CHAPTER L RESCUED

ILLUSTRATIONS 'May the good Lord preserve us! them are Injuns,' said Tim. "The Indian drew forth a tiny canoe and shoved it into the water" "We are lost."

KLONDIKE NUGGETS And How Two Boys Secured Them By E. S. Ellis 1898

CONTENTS The Gold-Hunters 3 At Juneau 13 Up the Lynn Canal 37 The Avalanche 47 Through Chilkoot Pass 58 A Significant Discovery 71 The Plotters 80 On Lake Bennet 90 Into British Territory 100 At White Horse Rapids 111 On the Yukon 120 At Dawson City 131 On the Edge of the Gold-Fields 141 Prospecting 151 A Find 159 The Claim 169 A Golden Harvest 180 A Startling Discovery 191 The Trail into the Mountains 200 A Sound from out the Stillness 209 A Turning of the Tables 218 A Lion in the Path 227 A General Settlement of Accounts 236 Conclusion 246 ILLUSTRATIONS The head and shoulders of a man intently studying them Frontispiece. Jeff 9 "Roswell, do you know that strange man has been following us for the past hour?" 33 Catching the eye of the amazed boys, Tim winked 43 The tent-poles were shoved down into the snow 53 All joined in pushing and pulling one sled 65 Suddenly Hardman made a sign 75 "You're a pretty fellow to stand guard," said Frank 85 "Oh, look there! isn't it dreadful?" 97 "We're at the fut of the lake," shouted Tim 105 The current was not only very swift, but the channel was filled with rocks 113 Tim and Jeff lit their pipes; Hardman sat apart 127 And the three cheers were given with a will 137 "I don't see the use of your harping on that affair," said Hardman 147 "It's gold!" he exclaimed 161 The boys stood attentively watching the operation 175 "I have just thought what Tim's business is at Dawson," said Frank 189 "We have been robbed! All the gold is gone," 195 The tell-tale footprints 203 Watching at the turn in the trail 215 "Hands up, younker!" 223 "We have made a mess of it," was the disgusted comment of Frank 231 Tim and his prisoners 241 "Say, Tim, you hain't any idea of going to college, have you?" 251

THE HUNTERS OF THE OZARK By Edward S. Ellis 1887

CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. An Estray. 5 II. The Tinkle of a Bell. 15 III. An Aboriginal Plot. 25 IV. A Party of the Third Part. 34 V. A Friend in Need. 44 VI. Fred Linden Receives a Message From the Ozark Camp. 54 VII. The Hunters of Ozark. 64 VIII. A Welcome Acquaintance. 74 IX. A Mishap. 84 X. A Struggle For Life. 94 XI. Tramping Southward. 104 XII. A Strange Animal. 114 XIII. A Troublesome Visitor. 124 XIV. A Welcome Ally. 134 XV. "Deerfoot Will Be Sentinel to-Night." 144 XVI. Around the Camp-Fire. 154 XVII. A Suspicious Sound. 164 XVIII. Like a Thief in the Night. 174 XIX. Shawanoe And Winnebago. 185 XX. Another Night Visitor. 195 XXI. The Camp of the Winnebagos. 205 XXII. "Keep to the Trail" 215 XXIII. An Infuriate Shawanoe. 225 XXIV. The Defiance. 236 XXV. The Signal Fire. 245 XXVI. On the Edge of the Prairie. 257 XXVII. A Morning Meal. 269 XXVIII. A Strange Ride. 281 XXIX. A Young Hunter's Strategy. 293 XXX. Terry Finishes His Ride. 305 XXXI. The Devil's Punch Bowl. 316 XXXII. The Terror in the Air. 328 XXXIII. Fred Linden Awakens to an Alarming Fact. 341 XXXIV. The Canoe. 352 XXXV. America Versus Ireland. 364 XXXVI. America Versus America. 376 XXXVII. The Last Camp-Fire. 388 XXXVIII. Conclusion. 400

THE PHANTOM OF THE RIVER A SEQUEL TO "SHOD WITH SILENCE" By Edward S. Ellis

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