Parrish, Randall: Beyond the Frontier. V1. 5 Apr 2010
 

Randall Parrish (1858-1923) was an American author of dime novels.

Extract
It was early autumn, for the clusters of grapes above me were already purple, and the forest leaves were tinged with red. And yet the air was soft, and the golden bars of sun flickered down on the work in my lap through the laced branches of the trellis. The work was but a pretense, for I had fled the house to escape the voice of Monsieur Cassion who was still urging my uncle to accompany him on his journey into the wilderness.