CAPTAIN TED

A Boy's Adventures Among Hiding
Slackers in the Great Georgia Swamp

BY
LOUIS PENDLETON
AUTHOR OF "KING TOM AND THE RUNAWAYS,"
"LOST PRINCE ALMON," "IN THE CAMP OF THE CREEKS," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
NEW YORK LONDON
1918


Copyright, 1918, by
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
Printed in the United States of America


TO THE FIGHTING YOUTH
OF AMERICA
THIS STORY OF A BRAVE AND DEVOTED
BOY IS CONFIDENTLY INSCRIBED


LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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The beast obeyed an impulse stronger than fear and leapedFrontispiece
They closed in hand-to-hand combat[78]
The contending creatures, fast in each other's grip, rapidly drew nearer[139]
With a wild cry Jackson jumped——too late![270]