmer

The Buccaneer Farmer

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PART I—AT ASHNESS. CHAPTER. I THE LEASE. II THE OTTER HOUNDS. III A COUNCIL OF DEFENSE. IV THE PEAT CUTTERS. V RAILTON'S TALLY. VI BLEATARN GHYLL. VII THE RECKONING. VIII GRACE FINDS A WAY. IX THE PLAN WORKS. X JANET MEDDLES. XI OSBORN'S PRIDE GETS HURT. XII OSBORN INTERFERES. PART II—ON THE CARIBBEAN. I THE OLD BUCCANEER. II THE PRESIDIO. III THE GOLD ONZA. IV THE PRESIDENT'S BALL. V OLSEN'S OFFER. VI THE PRESIDENT'S WATCHERS. VII ADAM RESUMES CONTROL. VIII THE MANGROVE SWAMP. IX ADAM'S LAST REQUEST. X THE ROAD TO THE MISSION. XI KIT KEEPS HIS PROMISE. XII THE LAST CARGO. PART III—KIT'S RETURN. I KIT'S WELCOME. II A DANGEROUS TALENT. III THE HORSE SHOW. IV THE FLOOD. V KIT TELLS A STORY. VI THORN MAKES A PLAN. VII GERALD'S RETURN. VIII GRACE'S CONFIDENCE. IX KIT GOES TO THE RESCUE. X GRACE'S CHOICE. XI OSBORN'S SURRENDER. PART I—AT ASHNESS

CHAPTER I

THE LEASE

CHAPTER II

THE OTTER HOUNDS

CHAPTER III

A COUNCIL OF DEFENCE

CHAPTER IV

THE PEAT CUTTERS

CHAPTER V

RAILTON'S TALLY

CHAPTER VI

BLEATARN GHYLL

CHAPTER VII

THE RECKONING

CHAPTER VIII

GRACE FINDS A WAY

CHAPTER IX

THE PLAN WORKS

CHAPTER X

JANET MEDDLES

CHAPTER XI

OSBORN'S PRIDE GETS HURT

CHAPTER XII

OSBORN INTERFERES

PART II—ON THE CARIBBEAN

CHAPTER I

THE OLD BUCCANEER

CHAPTER II

THE PRESIDIO

CHAPTER III

THE GOLD ONZA

CHAPTER IV

THE PRESIDENT'S BALL

CHAPTER V

OLSEN'S OFFER

CHAPTER VI

THE PRESIDENT'S WATCHERS

CHAPTER VII

ADAM RESUMES CONTROL

CHAPTER VII

THE MANGROVE SWAMP

CHAPTER IX

ADAM'S LAST REQUEST

CHAPTER X

THE ROAD TO THE MISSION

CHAPTER XI

KIT KEEPS HIS PROMISE

CHAPTER XII

THE LAST CARGO

PART III—KIT'S RETURN

CHAPTER I

KIT'S WELCOME

CHAPTER II

A DANGEROUS TALENT

CHAPTER III

THE HORSE SHOW

CHAPTER IV

THE FLOOD

CHAPTER V

KIT TELLS A STORY

CHAPTER VI

THORN MAKES A PLAN

CHAPTER VII

GERALD'S RETURN

CHAPTER VIII

GRACE'S CONFIDENCE

CHAPTER IX

KIT GOES TO THE RESCUE

CHAPTER X

GRACE'S CHOICE

CHAPTER XI

OSBORN'S SURRENDER

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Harold Bindloss

Published in England under the Title "Askew's Victory"

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The sun had sunk behind the moors when Peter Askew sat by an open window in his big, slate-flagged kitchen at Ashness. All was quiet outside, except for the hoarse turmoil of the force and a distant bleating of sheep. In front, across a stony pasture, the fellside ran up abruptly; its summit, edged with purple heath, cut against a belt of yellow sky. The long, green slope was broken by rocky scars and dotted by small Herdwick sheep that looked like scattered stones until they moved.

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