CONTENTS.

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I. [The Attack on the Heath],[1]
II. [A Mysterious Disappearance],[12]
III. [The Big Ruby],[25]
IV. [Buck sees Light],[35]
V. [The Spy],[41]
VI. [In Rangoon],[46]
VII. [Up the River],[57]
VIII. [The Attack on the Sampan],[62]
IX. [A Close Call],[69]
X. [The Dacoits],[77]
XI. [Beleaguered],[83]
XII. [A Fight for Life],[91]
XIII. [A Cunning Trick],[98]
XIV. [Jack's Plan],[105]
XV. [In the Jungle],[113]
XVI. [The Bridge and the Ford],[120]
XVII. [A Frightful Peril],[128]
XVIII. [The Combat in the River],[132]
XIX. [The Village Festival],[142]
XX. [The Dancing Girl],[149]
XXI. [Jack Finds Himself in Bad Hands],[156]
XXII. [The Two Elephants],[166]
XXIII. [The Panthay Wood-Cutters],[175]
XXIV. [An Unwelcome Meeting],[182]
XXV. [The Cave in the Ravine],[188]
XXVI. [The Resolve of Buck and Jim],[195]
XXVII. [The Fight in the Tunnel],[199]
XXVIII. [The Ruse of Saya Chone],[205]
XXIX. [The Torture by Fire],[210]
XXX. [The Stronghold of the Ruby King],[215]
XXXI. [Father and Son],[225]
XXXII. [The Horror in the Swamp],[235]
XXXIII. [The Pothoodaw],[244]
XXXIV. [The Hiding-Place and the Thief],[253]
XXXV. [The Flight from the Valley],[262]
XXXVI. [Penned in the Pass],[272]
XXXVII. [How They made a Rope],[281]
XXXVIII. [In the Deserted City],[290]
XXXIX. [The Secret Chamber],[299]
XL. [The Battle on the Stairs],[313]
XLI. [The Secret Passage],[319]
XLII. [In the Courtyard],[328]
XLIII. [The Face at the Doorway],[336]
XLIV. [How Things Ended],[344]