The Barrier
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By Rex Beach 5 Apr, 2019
Many men were in debt to the trader at Flambeau, and many counted him as a friend. The latter never reasoned why, except that he had done them favors, and in the North that counts for much. Perhaps they built likewise upon the fact that he was ever t ... Read more
Many men were in debt to the trader at Flambeau, and many counted him as a friend. The latter never reasoned why, except that he had done them favors, and in the North that counts for much. Perhaps they built likewise upon the fact that he was ever the same to all, and that, in days of plenty or in times of famine, his store was open to every man, and all received the same measure. Nor did he raise his prices when the boats were late. They recalled one bleak and blustery autumn when the steamer sank at the Lower Ramparts, taking with her all their winter's food, how he eked out his scanty stock, dealing to each and every one his portion, month by month. Less
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  • 214.368 KB
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  • Public Domain Books
  • 2016-05-19
  • English
  • 978-1421811772
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Born in Atwood, Michigan, The United States September 01, 1877 Died: December 07, 1949 Genre: Literature & Fiction Rex Ellingwood Beach was born in Atwood, Michigan to a prominent family and purs...
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