Chapter I: Front Matter

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║ THE BORDER BOYS ║
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║ WITH THE TEXAS RANGERS ║
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║ By FREMONT B. DEERING ║
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║ “The Border Boys on the Trail,” “The Border Boys with the ║
║ Mexican Rangers,” “The Border Boys Across the Frontier,” ║
║ “The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies,” “The Border Boys ║
║ Along the St. Lawrence.” ║
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║ A. L. BURT COMPANY ║
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║ Publishers New York ║
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║ Printed in U. S. A. ║
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Copyright, 1912,

BY

HURST & COMPANY

MADE IN U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. “IN TEXAS DOWN ON THE RIO GRANDE” 5

II. THE HUMBLING OF SHORTY 18

III. AN ATTEMPT AT “GETTING EVEN” 28

IV. WITH THE RANGERS 37

V. JACK’S CHANCE 47

VI. THE POOL OF DEATH 57

VII. A STRANGE VALLEY 67

VIII. NATURE’S PRISONERS 77

IX. A CLIMB FOR LIFE 85

X. A BATTLE IN MID–AIR 95

XI. RANGERS ON THE TRAIL 105

XII. A BAFFLING PURSUIT 115

XIII. THE CAPTAIN’S STORY 123

XIV. RALPH’S HOUR OF DANGER 135

XV. A “BLANK WALL” 147

XVI. LOST IN THE BURNING DESERT 159

XVII. TWO MEN OF THE AIR 170

XVIII. THE SANDSTORM 180

XIX. THE BATTLE AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE 195

XX. WHERE STRATEGY WON OUT 208

XXI. THE STAGE HOLD–UP 221

XXII. OFF ON A MISSION 231

XXIII. THE HERMIT OF THE YUCCA 241

XXIV. BY SHEER GRIT 254

XXV. THE GREAT STAMPEDE 271

The Border Boys With the Texas Rangers