The Campers Out: or, The Right Path and the Wrong
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Ellis Edward Sylvester. The Campers Out: or, The Right Path and the Wrong
CHAPTER I – THE PLOTTERS
CHAPTER II – HOW THE SCHEME WORKED
CHAPTER III – A STARTLING OCCURRENCE
CHAPTER IV – THE RUNAWAYS
CHAPTER V – THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR
CHAPTER VI – SOWING SEED
CHAPTER VII – ONE AFTERNOON IN AUTUMN
CHAPTER VIII – FELLOW-PASSENGERS
CHAPTER IX – DICK HALLIARD
CHAPTER X – A STARTLING SUMMONS
CHAPTER XI – NO JOKE
CHAPTER XII – THE VICTIM OF A MISTAKE
CHAPTER XIII – ADRIFT IN THE SWAMP
CHAPTER XIV – HOST AND GUESTS
CHAPTER XV – THE FOREST PATH
CHAPTER XVI – THE PLOTTERS
CHAPTER XVII – A BRAVE EXPLOIT
CHAPTER XVIII – AN ACT OF FORGETFULNESS
CHAPTER XIX – AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT
CHAPTER XX – THE BAYING OF A HOUND
CHAPTER XXI – “HELP! HELP!”
CHAPTER XXII – HOT QUARTERS
CHAPTER XXIII – A BRILLIANT SHOT
CHAPTER XXIV – SUSPICIOUS FOOTPRINTS
CHAPTER XXV – UP A TREE
CHAPTER XXVI – HUNTING THE HUNTERS
CHAPTER XXVII – A RACE FOR LIFE
CHAPTER XXVIII – A CRY FROM THE DARKNESS
CHAPTER XXIX – A SAD DISCOVERY
CHAPTER XXX – A FRIEND INDEED
CHAPTER XXXI – DICK HALLIARD IS ASTOUNDED
CHAPTER XXXII – HOW IT HAPPENED
CHAPTER XXXIII – CONCLUSION
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“The folks will leave the house,” said Tom Wagstaff, “about half-past seven, and there will be no one home but me and Maggie, the girl. I’ll be up in my room and Maggie down-stairs. When I lean out the window and wave my hand I want you, Jim, to fire two or three charges out of your revolver through the winders of the dining-room.”
“What for?” asked the startled Jim.
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And such would have been the case, but for the timidity of the parties out-doors. They had been drawn thither by the out-cries of the servant, and were convinced that some fearful tragedy was going on, or had been completed within the dwelling.
These people were unarmed, and it was only natural that they should shrink from entering where several desperate men were supposed to be at bay. They consulted with each other and decided to await the arrival of re-enforcements.
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