Chapter I: Front Matter

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A WEST POINT TREASURE

A WEST POINT TREASURE

Or

Mark Mallory’S Strange Find

by

LIEUT. FREDERICK GARRISON, U. S. A.,

Author of “Off for West Point,” “A Cadet’s Honor,” “On Guard,” etc.

Philadelphia David McKay, Publisher 610 South Washington Square

Copyright, 1903 By Street & Smith

A West Point Treasure

CONTENTS

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I--An Interesting Letter 7

II--What a Walk Led To 17

III--Mysteries Galore 23

IV--A Horrible Discovery 33

V--A Joke on the Parson 44

VI--Stanard’s Defiance 53

VII--Stanard’s Strange Visitor 60

VIII--An Unexpected Result 72

IX--Discovery of the Loss 84

X--Discovery of the Thief 93

XI--Stealing from Thieves 102

XII--Seven Burglars in a Scrape 112

XIII--Watching the Treasure 119

XIV--The Seven in a Trap 127

XV--Buying Their Release 135

XVI--Bull Harris Reaps His Reward 144

XVII--The Seven Make a New Move 154

XVIII--The Capture of Mark 166

XIX--Torture of the Yearlings 180

XX--A New Venture 188

XXI--Mark Comes to Town 196

XXII--Burglar Hunting 207

XXIII--Chauncey Has an Idea 219

XXIV--Back Again 232

XXV--A Challenge 238

XXVI--“I Have the Courage to Be a Coward” 248

XXVII--Mark, the Coward 257

XXVIII--A Test of Courage 266

XXIX--The Fruits of Victory 277

A WEST POINT TREASURE.