Beyond the Frontier: A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West: Large Print

By: Parrish, Randall

It was early autumn, for the clusters of grapes above me were already purple, and theforest leaves were tinged with red. And yet the air was soft, and the golden bars of sunflickered down on the work in my lap through the laced branches of the trellis. The workwas but a pretense, for I had fled the house to escape the voice of Monsieur Cassion whowas still urging my uncle to accompany him on his journey into the wilderness. They sat inthe great room before the fireplace, drinking, and I had heard enough already to tell methere was treachery on foot against the Sieur de la Salle. To be sure it was nothing to me, agirl knowing naught of such intrigue, yet I had not forgotten the day, three years before, when this La Salle, with others of his company, had halted 2 before the Ursuline convent, and the sisters bade them welcome for the night. 'Twas my part to help serve, and he hadstroked my hair in tenderness. I had sung to them, and watched his face in the firelight ashe listened. Never would I forget that face, nor believe evil of such a man. No not from thelips of Cassion nor even from the governor, La Barr

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00W65V1S2
• ISBN13: 9798577050177
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"