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CONTENTS.
The Camp in the Woods.
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I.
Weapons of War. An Inter-
An old Friend. A Mineral Rod.
mendous Excitement.
- A Pot of Gold.
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Tre-
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Captain Corbet on the Rampage.
II.
The Old French Orchard.
The French Acadians. — The
ruined Houses. — Captain Corbet in the Cellar. — Mys-
Where is the
Plans, Projects, and Pro-
III.
by Casar, the Latin Grammar, and Euclid.
startling, and terrific Interruption.
"B. O. W. C." - They rally again.
Boys for Help. - All Hands at hard Labor. Captain
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Corbet on a Fence. The Antelope comes to Grief.
Captain Corbet in the Grasp of the Law. Mr. Long to
the Rescue.
V.
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A most mysterious Sound in a most mysterious Place.
What is it? - General Panic. The adventurous Ex-
plorers. They are baffled. Is Pat at the Bottom of it?
- Bart takes his Life in his Hand, and goes alone to
encounter the Mystery of the Garret.
VI.
The great, the famous, and the never-to-be-forgotten Trial.
·Captain Corbet hauled up before the Bar of Rhada-
manthus.
Captain.
and his Rat.
Town and Gown. - Attitude of the gallant
The sympathizing Townsmen. Old Zeke
- Mr. Long's eloquent Oration, ending in
the Apotheosis of Captain Corbet's Baby.
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VII.
Invading the Enemy's
Returning Home to find their
own Territory invaded. The Camp. The missing
Ones. Where are they? - The Gaspereaugians?
Bart and Solomon fall into an Ambush, and after a des-
perate Resistance are made Prisoners. - Bonds and
Imprisonment.- Bruce and the Gaspereaugians. A
Challenge, a Conflict, and a Victory. Immense Sensa-
tion among the Spectators. The Prisoners burst their
Bonds.- Their Flight. — Recovery of the Spoils of War. 114
IX.
Roar.
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A Banquet begun, but suddenly interrupted. The far-off
Off in Search of it. - Keeping Watch at the
Old French Orchard. - Another Roar, and another Chase.
Soliloquies of Solomon. Sudden, amazing, paral-
yzing, and utterly confounding Discovery. One deep,
dark, dread Mystery stands revealed in a familiar but
absurd Form..
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X.
Irrepressible Outburst of Feeling from the Grand Panjan-
drum. He enlarges upon the Dignity of his Office.
Spades again. — Digging once more.— - At the old Place,
my Boy. Resumption of an unfinished Work.
covering the Money-hole.
of the "Iron Chest.".
The Iron Plate.
Tremendous, but restrained Ex-
Farther and farther down, and sudden Revelation of the
Truth.
of Money," and other buried Treasures.
these exhumed Treasures to Dr. Porter.
ception of the excited Visitors.
Rising superior to Circumstances.
Breakfasting amid the Splendors of Na-
The illimitable Prospect.
Story of the French Acadians.
The Doctor tells the
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the Wanderers. - The Doctor has lost his Way. - Emer-
ging suddenly at the Edge of a giant Cliff with the Boom
of the Surf beneath.
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XIV.
Woods, Precipices, Mists, and Ocean Waves. The Party
divided, and each Half departs to seek its separate For-
Pat shows how to go in a straight Line.
tune.
- Pat
- In Chase after Pat. - Disappear-
A lost Pat.
The gathering Gloom of Fog and of Night.
The lost One found. - A Turkey
Sudden Discovery.
with four Legs. · A cheerful Discussion.
Five Hours
of Wandering. When will it end? - Once more upon
the Tramp.
XVI.
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Sudden and unaccountable Reunion of the two wandering
Bands. A tremendous Circle described by Somebody.
Where are we going?· Scott's Bay, or Hall's Har-
· Descent into the Plain. Twinkling Lights.
Sudden Sound of Sea Surf breaking in the Middle of a
Prairie.
– What old Bennie was able to spread before his famished
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Guests.
A Night on a Haymow. — A secluded Village.
- A Morning Walk. Behind Time.
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Hurrah, Boys! 234
XVIII.
Great Excitement.
small Boys.
What is it? - Pat busy among the
· A great Supper, and a sudden Interrup-
The Midnight Knell. General Uproar.
Flight of the Grand Panjandrum.— A solemn Time.
In the Dark. - Bold Explorers.
The Cupola, and
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A puzzling Position. — How to meet the Emergency.
strange Suggestion. — Diamond cut Diamond, or a
Donkey in a Garret. Surprise of Jiggins on seeing
Full, complete, and final Revelation of the Great Garret
Mystery. Confession of Pat. - Indignation of Solo-
His Speech on the Occasion. — The Authorities
of the School roused. Pat and the "B. O. W. C." are
hauled up to give an Account. .
mon.
- Mr. Long and the "B. O. W. C."-
They get a tremendous" Wigging.”.
- Mr. Long relaxes. The unbidden Guest. Captain
Corbet and the irrepressible Babby. Coming in Joy to
depart in Tears. The Relics again. — A solemn Cere-
mony. -
A Speech, a Poem, a Procession, all ending in
a Consignment of the exhumed Treasure to its Resting-
place.
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