Chapter I: Front Matter

“Back water, fellows,” called out Step Hen;—“What’s up?” asked Giraffe. Page 119. —_The Boy Scouts Down in Dixie._

The Boy Scouts
DOWN IN DIXIE

OR

The Strange Secret of Alligator Swamp.

By HERBERT CARTER

Author of
“The Boy Scouts at the Battle of Saratoga.”
“The Boy Scouts Through the Big Timber.”
“The Boy Scouts On Sturgeon Island.”
“The Boy Scouts In the Blue Ridge.”
“The Boy Scouts’ First Camp Fire.”
“The Boy Scouts In the Rockies.”
“The Boy Scouts On the Trail.”

Copyright, 1914
By A. L. Burt Company.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. Khaki Boys in the Sunny Southland. 3
II. Among the Puzzling Swamp Water Trails. 13
III. Camp-Fare. 23
IV. Some Woods Lore. 32
V. Bumpus on Guard. 40
VI. The Night Prowler. 48
VII. The Heart of a Scout. 57
VIII. Looking Backward. 65
IX. “Combing” the Swamp Labyrinth. 76
X. Was the Mystery Solved? 86
XI. Alligator Smith, the Guide. 95
XII. What a Scout Stands For. 104
XIII. More Trouble All Around. 113
XIV. Swamp Tactics. 119
XV. Still Bumping Bumpus. 127
XVI. Ricky’s Post Office. 138
XVII. The Sheriff’s Round-Up Posse. 148
XVIII. A Surprise. 157
XIX. Joining Forces. 165
XX. The Scouts Show the Way. 173
XXI. On the Trail. 182
XXII. The Man-Trap. 190
XXIII. An Anchor to Windward. 201
XXIV. The Oasis in the Quaking Bog. 211
XXV. Playing “Second Fiddle” to a Boy. 219
XXVI. Polly. 227
XXVII. Mr. Jasper Surprised. 236
XXVIII. The Mystery Solved—Conclusion. 242

THE BOY SCOUTS
DOWN IN DIXIE