The Overlord: The Story of the Peons of Canada (1904) - Tapa dura

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Chapter I THE OAK EVEN before he reached the pinnacle of his fame, the story of Donald Glendearg smarriage to Helen Fenno, who thus became the traditional Bride of Glendearg, was well known on both sides of the A tlantic. Well known, too, was the part played in the curious series of incidents which preceded this marriage, by Helen scousin, Beaumont Carpenter, as well as by her guardian and uncle, James Roakes. So there is no need to repeat this oft-told story and tell again how the broad-shouldered Overlord, the very embodiment of strength, both physical and mental, had swept down from his beloved Village on New York society, as his forebears had swept down on theE nglish Lowlands, and carried oflf the young heiress of the Fenno millions despite the devilish machinations of the wickedest woman in the world. It is enough to say that when the present historian takes up the tale of Glendearg slife he had been married seven years. The Home of the Glendeargs was inT he Village. Their town house inN ew York was used only infrequently and was never alluded to asH ome. Donald spent a great part of his time inN ew York, as the vast business under his immediate control demanded his personal attention there.
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