The Protector by Harold Bindloss

The story revolves around a young man who returns to his native land after years abroad and becomes embroiled in the lives of those he left behind. He finds himself drawn into a complex web of relationships, including a romance with a woman from a lower social class. As tensions rise, he must navigate the challenges of his new circumstances while confronting his own sense of identity and belonging.

By Harold Bindloss · First published 1907 · Genre: Adventure, Western, Romance · 31 chapters

Contents

• A Friend in Need
• A Breeze of Wind
• An Afternoon Ashore
• A Change of Environment
• The Old Country
• Upon the Heights
• Storm-Stayed
• Lucy Vane
• Chisholm Proves Amenable
• With the Otter Hounds
• Vane Withdraws
• Vane Grows Restless
• A New Project
• Vane Sails North
• The First Misadventure
• The Bush
• Vane Postpones the Search
• Jessie Confers a Favour
• Vane Foresees Trouble
• The Flood
• Vane Yields a Point
• Evelyn Goes for a Sail
• Vane Proves Obdurate
• Jessie Strikes
• The Intercepted Letter
• On the Trail
• The End of the Search
• Carroll Seeks Help
• Jessie's Contrition
• Convincing Testimony
• Vane is Reinstated

More by Harold Bindloss

• The Honour Of His House (1918)
• How They Took The Olga Out, A Story Of The Pacific Sealers (1902)
• The Girl from Keller'S (1908)
• Vane of the Timberlands (1908)
• Lister's Great Adventure (1902)
• The Buccaneer Farmer (1904)
• The Lure of the North (1908)
• Alton of Somasco (1903)
• All works by Harold Bindloss