Lost in the Wilds of Brazil

"Look here, Joe. There's something stirring. I know the signs. Our dads wouldn't keep together constantly, studying maps and reading books and making frequent trips to the museu...

"Come on," he said in wild excitement. "We can't get there any too quickly, for not only are the cars in danger but a satchel of valuable papers as well."

He assumed a mood of thoughtful anxiety, and Mr. Holton took the small box for a closer examination. It was about eight inches square, with a hole in the top out of which protru...

The sentence remained unfinished, for at that moment Bob's fist shot out with lightning rapidity and caught the man squarely between the eyes. Without an outcry he went sprawlin...

"Let's let them go," he said. "They're as big and strong as we and are usually equal to any crisis. You see what they did to this gang of men. Shows they are resourceful, and th...

"We'll leave the matter to the boys," he said. "They'll be the ones who will have charge of taking the pictures. And let me say that you can rely on them."

The trip to New York, while interesting, was without incident, and they were glad to stretch their legs in the Pennsylvania Terminal, where hundreds of people from all parts of...

Bob and Joe found the ocean voyage very interesting, for it was something new to them. The waves, sea gulls, flying fish, an occasional shark, the painted horizon, and the ship...

The ship was rocking terribly, and the boys found it difficult to keep their footing. But they finally managed to catch hold of a rail, and from then on it was easier.

"I heard what you said," he remarked. "And let me say that you are welcome to your berths on the _Empire_ until we leave for New York. That may be tomorrow, or it may be the nex...

He led them down to the river bank, where two large canoes were aground. Each was about thirty-five feet long and capable of carrying a ton and a half of cargo with ease. Mr. Ho...

On the bank not far away were at least fifteen large alligators, their hideous jaws partly open as they basked in the hot sun. Frequently one would plunge into the water to cool...

Beside a patch of bushes was a large wildcat, greedily devouring the remains of a small deer. Most of the deer's body has been torn to pieces, so that only the head remained int...

Professor Bigelow was right. On the shore not far away were a dozen or more native huts, grouped in a cluster about one that was larger and more carefully built. All about on th...

The explorers hastened to the river bank with all the speed they could put into their legs. Not until they were safe in the boats did they draw a breath. Then they cast glances...

Protruding from a tree bough not ten feet away was a long, sinister snake, its evil eyes glistening in what little sunlight penetrated the dense jungle. Whether it was poisonous...

The youths had a start of less than fifty feet, but how long they could keep in the lead they well knew, for hardly any creature, large or small, could elude the tireless chase...

It did not take the explorers long to pass a group of islands not far upstream, one of the landmarks that Otari had told them about, and as the islands were a number of miles fr...

The Indian who was steering heard and was doing his best to swerve the craft about, but he was having little luck. The terrible rapids was reluctant to yield to the puny efforts...

Bob had often run in track races at high school, but never had he equaled the pace that was now taking him to the boats. It was as though wings had suddenly lifted him through s...

"Yes," Bob agreed. "Maybe we can catch sight of an Indian village in the distance. The unknown tribe! Be fine if we could be the ones to locate it, wouldn't it?"

There came another hiss, and the reptile glided still closer, its wicked eyes gleaming in the sunlight. It was moving stealthily, as if wondering which of the boys to make for.

Bob was equally touched, but he resolved to keep up hope. There was no use in tamely submitting to fear so soon. One more search might bring them to the river, and then it would...

"No, it isn't," the other youth retorted. "You remember what we said to do in such an emergency, don't you? Act extremely exhausted, as if we couldn't move another foot. Lie on...

The chief was puzzled by the actions of Bob and Joe, and the boys realized it, but there was no use trying to explain. It would take more than signs to convey the idea that more...

Spears and arrows and darts flew thick and fast, striking down many a man on both sides. Fierce cries filled the atmosphere and made the Americans shudder. Here in the untamed w...

The sight that Bob beheld was one that few hunters and scientists have the opportunity of seeing. Strange sights were common enough in all little-known lands, but this was indee...

It was night--a dark, lowering night. The moon was nowhere in sight. Not a star twinkled down from the heavy jungle sky. Huge, roaring fires blazed in front of the chief's large...