The Hunted Outlaw, or, Donald Morrison, the Canadian Rob Roy
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Unknown. The Hunted Outlaw, or, Donald Morrison, the Canadian Rob Roy
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II. DONALD MORRISON APPEARS ON THE SCENE
CHAPTER III. A LITTLE GIRL WITH YELLOW HAIR
CHAPTER IV. "MINNIE, MINNIE," SHE SAID, "I MUST GUARD MY SECRET."
CHAPTER V. LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM
CHAPTER VI. "SUCH PARTINGS AS CRUSH THE LIFE OUT OF YOUNG HEARTS."
CHAPTER VII. "TO THE WEST, TO THE WEST, THE LAND OF THE FREE."
CHAPTER VIII. HARD TIMES AT HOME
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X. "BE IT EVER SO HUMBLE, THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME."
CHAPTER XI. "THE PRIDE OF THE VILLAGE."
CHAPTER XII. MODEST, SIMPLE, SWEET
CHAPTER XIII. A LETTER FROM DONALD
CHAPTER XIV. THE BEGINNING OF THE TROUBLE
CHAPTER XV. A SHOT IN THE DARKNESS
CHAPTER XVI. "BURNT A HOLE IN THE NIGHT."
CHAPTER XVII. SUSPICION FALLS UPON DONALD, AND A WARRANT IS ISSUED AGAINST HIM
CHAPTER XVIII. HE THOUGHT OF HIS WIFE AND FAMILY, AND HE RETURNED TO SHERBROOKE
CHAPTER XIX. THE TRAGEDY
CHAPTER XX. AFTERWARDS
CHAPTER XXI. THE BLOW FALLS
CHAPTER XXII. WHAT WAS DONALD ABOUT
CHAPTER XXIII. ACTION OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT.—FIVE OFFICERS SENT TO MEGANTIC
CHAPTER XXIV. TELLS HOW THE CONSTABLES ENJOYED THEMSELVES
CHAPTER XXV. PROOF AGAINST BRIBES!
CHAPTER XXVI. THE REWARD FAILS
CHAPTER XXVII
CHAPTER XXVIII. THE HUNTED OUTLAW
CHAPTER XXIX. DONALD IN THE WOODS OF MEGANTIC
CHAPTER XXX. SECOND WEEK OF THE SEARCH—MAJOR DUGAS BECOMES SEVERE
CHAPTER XXXI. "MANY WATERS CANNOT QUENCH LOVE."
CHAPTER XXXII. MAJOR DUGAS MEETS THE OUTLAW FACE TO FACE—A UNIQUE INTERVIEW
CHAPTER XXXIII. THE EXPEDITION IS BROKEN UP
CHAPTER XXXIV. CARPENTER ON THE SCENT—A NARROW ESCAPE
CHAPTER XXXV. ANOTHER TRUCE ASKED FOR
CHAPTER XXXVI. SHOTS IN THE DARKNESS—DONALD IS CAPTURED
CONCLUSION
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Psychology strips the soul and, having laid it bare, confidently classifies every phase of its mentality. It has the spring of every emotion carefully pigeon-holed; it puts a mental finger upon every passion; it maps out the soul into tabulated territories of feeling; and probes to the earliest stirrings of motive.
A crime startles the community. The perpetrator is educated, wise, enjoys the respect of his fellows. His position is high: his home is happy: he has no enemies.
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"How dare you?" she said, stamping her foot with indignation.
At that moment Donald, who had been watching his behaviour with increasing disgust and anger, leaped up, caught him by the throat with his left hand, and exclaimed: "Let her go, you scoundrel, or I'll thrash the life out of you."
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