An Outback Marriage - Classic Reprint Author:A. B. Paterson CHAPTER I. IN THE CLUB. It was a summer's evening in Sydney, and the north-east wind that comes down from New Guinea and the tropical islands over leagues of warm sea, brought on its wings a heavy depressing moisture. In the streets people walked listlessly, perspired, mopped themselves, and abused their much-vaunted climate. Everyone who could ... more »manage it was out of town, either on the heights of Moss Vale or the Blue Mountains, escaping from the Inferno of Sydney. In the Cassowary Club, weary, pallid waiters brought iced drinks to such of the members as were condemned to spend the summer in town. The gong had sounded, and in ones and twos members shuffled out of the smoking-room, and went in to dinner. At last only three were left talking at the far end of the big, empty smoking-room, like three small stage conspirators at the end of a very large robbers' cavern. One was a short, fat, red-faced man, who looked like a combination of sea-captain and merchant, and who was the local
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CONTENTS; Chap Paqb; I In the Club 1; II A Dinksb for Five 11; III In Push Society 17; IV The Old Station 29; V The Coming op the Heiress 39; VI A Coach Accident 52; VII Mb, Blake's Relations - - - - 66; VIII At the Homestead 71; IX Some Visitors 79; X A Lawteb in the Bush 87; XL A Walk in the Moonlight 94; XII Mr Blake breaks his Engagement - ? 104; XIII The Rivals 109; XIV Red Miok and his Sheep Doqs - - 115 XV A Proposal and its Results - -131Chap Paqm XVI The Road to No Man's Land - - -138; XVII Considine 153; XVIII The Wild Cattle 162; XIX A Chance Encounter 174; XX A Consultation at Kiley's 188; XXI No Compromise 197; XXII A Nurse and her Assistant - - - 207; XXHX Hugh Goes in Search 214; XXIV The Second Search for Considine - - 221; XXV In the Buffalo Camp 233; XXVI The Saving of Considine 240; XXVII The Real Certificate 266; XXVIII A Legal Battle 261; XXIX Races and a Win 269