The Barrier: A Novel
Allen French
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THE BARRIER
A Novel
by
ALLEN FRENCH
Author of "The Colonials"
New YorkDoubleday, Page & Company1904
Copyright, 1904, byDoubleday, Page & CompanyPublished, May, 1904
To C. E. S. AND S. P. S.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. The Statement of the Case 3
II. Which Enlarges the Stage 10
III. Sets the Ball to Rolling 21
IV. An Understanding 26
V. Various Points of View 32
VI. Introducing an Eccentric 41
VII. Chebasset 52
VIII. The Progress of Acquaintance 65
IX. New Ideas 75
X. Drawn Both Ways 83
XI. An Incident at the Mill 92
XII. Forwards Various Affairs 102
XIII. Which Is in Some Respects Unsatisfactory 114
XIV. Mr. Pease Intrudes Upon a Secret 123
XV. Which Develops the Colonel's Financial Strategy 130
XVI. Something New 145
XVII. Which Deals with Several of Our Personages 155
XVIII. Judith Buys a Typewriter 163
XIX. "Put Money in Thy Purse" 175
XX. The Power of Suggestion 182
XXI. Ellis Takes His Last Step but One 194
XXII. Haroun Al Raschid 206
XXIII. Plain Language 218
XXIV. Bringing About an Understanding 224
XXV. The Colonel Gives Up His Luxuries 235
XXVI. In which Judge Harmon Enters the Story 242
XXVII. In which Judge Harmon Leaves the Story 250
XXVIII. Judith Binds Herself 255
XXIX. Knowledge of New Things 263
XXX. Time Begins His Revenges 275
XXXI. Brings About Two New Combinations 286
XXXII. Which Is in Some Respects Satisfactory 295
XXXIII. Contains Another Proposal of Marriage, and Settles an Old Score 307
LIST OF CHARACTERS
_IN THE ORDER OF THEIR MENTION_
STEPHEN F. ELLIS, promoter and political boss.
GEORGE MATHER, a young business man.
JUDITH BLANCHARD, of the social set.
MRS. HARMON, who has risen by her marriage.
JUDGE ABIEL HARMON, advanced in years.
COLONEL BLANCHARD, Judith's father.
BETH, his remaining daughter.
MR. PRICE, the fashionable jeweller.
MR. FENNO, head of one of the old families.
MR. PEASE, a banker.
JIM WAYNE, of the social set.
MR. DAGGETT, a supporter of Ellis.
MISS JENKS, Mather's stenographer.
STOCK, a labor agitator.
THE BARRIER
