Chapter I: Front Matter

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BOMBA
THE JUNGLE BOY
OR
The Old Naturalist’s Secret

BY
ROY ROCKWOOD

AUTHOR OF “BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AT THE MOVING
MOUNTAIN,” “LOST ON THE MOON,” “THE CITY
BEYOND THE CLOUDS,” ETC.

NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

BOOKS FOR BOYS

_By_ ROY ROCKWOOD

THE BOMBA BOOKS

12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY
BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AT THE MOVING MOUNTAIN
BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AT THE GIANT CATARACT

GREAT MARVEL SERIES

THROUGH THE AIR TO THE NORTH POLE
UNDER THE OCEAN TO THE SOUTH POLE
FIVE THOUSAND MILES UNDERGROUND
THROUGH SPACE TO MARS
LOST ON THE MOON
ON A TORN-AWAY WORLD
THE CITY BEYOND THE CLOUDS

SPEEDWELL BOYS SERIES

THE SPEEDWELL BOYS ON MOTOR CYCLES
THE SPEEDWELL BOYS AND THEIR RACING AUTO
THE SPEEDWELL BOYS AND THEIR POWER LAUNCH
THE SPEEDWELL BOYS IN A SUBMARINE
THE SPEEDWELL BOYS AND THEIR ICE RACER

DAVE DASHAWAY SERIES

DAVE DASHAWAY, THE YOUNG AVIATOR
DAVE DASHAWAY AND HIS HYDROPLANE
DAVE DASHAWAY AND HIS GIANT AIRSHIP
DAVE DASHAWAY AROUND THE WORLD
DAVE DASHAWAY, AIR CHAMPION

CUPPLES & LEON CO., Publishers, New York

Copyright, 1926, by
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I A NARROW ESCAPE 1

II THE MEN WITH THE IRON STICK 9

III A STEALTHY FOE 17

IV HOW BOMBA SAVED THE CAMP 27

V BEATEN OFF 36

VI IN THE PUMA’S DEN 50

VII A SIEGE OF TERROR 59

VIII THE JAWS OF DEATH 68

IX FROM OUT THE FLAMES 77

X THE SHOUT OF WARNING 87

XI THE VAMPIRES ATTACK 97

XII KIKI, WOOWOO AND DOTO 105

XIII PLAYING FOR HIS LIFE 114

XIV THE CLOUD OF VULTURES 120

XV THE WRATH OF THE STORM 128

XVI GRIPPED 134

XVII IN THE FOLDS OF A BOA CONSTRICTOR 141

XVIII AT THE WATER HOLE 148

XIX A BATTLE ROYAL 153

XX AN UNEXPECTED RECEPTION 161

XXI BY A HAIR’S BREADTH 166

XXII THE TURN OF THE WHEEL 171

XXIII WORDS OF DOOM 180

XXIV AGAINST FEARFUL ODDS 189

XXV IN THE NICK OF TIME 198

BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY