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The Young Scout: The Story of a West Point Lieutenant · Edward Sylvester Ellis
[Illustration: 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._
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THE YOUNG SCOUT.
CONTENTS.
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. 122 XVII. THE SHADOW OF DANGER. 130 XVIII. A CRUEL BLOW. 138 XVII. “NOW FOR IT.” 145 XVIII. “SEE DERE!” 157 XIX. AN APACHE SIGNAL. 170 XX. ON THE MOUNTAIN SIDE. 183 XXI. A GAME OF HIDE AND SEEK. 202 XXII. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? 211 XXIII. WHAT BEFELL MAURICE FREEMAN. 221 XXIV. THE REALITY. 231 XXV. A REMINISCENCE. 241 XXVI. A SURPRISE INDEED. 252 XXVII. CONCLUSION. 265