Chapter I: Front Matter

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OUR FELLOWS;
OR,
Skirmishes with the Swamp Dragoons

BY
HARRY CASTLEMON,

AUTHOR OF “GUNBOAT SERIES,” “ROCKY MOUNTAIN
SERIES,” “BOY TRAPPER SERIES.” ETC.

THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO.,
PHILADELPHIA,
CHICAGO, TORONTO.

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COPYRIGHT, 1872
BY,
J. W. DAUGHADAY & CO.

COPYRIGHT, 1886,
BY
JAMES ELVERSON.

COPYRIGHT, 1887,
BY
PORTER & COATES.

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CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER PAGE

I. —WHO OUR FELLOWS ARE, 9
II. —AN UNINVITED GUEST, 17
III. —MARK’S ADVENTURE, 29
IV. —A FRIEND IN NEED, 44
V. —WE TALK THE MATTER OVER, 54
VI. —MARK MAKES A DISCOVERY, 74
VII. —OUR CHRISTMAS TURKEYS, 81
VIII. —A RIDE AFTER THE INDIANS, 106
IX. —CAUGHT AT LAST, 123
X. —I STAND PICKET, 146
XI. —THE TABLES TURNED, 168
XII. —TOM IS ASTONISHED, 180
XIII. —TOM TELLS HIS STORY, 204
XIV. —TOM’S PLAN, 217
XV. —DANGEROUS WORK, 231
XVI. —OUR STRATAGEM, 241
XVII. —TAKING THE BACK TRACK, 249
XVIII. —AN UNEXPECTED DELIVERANCE, 265
XIX. —“MARK TWO TIMES,” 278
XX. —CONCLUSION, 293

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OUR FELLOWS

OR,

Skirmishes with, the Swamp Dragoons.

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