Category: Adventure
I. The Prize II. The Home of the Tarpon III. An Indian Boatman IV. At the Jungle River V. The First Camp VI. Wilderness Life VII. Running the Rapids VIII. The First Tiger-cat IX. In the White Water X. Lost! XI. An Army of Snakes XII. Catching Strange Fish XIII. A Turkey-Hunt X...
Ken looked around over the broad pool below the junction of the two rivers. And here and there he saw swirls, and big splashes, and then the silver sides of rolling tarpon.
6. Part 6Then he held to the bow an instant longer, wading a little farther down. This was ticklish business, and all depended upon Ken. He got the stern of the boat straight in line wit...
10. Part 10The following day promised to be a busy one for Hal, without any time for tricks. George went hunting before breakfast--in fact, before the others were up--and just as the boys...
4. Part 4It developed presently that the grass and bushes on the camp-site contained millions of the ticks. Ken found several of the larger ticks--almost the size of his little finger-na...
7. Part 7George, not to be outdone, made a dive for his .22 and began to pop as if he had no love for snakes. Ken had doubts about this species. The snakes were short, thick, dull brown...
2. Part 2“There’s no law. No one could stop you. But, my lad, what’s the sense of taking such a fool trip? The river here is full of tarpon right now. There are millions of ducks and gee...
5. Part 5Toward the lower part of that rapid, where the water grew deeper, fish began to be so numerous that the boys kicked at many as they darted under the boat. There were thousands o...
9. Part 9Several turkeys ran through the bushes before Ken, but as he was carrying a rifle he paid little heed to them. He kept a keen lookout for _javelin_. Two or three times he was te...
14. Part 14It occurred to him presently that he might let the boat drift and take naps between whiles. When he drifted against a log or a sand-bar the jar would awaken him. The current was...
3. Part 3He sent Pepe with his long _machete_ into the brush to cut fire-wood. Hal he set to making a stone fireplace, which work the boy rather prided himself upon doing well. Ken got G...
11. Part 11Ken’s eyes were glued to the light patch of sand-bank where it merged in the dark of the runway. Then Ken heard a sound--what, he could not have told. But it made his heart beat...
12. Part 12Deliberately, at scarce twenty feet, Ken shot the remaining four shells into the crocodile. The bullets tore through his horny hide, and blood and muddy water spouted up. George...
1. Part 1I. The Prize II. The Home of the Tarpon III. An Indian Boatman IV. At the Jungle River V. The First Camp VI. Wilderness Life VII. Running the Rapids VIII. The First Tiger-cat IX...
8. Part 8“After all the noise we made!” exclaimed Ken. “Well, this beats me. George, we’ll stay right here and not shoot again to-night. I’ve an idea we’ll see something worth while.”
15. Part 15Ken had promptly sent the specimens and his notes to his uncle, and as the days passed the boys began to look anxiously for some news. In ten days Hal was as well as ever, and t...