"Cann Barrus."—By Dorothy Cottre Hodder & Stoughtor In this whimsical, pathetic story'
Queensland, Dorothy Cottrell hus excelled herself. It bubbles with humour, it is shot with tales of adventure and daring, and glows with human tenderness. The drovers she describes gathered in 'Murgers' Sur to carouse in the few opportunities that were allowed. them to mingle with their fellow men were "en, all of then who ved to are, shy delight 0 According. tot most Again in telling of Georgina the little six-year old quarter-caste gir!, left behind to fend for herself while her horse-thieving father with his numerous brood set out on another campaign—the author adds a humourous touch. Georgina finds a young man occupying her home when she returns from foraging for food and is badly frightened, thought you was, the De "1 surely am not" said the young man, "Worse luck, "I'm only" old Donald the' Sheafer—Donald the 'Tales—come to sco Old. Backs about a horve....-a horse Leth ked." "Then later, after tuck. in for the night, Donal came to Seo' your father 0" a horse—a exceeding well-bred herse as left my camp very. sudden when 1 was Shootin up on Tharlane last month "Georgina raised a baby arm and' indicated with unerring acedracy int of the compass here be the of' shoulder, Georgina?" are. horse, branded, innocently" lashed "Perhaps." sai nice to be tucked Frowe-an" then. you can £9 stay with Sary Strathmore. wail "ty Jamily remembers thy little self."
(Old Back wore, if not his laurels, ist his. sins with a certain ie. lightness. Next moi Shearer received, Unhetded "and. unsigned: "Ds snd renovatin' "one horse: Bee pounds).
The main story is that of Old ILB," a drover known through a'l the West whose greed for the land causes him to send a man, unjustly, to thirty years penal servitude, ars later, when he was
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