The X Bar X Boys on Whirlpool River
| CONTENTS | |
| I | [King of the Forest] |
| II | [The Brainy Beastie] |
| III | [An Angry Visitor] |
| IV | [Joe Marino] |
| V | [Guarded Words] |
| VI | [To Whirlpool River] |
| VII | [Suspicion] |
| VIII | [Follow Us] |
| IX | [The Water Trail] |
| X | [A Figure among the Trees] |
| XI | [A Night in the Woods] |
| XII | [Voices in the Night] |
| XIII | [The Fugitive] |
| XIV | [Failure] |
| XV | [A Vain Search] |
| XVI | [Separated] |
| XVII | [Primitive Tactics] |
| XVIII | [Afloat Again] |
| XIX | [The Whirlpool] |
| XX | [Burying the Hatchet] |
| XXI | [The Chase] |
| XXII | [The Man at the Fire] |
| XXIII | [Boss and Bandit] |
| XXIV | [Flying Bullets] |
| XXV | [Meet the Wife] |
THE X BAR X BOYS ON WHIRLPOOL RIVER
CHAPTER I
King Of The Forest
“If there be such in these woods, then such there be,” announced Teddy Manley, and punctuated this cryptic utterance with a slight grunt as he bent over the marks in the soft earth.
“No doubt, no doubt,” his brother, Roy, declared dryly. “Speak the mother tongue, Teddy. What are you staring at, anyhow?”
“Take a look for yourself,” Teddy answered briefly, and stepped aside. Roy moved closer, gazed curiously at the impressions on the ground, then gave a low whistle.
“Bear tracks!” he exclaimed excitedly. “Bear tracks, or I’m a shad!”
“You remain as originally intended,” remarked Teddy. “Those are definite, certain, and never-to-be-doubted bear tracks. Now the burning question is—” he hitched up his belt and turned his head from side to side. “Whar am Mister B’ar?”
Roy hunched his shoulders in a gesture expressing entire ignorance of the subject. The tracks were fairly fresh, but their maker could be many miles away by this time.
It was early fall, and the two brothers had started out from the X Bar X Ranch, with the intention of bagging some small game. Teddy carried a light shotgun, hoping to get a chance at duck. Roy had brought with him a small-bore rifle. Hardly the weapons with which to hunt bear.