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Title: The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf

Author: Captain Quincy Allen

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Language: English

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THE OUTDOOR CHUMS ON THE GULF

Or, Rescuing the Lost Balloonists

by

CAPTAIN QUINCY ALLEN

Author of _The Outdoor Chums_, _The Outdoor Chums on the Lake_,
_The Outdoor Chums after Big Game_, etc.

1911

CONTENTS

I UNDER SEALED ORDERS
II CAUGHT IN A FIRE TRAP
III HEADED SOUTH
IV JERRY MEETS TROUBLE HALF WAY
V THE FIRST CAMPFIRE
VI THE SWAMP FUGITIVE
VII A FLORIDA SHERIFF
VIII WILL DOES IT
IX THE MOTOR-BOAT AND THE PROWLERS
X BLUFF'S FIRST 'GATOR
XI ALL THE COMFORTS OF SALT WATER
XII THE BREAKDOWN OF THE MOTOR
XIII LOST IN THE FOG
XIV A CRY ACROSS THE LAGOON
XV A VISIT TO THE MYSTERIOUS SHARPIE
XVI JOE
XVII STUCK ON AN OYSTER BAR
XVIII TROUBLE
XIX WHAT HAPPENED TO JERRY
XX LYING IN AMBUSH FOR BIG GAME
XXI A STRENUOUS NIGHT
XXII THE MESSAGE FROM THE AIR
XXIII A DASH UPON THE GULF
XXIV THE "NORTHER"
XXV THE SECRET OF THE SEALED PACKET--CONCLUSION

CHAPTER I

UNDER SEALED ORDERS

"Now KEEP your word, Frank, and tell us the news!"

"Yes, you got us to come to your house tonight under a promise, remember.
What wonderful thing has happened to make you look so tickled?"

"Talk to me about the Sphinx! Frank has the old relic beaten to a
frazzle!"

Three boys gathered eagerly around the fourth as they bombarded him after
this fashion. Frank Langdon looked at the faces of his chums and laughed
again.

"Well, it would be a shame to keep you squirming on the anxious seat any
longer, boys, and I'm going to take you into my confidence just as fast
as I can. Sit down and hold your oars. Jerry