In Bad Company, and other stories

Rolf Boldrewood

CONTENTS

IN BAD COMPANY

MORGAN THE BUSHRANGER

HOW I BECAME A BUTCHER

MOONLIGHTING ON THE MACQUARIE

AN AUSTRALIAN ROUGHRIDING CONTEST

THE MAILMAN'S YARN AN OWER TRUE TALE

DEAR DERMOT

THE STORY OF AN OLD LOG-BOOK

A KANGAROO SHOOT

FIVE MEN'S LIVES FOR ONE HORSE

REEDY LAKE STATION

A FORGOTTEN TRAGEDY

THE HORSE YOU DON'T SEE NOW

HOW I BEGAN TO WRITE

A MOUNTAIN FOREST

THE FREE SELECTOR A Comedietta

BUSH HOSPITALITY

LAPSED GENTLEFOLK

SHEARING IN RIVERINA, NEW SOUTH WALES

ANCIENT SYDNEY

AFTER LONG YEARS

IN THE DROVING DAYS

THE AUSTRALIAN NATIVE-BORN TYPE

MY SCHOOL DAYS

SYDNEY FIFTY YEARS AGO

OLD TIME THOROUGHBREDS

THE FIRST PORT FAIRY HUNT

IN THE BLOOM OF THE YEAR

FALLEN AMONG THIEVES

A TRANSFORMATION SCENE

IN BUSHRANGING DAYS

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

Transcriber's Note:

The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.

IN BAD COMPANY

AND OTHER STORIES

THE WORKS OF

ROLF BOLDREWOOD

Uniform Edition

Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. each.

ROBBERY UNDER ARMS.
A COLONIAL REFORMER.
THE MINER'S RIGHT.
A MODERN BUCCANEER.
NEVERMORE.
THE SQUATTER'S DREAM.
A SYDNEY-SIDE SAXON.
OLD MELBOURNE MEMORIES.
MY RUN HOME.
THE SEALSKIN CLOAK.
THE CROOKED STICK; or, Pollie's Probation.
PLAIN LIVING.
A ROMANCE OF CANVAS TOWN.
WAR TO THE KNIFE.
BABES IN THE BUSH.
IN BAD COMPANY, and other Stories.
THE SPHINX OF EAGLEHAWK: A Tale of Old Bendigo. Fcap. 8vo. 2s.
THE GHOST CAMP; or, The Avengers. Cr. 8vo. 6s.

MACMILLAN AND CO., Ltd., LONDON.

IN BAD COMPANY

AND OTHER STORIES

ROLF BOLDREWOOD

AUTHOR OF

'ROBBERY UNDER ARMS,' 'THE MINER'S RIGHT,' 'THE SQUATTER'S DREAM,'

'A COLONIAL REFORMER,' ETC.

London

MACMILLAN AND CO., Limited

NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

1903

First Edition 1901

Re-issue 1903

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