Across Texas
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Ellis Edward Sylvester. Across Texas
CHAPTER I. A LETTER AND A TELEGRAM
CHAPTER II. THROUGH TO TEXAS
CHAPTER III. IN SAN ANTONIO
CHAPTER IV. A STARTLING INTERRUPTION
CHAPTER V. A TEST OF ONE’S NERVES
CHAPTER VI. TWO GOOD SHOTS
CHAPTER VII. AN INTRUDER IN CAMP
CHAPTER VIII. BELL RICKARD
CHAPTER IX. DEPARTURE OF THE GUEST
CHAPTER X. DANGER IN THE EAST
CHAPTER XI. STRANGE PROCEEDINGS
CHAPTER XII. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
CHAPTER XIII. AN UNEXPECTED SIGNAL
CHAPTER XIV. A STRANGE ABSENCE
CHAPTER XV. CAUGHT FOUL
CHAPTER XVI. AN ASTOUNDING DISCOVERY
CHAPTER XVII. THE SOLITARY PURSUER
CHAPTER XVIII. THE SECOND RANGE OF HILLS
CHAPTER XIX. IN THE RAVINE
CHAPTER XX. REINFORCEMENTS
CHAPTER XXI. THE PURSUIT
CHAPTER XXII. ACROSS THE BORDER
CHAPTER XXIII. A RELIC OF OTHER DAYS
CHAPTER XXIV. A RACE WITH AN AVALANCHE
CHAPTER XXV. THE RANCH
CHAPTER XXVI. BELL RICKARD’S SCHEME
CHAPTER XXVII. WATCHING AND WAITING
CHAPTER XXVIII. THE SOUND OF A PISTOL
CHAPTER XXIX. THROUGH THE NIGHT
CHAPTER XXX. A FIGURE IN THE DARKNESS
CHAPTER XXXI. THE RETURN
CHAPTER XXXII. THE ENCOUNTER
CHAPTER XXXIII. IMPORTANT NEGOTIATIONS
CHAPTER XXXIV. A STRANGE DISCOVERY
CHAPTER XXXV. THROUGH THE LINES AGAIN
CHAPTER XXXVI. THE DECISION
CHAPTER XXXVII. THE FINAL CHARGE
CHAPTER XXXVIII. CONCLUSION
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LET ME skip a great deal of what may be called introduction, for of necessity it bore a resemblance to that which has already been told, and has little if any connection with the main events of my story.
Mr. Watrous’ arrangements for the comfort of the boys was perfect. The ride to St. Louis in the famous Limited Express was the luxury of railway travelling, and they landed in the Mound City within twenty-four hours after leaving Philadelphia, where Nick met his old friend, Ned Osmun, who had given to him his wonderful ride on his engine to Jersey City. He wished them every pleasure on their long journey, which he said caused him a touch of envy, but he meant to even-up matters by another fishing excursion in Western Pennsylvania, with a call on Nick’s parents and pretty Nellie.
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“You have laid out the plan Herbert and I had fixed upon, but we felt doubts about being able to carry it out. We have informed ourselves, so far as we can, concerning the country over which we wish to ride, and the more we learned, the more we saw the need of having men who were familiar with it. How about the Indians?”
“Well, you are liable to meet them, but I do not think there is much to be feared, as I have heard no disquieting rumors lately, though,” added the banker significantly, “I was shot at myself, within the present year, by a party of marauding Comanches, within six miles of San Antonio. When you get into New Mexico, you will be likely to find matters more lively.”
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