Transcriber’s Note: This book was originally printed with two ChapterXVIIs and two Chapter XVIIIs; I chose not to renumber the chapters. Atable of contents has been added for the reader’s convenience.
Lieutenant Decker smilingly extended his hand to his astonished friend.
“You did not expect either of us, but we are here all the same.”—Page 184.
—The Young Scout.
THE YOUNG SCOUT.
The Story of a West Point Lieutenant.
By EDWARD S. ELLIS,
Author of “Adrift in the Wilds,” “A Jaunt Through Java,”“A Young Hero,” etc., etc.
NEW YORK:
A. L. BURT, PUBLISHER.
Copyright 1895, by A. L. Burt.
I. | THE YOUNG CHAMPION. | 1 |
II. | A WELL EARNED REWARD. | 10 |
III. | DANGER IN THE AIR. | 20 |
IV. | GERONIMO. | 32 |
V. | COMPLIMENTS AT LONG RANGE. | 40 |
VI. | APACHE CUNNING. | 48 |
VII. | A SIGNAL. | 56 |
VIII. | MAROZ AND CEBALLOS. | 64 |
IX. | MENDEZ, THE SCOUT. | 71 |
X. | THE EAVESDROPPER. | 78 |
XI. | CAVARHO AND MENDEZ. | 85 |
XII. | A CALL AND A REPLY. | 92 |
XIII. | THE TROOPERS. | 99 |
XIV. | WAITING FOR DAYLIGHT. | 107 |
XV. | AN INTERRUPTED FLIGHT. | 115 |
XVI. | THE RANCHMAN’S HOME. |