A novel by Louis Tracy from the early 20th century. Much of it is set in the Engadine Alps and follows characters such as Charles K. Spencer and Helen Wynton, with the title suggesting a quiet barrier between people. It offers period atmosphere and steady human drama.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
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The Silent Barrier BY LOUIS TRACY AUTHOR OF CYNTHIA’S CHAUFFEUR, A SON OF THE IMMORTALS, THE WINGS OF THE MORNING, ETC. ILLUSTRATIONS BY J. V. MCFALL Page decorations by A. W. PARSONS from photographs by THE ENGADINE PRESS NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Copyright, 1908, 1911, by EDWARD J. CLODE Entered at Stationers’ Hall “Spare me one moment, Miss Wynton,” he said. “Spare me one moment, Miss Wynton,” he said. Frontispiece
CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. The Wish 1 II. The Fulfillment of the Wish 19 III. Wherein Two People Become Better Acquainted 41 IV. How Helen Came to Maloja 64 V. An Interlude 84 VI. The Battlefield 103 VII. Some Skirmishing 122 VIII. Shadows 144 IX. “Etta’s Father” 167 X. On the Glacier 189 XI. Wherein Helen Lives a Crowded Hour 212 XII. The Allies 232 XIII. The Compact 253 XIV. Wherein Millicent Arms for the Fray 275 XV. A Coward’s Victory 298 XVI. Spencer Explains 321 XVII. The Settlement 337 Ich muss—Das ist die Schrank, in welcher mich die Welt Von einer, die Natur von andrer Seite hält. Fr. Rückert: Die Weisheit des Brahmenen. [I must—That is the Barrier within which I am pent by the World on the one hand and Nature on
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