A Desperate Chance: or, The Wizard Tramp's Revelation

About this eBook

Author

Old Sleuth, 1839?-1898

Title

A Desperate Chance; Or, The Wizard Tramp's Revelation, a Thrilling Narrative

Credits

Produced by Steven desJardins and PG Distributed Proofreaders

Language

English

LoC Class

PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Subject

Tramps -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

10690

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10690

Release Date

January 1, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A DESPERATE CHANCE:
2. 2.By OLD SLEUTH. — 1897
3. 3.CHAPTER I. — THE CAMPFIRE IN THE GULCH—AN ALARM—THE SOLITARY FIGURE—UNDER COVER—A WHITE MAN—"HAIL, FRIEND!"—A CORDIAL MEETING—A SECOND STRANGE CHARACTER.
4. 4.CHAPTER II. — A RECOGNITION—THE WOODSMAN'S DISCLOSURES—A CHANCE AFTER ALL—THE BIVOUAC—DESMOND'S DISCOVERY—SAVAGES GALORE.
5. 5.CHAPTER III. — CREEDON'S KNOWLEDGE OF WOODCRAFT—THE REDMEN'S DEPARTURE—A LONG TRAIL—ON THE TRAMP—THE STRANGEST REFUGE IN THE WORLD—A BRIDGE OF RISKS.
6. 6.CHAPTER IV. — ON AN EXPLORING EXPEDITION—A FIND IN A CAVE—THE SEPULCHRAL VOICE—THE EXPLANATION—DESMOND GETS SQUARE ON A TRICK—STRANGE LONGINGS—THE FINDING OF A NUGGET.
7. 7.CHAPTER V. — BOY'S DETERMINATION—GOING THROUGH A CREVICE—THE MOVABLE ROCK—AID TO DISCOVER—UP THROUGH A HOLE—THE GOLDEN HEAP—DESMOND'S GREAT TRIUMPH—THE OLD MEXICAN'S SECRET EXPOSED.
8. 8.CHAPTER VI. — DISCUSSING THE FIND—A NEW RESOLUTION—GOING TO CREEDON MINE—A DISAPPOINTMENT—BETTER INDICATIONS—A NEW MOVE.
9. 9.CHAPTER VII. — A SAD PARTING—PROPHETIC WORDS—ON THE TRAIN—A SENATOR'S SON—LEADING UP TO A TRICK—GENUINE FUN AHEAD.
10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. — PLAYING TO CATCH A WEASEL—A SHARP'S SCHOLAR—OPENING UP OF THE GAME—TWO BIG HANDS—A CRISIS.
11. 11.CHAPTER IX. — ALMOST A BREAK—A NOVEL GAME TO ROB—OUR HERO'S ARTISTIC ACTING—A TABLEAU AND A GRAND SURPRISE.
12. 12.CHAPTER X. — CONCLUSION.

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