Harold Edward Bindloss

Name: The Greater Power — III: Waynefleet's Ranch
Author: Harold Edward Bindloss

The Greater Power — III: Waynefleet's Ranch (1909)

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“The Greater Power — III: Waynefleet's Ranch”, published in 1909, is a work by Harold Edward Bindloss. It explores elements such as Nasmyth, Waynefleet and Bush.

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Harold Edward Bindloss, The Greater Power — III: Waynefleet's Ranch (1909)

“ In front there lay some twenty acres of cleared land, out of which rose the fir-stumps, girdled with withered fern, for a warm wind from the Pacific had swept the snow away. Beyond that, in turn, and outside the split-rail fence, rows of giant trunks lay piled in the tremendous ruin usually called the "slashing." Some day, these would be sawn up and burnt, and the clearing driven farther back into the Bush. ”

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Harold Edward Bindloss, The Greater Power — III: Waynefleet's Ranch (1909)

“ Nasmyth knew, from what he had seen on other and larger ranches, that one man could do the work, though he felt that it was more than one could reasonably have expected from Waynefleet. It was, however, clear that somebody did a great deal, and he fancied that it was the rancher's daughter.
"Well," continued Waynefleet, "I am disposed to spend a little upon the ranch. They are talking of building a pulp-mill near the settlement. That will make land more valuable, and probably lead to a demand for produce. With that in view, I wish to raise a larger crop, and I'm open to hire somebody." ”

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Harold Edward Bindloss, The Greater Power — III: Waynefleet's Ranch (1909)

“ Nasmyth glanced at the speaker in amused astonishment, for the Bush-ranchers of the Pacific slope are not, as a rule, particular. They can live on anything, and sleep more or less contentedly among dripping fern, or even in a pool of water, as, indeed, they not infrequently have to do, when they go up into the forests surveying, or undertake a road-making contract. Laura Waynefleet directed her father's attention to her convalescent guest. ”

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Harold Edward Bindloss, The Greater Power — III: Waynefleet's Ranch (1909)

“ Nasmyth lay still and considered this. It was, at least, quite evident that he could not get up yet, but there were one or two other points that occurred to him.
"Does the ranch belong to Miss Waynefleet?" he inquired. "She can't live here alone."
"She runs the concern. She has certainly a father, but you'll understand things more clearly when you see him. He's away in Victoria, which is partly why Mrs. Custer from the settlement is now in yonder room. Her husband is at present building a trestle on the Dunsmore track. I come up here for only an hour every day." ”

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Harold Edward Bindloss, The Greater Power — III: Waynefleet's Ranch (1909)

“ He was too well acquainted with the character of the men who are hewing the clearings out of the great forests of the Pacific slope. As a matter of fact, he never did discover what became of his belt.
"Well," he said, "I suppose I forgot to put it on, one of those mornings on the march. Still, it's not very astonishing that the thing should worry me. I can't expect to stay on at this ranch. When do you think I can get up and set out again?" ”

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Harold Edward Bindloss, The Greater Power — III: Waynefleet's Ranch (1909)

“ It's a sure thing you'll hear a good deal about me at the settlement, where, though the boys don't cast it up to me, I'm credited with having killed somebody back East, and as I've had an idea that I could hit it rather well with you, I'd sooner tell you the thing myself. Well, I was making my mark in a big city, several years ago, when I lost my head. When success comes too quickly, it's a thing you're rather apt to do. ”

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Harold Edward Bindloss, The Greater Power — III: Waynefleet's Ranch (1909)

“ Now, however, she seemed to have grown taller, stronger, more reserved, and, as he vaguely realized, more capable, while her garments were of a different and coarser fashion. What was still more curious, she did not seem to recognize her name, though he addressed her by it now and then. ”

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Harold Edward Bindloss, The Greater Power — III: Waynefleet's Ranch (1909)

“ Nasmyth said he was, and Gordon nodded.
"Well," he said, "in several ways I'm rather glad. It's going to make things easier for Miss Waynefleet. Guess you understand what I meant when I said she ran the ranch?"
Nasmyth said he thought he did, and then, with a certain diffidence, he changed the subject.
"You must have spent a good deal of time looking after men—professionally," he said. ”

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Harold Edward Bindloss, The Greater Power — III: Waynefleet's Ranch (1909)

“ I had to, and it's scarcely likely that I shall take it up again."
"I wonder," said Nasmyth reflectively, "if it's admissible for me to mention that I had fancied something of the kind. You see, in the Bush, I have naturally come across a good many men who have turned their backs upon the cities." ”

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