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MASTERS OF THE WHEAT-LANDS

by

HAROLD BINDLOSS

Author of "Thurston of Orchard Valley," "By Right of
Purchase," "Lorimer of the Northwest," etc.

With Four Illustrations by Cyrus Cuneo







[Illustration: "IT'S GOING TO HURT, GREGORY, BUT I HAVE GOT TO GET YOU
IN"--Page 17]



A. L. Burt Company
Publishers :: New York

All Rights Reserved, Including That of Translation
into Foreign Languages, Including the Scandinavian

Copyright, 1910, by Frederick A. Stokes Company
Published in England Under the Title, "Hawtrey's Deputy"
October, 1910



CONTENTS

CHAPTER 