The Ranger: or, The Fugitives of the Border

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Ellis Edward Sylvester. The Ranger: or, The Fugitives of the Border

CHAPTER I. ZEB AND HIS MASTER

CHAPTER II. THE NIGHT OF TERROR

CHAPTER III. KENT AND LESLIE

CHAPTER IV. THE CAPTIVES

CHAPTER V. THE MEETING ON THE RIVER

CHAPTER VI. THE RAFT

CHAPTER VII. LOST AND FOUND

CHAPTER VIII. THE COMPANION IN CAPTIVITY

CHAPTER IX. ZEB'S REVENGE

CHAPTER X. THE BRIEF REPRIEVE

CHAPTER XI. A FRIEND

CHAPTER XII. ESCAPE

CHAPTER XIII. THE CAPTIVE

CHAPTER XIV. THE RESCUE

CHAPTER XV. THE FUGITIVES FLYING NO LONGER

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At an early hour each retired. Rosalind now felt more than George that unaccountable presentiment which sometimes comes over one in cases of danger. During the last few hours it had increased until it nearly resolved itself into a certainty.

The view from the front of the house was clear and unobstructed to the river, a quarter of a mile distant. Along this lay the cultivated clearing, while the forest, stretching miles away, approached to within a few yards of the rear of the house.

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"Whar's dat lady? Ef you doesn't want to git into trouble, I calkilate you'd better bring her back in double-quick time."

Several savages sprung toward him, and Zeb prepared himself for the struggle. His huge fist felled the first and the second; but ere he could do further damage he found himself thrown down and bound.

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