class="c6">XXVII

— In the Everglades

149

XXVIII — The Hut on the Island

155

XXIX — A Wild Night in the Swamp

160

XXX — Frank's Shot

165

XXXI — Young in Years Only

170

XXXII — A Mysterious Transformation

177

XXXIII — Gage Takes a Turn

181

XXXIV — A Fearful Fate

186

XXXV — The Serpent Vine

192

XXXVI — Right or Wrong

196

XXXVII — Frank's Mercy

200

XXXVIII — In the Mountains Again

206

XXXIX — Frank and Kate

212

XL — A Jealous Lover

218

XLI — Facing Death

222

XLII — Muriel

228

XLIII — Saved!

240

XLIV — Frank's Suspicion

248

XLV — The Greatest Peril

257

XLVI — The Mystery of Muriel

263

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[Transcriber's Note: The following list of illustrations has been created for this electronic edition. Some illustrations have been moved to positions closer to their appearance in the text.]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"'What's that!' howled the little professor, dancing about in his night robe."(See page 109)

"Frank began shooting, and his first bullet brought down one of the ponies of the pursuers." (See page 14)

"The white canoe had stopped, and was lying calmly on the inky surface of the shadowed water." (See page 147)

"Kate grasped the assailant by the collar, and with astonishing strength, pulled him off the prostrate lad." (See page 218)

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Frank Merriwell Down South.

CHAPTER I.

A WONDERFUL STORY.

"It is in the heart of the Sierra Madre range, one hundred and twenty-five miles west of Zacatecas," said the dying man. "Across the blue chasm you can see its towers and turrets glistening in the sunshine. It is like a beautiful