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Leo E. Miller. The Black Phantom
The Black Phantom
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Illustrations
THE BLACK PHANTOM
CHAPTER I
When the Deluge Came
CHAPTER II
Oomah, the Story-Teller
CHAPTER III
The Terror of Claws and Fangs
CHAPTER IV
As it Was in the Beginning
CHAPTER V
The Struggle for Existence
CHAPTER VI
The Cruelty of Tumwah
CHAPTER VII
The White Feather
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Leo E. Miller
Published by Good Press, 2019
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And, above all the scenes of desolation, above the turmoil and the strife, the grim storm god ruled supreme, heartlessly sending new deluges and crashing bolts in answer to the prayers for deliverance.
The Cantanas had ventured farther down the river than was their wont. The season had been a remarkable one. Never had there been such abundance along the stream that for many years had served as their annual camping-ground. They revelled in the luxury of a care-free existence. Fish teemed in the water; turtles came in hordes to visit the sandbank; and birds in countless numbers filled the air with twinkling wings and harsh screams. They had only to take, to eat, and to make merry for it was not their nature to look too seriously upon the morrow.
