The first edition of this book is dated 1890. The edition used is dated 1904. The publisher was James Nisbet & Co. Ltd., 21 Berners St., London. The number of pages is 423.
Contents
Chapter I.
Introduces the Hero.
Chapter II.
The Shipwreck.
Chapter III.
“It’s an Ill Wind that Blaws Naebody Guid.“
Chapter IV.
Drifting on the Rocks.
Chapter V.
All Things to All Men.
Chapter VI.
Disaster, Starvation, and Death.
Chapter VII.
Adrift on the Sea.
Chapter VIII.
Ingratitude.
Chapter IX.
Shank Reveals Something More of his Character.
Chapter X.
Home-coming and Unexpected Surprises.
Chapter XI.
Tells of Happy Meetings and Serious Consultations.
Chapter XII.
Changes the Scene Considerably!
Chapter XIII.
Hunky Ben is Sorely Perplexed.
Chapter XIV.
The Haunt of the Outlaws.
Chapter XV.
Lost and Found.
Chapter XVI.
Friends and Foes—Plots and Counterplots—The Ranch in Danger.
Chapter XVII.
The Alarm and Preparations for Defence.
Chapter XVIII.
Defence of the Ranch of Roaring Bull.
Chapter XIX.
The Rescue and its Consequences.
Chapter XX.
Jake The Flint In Difficulties.
Chapter XXI.
Tells of a Cruel Deed, and Shows How Mysteriously Hunky Ben Behaved.
Chapter XXII.
The Cave of the Outlaws Invaded by Ghosts and US Troops.
Chapter XXIII.
The Troops Outwitted by the Scout and his Friends.
Chapter XXIV.
The Meeting of Old Friends in Curious Circumstances.
Chapter XXV.
Shows how the Seaman was sent on a Delicate Mission and how he Fared.
Chapter XXVI.
Treats of Various Interesting Matters, and Tells of News from Home.
Chapter XXVII.
Hunky Ben and Charlie get Beyond their Depth, and Buck Tom gets Beyond Recall.
Chapter XXVIII.
Chase, Capture, and End of Jake the Flint.
Chapter XXIX.
They Return to the Ranch of Roaring Bull, where Something Serious Happens to Dick Darvall.
Chapter XXX.
Changes the Scene Somewhat Violently, and Shows our Hero in a New Light.
Chapter XXXI.
Failure and a New Scent.
Chapter XXXII.
Success and Future Plans.
Chapter XXXIII.
Sweetwater Bluff.
Chapter XXXIV.
The Last.
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