BURT L. STANDISH

AUTHOR OF

"Frank Merriwell's School-Days," "Frank Merriwell's Chums," "Frank Merriwell's Foes," etc.

PHILADELPHIA

DAVID McKAY, PUBLISHER

610 South Washington Square

Frank Merriwell Down South

Chapter			Page
I	—	A Wonderful Story	[7]
II	—	Gone	[13]
III	—	Held for Ransom	[19]
IV	—	Unmasked	[27]
V	—	Kidnaped	[31]
VI	—	Carried into the Mountains	[37]
VII	—	The Camp in the Desert	[42]
VIII	—	The Treasure Seeker	[46]
IX	—	The Professor's Escape	[51]
X	—	The Stranger	[57]
XI	—	The Awakening Volcano	[62]
XII	—	Doom of the Silver Palace	[68]
XIII	—	A Stampede in a City	[75]
XIV	—	The Hot Blood of Youth	[80]
XV	—	Mystery of the Flower Queen	[85]
XVI	—	Professor Scotch Feels Ill	[90]
XVII	—	Led into a Trap	[95]
XVIII	—	Barney on Hand	[100]
XIX	—	A Humble Apology	[106]
XX	—	The Professor's Courage	[111]
XXI	—	Frank's Bold Move	[116]
XXII	—	The Queen is Found	[121]
XXIII	—	Fighting Lads	[127]
XXIV	—	End of the Search	[132]
XXV	—	The Mysterious Canoe	[138]
XXVI	—	Still More Mysterious	[144]
XXVII	—	In the Everglades	[149]
XXVIII	—	The Hut on the Island	[155]
XXIX	—	A Wild Night in the Swamp	[160]
XXX	—	Frank's Shot	[165]
XXXI	—	Young in Years Only	[170]
XXXII	—	A Mysterious Transformation	[177]
XXXIII	—	Gage Takes a Turn	[181]
XXXIV	—	A Fearful Fate	[186]
XXXV	—	The Serpent Vine	[192]
XXXVI	—	Right or Wrong	[196]
XXXVII	—	Frank's Mercy	[200]
XXXVIII	—	In the Mountains Again	[206]
XXXIX	—	Frank and Kate	[212]
XL	—	A Jealous Lover	[218]
XLI	—	Facing Death	[222]
XLII	—	Muriel	[228]
XLIII	—	Saved!	[240]
XLIV	—	Frank's Suspicion	[248]
XLV	—	The Greatest Peril	[257]
XLVI	—	The Mystery of Muriel	[263]

[Transcriber's Note: The following list of illustrations has been created for this electronic edition. Some illustrations have been moved to positions closer to their appearance in the text.]

BURT L. STANDISH

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