Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE FOREST OF MYSTERY

by

JAMES FOSTER

A. L. Burt Company, Publishers New York Chicago

Copyright, 1935, by A. L. Burt Company

Printed in the United States of America

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THE EXPLORATION SERIES
BY JAMES FOSTER
LOST IN THE WILDS OF BRAZIL
CAPTURED BY THE ARABS
SECRETS OF THE ANDES
THE FOREST OF MYSTERY

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I The Chinaman 9
II A Grim Discovery 19
III Good News 29
IV Seeing the Sights 36
V A Welcome Announcement 43
VI The Business Card 50
VII The Thief Turns Up 59
VIII After the Specimens 70
IX Failure 79
X Off for Africa 86
XI An Amusing Acquaintance 96
XII A Disappointing Announcement 106
XIII The Lost Scientist 115
XIV Disaster Ahead 125
XV A Wonderful Sight 135
XVI Off for the Unknown 142
XVII Peril Ahead 151
XVIII The Terrible Crocodile 158
XIX A Promise of a Thrill 166
XX The Buffalo Charges 173
XXI Two Ferocious Specimens 183
XXII A Pitiful Sight 190
XXIII Moments of Horror 197
XXIV Into the Forest of Mystery 205
XXV The Fury of the Storm 214
XXVI Waiting in Dread 220
XXVII The White Pygmy Elephant 228
XXVIII Finding One Lost 235
XXIX Angry Natives 243
XXX An Old Mystery Is Cleared 249
Bibliography 254