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CONTENTS

[ IN A NEW WORLD. ]

[ CHAPTER I. — OLD FRIENDS IN MELBOURNE. ]

[ CHAPTER II. — PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. ]

[ CHAPTER III. — FLETCHER ACTS SUSPICIOUSLY. ]

[ CHAPTER IV. — A TIMELY RESCUE. ]

[ CHAPTER V. — STARTING FOR THE MINES. ]

[ CHAPTER VI. — A NIGHT INCIDENT. ]

[ CHAPTER VII. — PARTING COMPANY. ]

[ CHAPTER VIII. — A VICTIM OF TREACHERY. ]

[ CHAPTER IX. — A DISAGREEABLE SURPRISE. ]

[ CHAPTER X. — FLETCHER TURNS UP AGAIN. ]

[ CHAPTER XI. — TAKEN CAPTIVE. ]

[ CHAPTER XII. — THE HOME OF THE BUSHRANGERS. ]

[ CHAPTER XIII. — A TRIAL AND ITS TRAGIC FINALE. ]

[ CHAPTER XIV. — ELECTION OF A NEW CAPTAIN. ]

[ CHAPTER XV. — LOST IN THE WOODS. ]

[ CHAPTER XVI. — THE SHEPHERD'S HUT. ]

[ CHAPTER XVII. — A WELCOME IN THE WILDS. ]

[ CHAPTER XVIII. — A DANGEROUS ACQUAINTANCE. ]

[ CHAPTER XIX. — A RUFFIAN FOILED. ]

[ CHAPTER XX. — THE BOYS ARRIVE AT BENDIGO. ]

[ CHAPTER XXI. — BUYING A CLAIM. ]

[ CHAPTER XXII. — STRIKING LUCK. ]

[ CHAPTER XXIII. — RAISING THE NUGGET. ]

[ CHAPTER XXIV. — THE NUGGET IN DANGER. ]

[ CHAPTER XXV. — THE MIDNIGHT ROBBERY. ]

[ CHAPTER XXVI. — A THIEF'S EMBARRASSMENT. ]

[ CHAPTER XXVII. — BAFFLED CUPIDITY. ]

[ CHAPTER XXVIII. — THE NUGGET IN SAFETY. ]

[ CHAPTER XXIX. — SELLING THE CLAIM. ]

[ CHAPTER XXX. — THE TWO CONSPIRATORS. ]

[ CHAPTER XXXI. — TAKEN CAPTIVE. ]

[ CHAPTER XXXII. — OBED IN A TIGHT PLACE. ]

[ CHAPTER XXXIII. — THE TABLES ARE TURNED. ]

[ CHAPTER XXXIV. — FAREWELL TO MELBOURNE. ]

[ CHAPTER XXXV. — SOME OLD ACQUAINTANCES. ]

[ CHAPTER XXXVI. — A HEART-BROKEN RELATIVE. ]

[ CHAPTER XXXVII. — HOME AGAIN. ]

[ CHAPTER XXXVIII. — THE BOYS SECURE POSITIONS. ]

[ CHAPTER XXXIX. — CONCLUSION. ]