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DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI The towering stacks of the steamboat “Mediterranean” sent their clouds of smoke, black and wind rent, across the sky; her sharp bow cut the yellow waters of the Mississippi and …
THE PLOT Colonel Huntley had cold gray eyes which, when he chose, had an insult in their every glance. And now, as Walter Jordan’s eyes met his, he never stirred from the cabin door. Quietly the lad…
THE QUARREL Ned Chandler looked toward the place indicated by his friend and, sure enough, he saw Huntley and Barker approaching. “Take care,” said Ned, warningly, but with his blue eyes snapping. “…
THE FIGHT At the head of the wharf was an open space, and when they reached this Barker halted, and stripped off his coat. “No use going any farther, gentlemen,” said he with a wicked grin. “I’d jus…
DAVY CROCKETT As the ring of river-men, adventurers, planters and border characters closed in about the prostrate form of Barker, Walter Jordan felt a hand laid on his arm. Turning, he saw the tall …
BEAR HUNTING Gradually it became known throughout the “Mediterranean” that the celebrated Davy Crockett was on board, and it was seldom, from then on, that the genial backwoodsman was not at the cen…
SURPRISING NEWS David Crockett , as is well known, was a man of eccentric manner and character; and eccentric people are given to whims and caprices. And it was one of these latter which gave Walter …
A LITTLE JOKE The Texan secured a conveyance, and Crockett and the two boys, with their baggage, tumbled in. Captain Cumby and Dolph mounted their horses, and away they went along the dirt road that…
TEXAS It was a few days after this little hoax practiced on the sharpers by Colonel Crockett that the steamboat “General Morgan” tied up at the wharf and Walter Jordan and Ned Chandler got on board.…
ATTACKED BY COMANCHES There were four men in the party in the grove beside Crockett and Dolph. The two lads made up eight in all. “Hold your fire,” cautioned Davy Crockett. “Don’t waste any of it, b…
