Chapter I: Front Matter

The Boy
Fortune Hunters
in China

By
FLOYD AKERS

Author of
“The Boy Fortune Hunters in Alaska,”
“The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama,”
“The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt”

CHICAGO
THE REILLY & BRITTON CO.
PUBLISHERS

Other Books in
The Boy Fortune Hunters
Series
By FLOYD AKERS

The Boy Fortune Hunters in Alaska
The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama
The Boy Fortune Hunters in Egypt

Cloth 12 mos. illustrated, 60 cents each.

COPYRIGHT 1909 BY
THE REILLY & BRITTON CO.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. A Sea Tragedy 11
II. Prince Kai Lun Pu 25
III. Smiling at Death 32
IV. A Startling Proposition 42
V. The Halls of His Ancestors 53
VI. “Old Death’s-Head” 65
VII. We Become Conspirators 76
VIII. Dr. Gaylord’s Proposal 86
IX. We Outwit Mai Lo. 93
X. An Unheeded Warning 102
XI. An Unexpected Desertion 112
XII. Mai Lo Makes a Discovery 121
XIII. The Elephant Train 131
XIV. The Chief Eunuch 139
XV. The Royal House of Kai 150
XVI. The Governor Shows His Teeth 156
XVII. Wi-to Proves Faithful 165
XVIII. The Sacred Apes of Kai 177
XIX. The Pearl of Kai-Nong 186
XX. “Three Little Maids from School” 199
XXI. An Unlawful Interview 210
XXII. The Secret Passage 220
XXIII. The Treasure of the Ancients 233
XXIV. The Royal Cabinet 244
XXV. The Trap is Sprung 256
XXVI. A Fearful Encounter 267
XXVII. The Battle in the Corridor 280
XXVIII. The Vengeance of the Ruby Scimitar 293
XXIX. The Severed Head 304
XXX. The Pool of the Devil-Fish 315