UNDER THE ANDES
by
Rex Stout
CONTENTS
| Chapter | |
| I. | [THE SWEETHEART OF A KING.] |
| II. | [BEGINNING THE DANCE.] |
| III. | [A MODERN MARANA.] |
| IV. | [ALLONS!] |
| V. | [THE CAVE OF THE DEVIL.] |
| VI. | [CAPTURED.] |
| VII. | [THE FIGHT IN THE DARK.] |
| VIII. | [THE DANCE OF THE SUN.] |
| IX. | [BEFORE THE COURT.] |
| X. | [THE VERDICT.] |
| XI. | [A ROYAL VISITOR.] |
| XII. | [AT THE DOOR.] |
| XIII. | [INTO THE WHIRLPOOL.] |
| XIV. | [A FISHING PARTY.] |
| XV. | [THE RESCUE.] |
| XVI. | [THE ESCAPE.] |
| XVII. | [THE EYES IN THE DARK.] |
| XVIII. | [A VICTORY AND A CONVERSATION.] |
| XIX. | [AFLOAT.] |
| XX. | [AN INCA SPEAR.] |
| XXI. | [THE MIDST OF THE ENEMY.] |
| XXII. | [THE BEGINNING OF THE END.] |
| XXIII. | [WE ARE TWO.] |
| XXIV. | [CONCLUSION.] |
Chapter I.
THE SWEETHEART OF A KING.
The scene was not exactly new to me. Moved by the spirit of adventure, or by an access of ennui which overtakes me at times, I had several times visited the gaudy establishment of Mercer, on the fashionable side of Fifth Avenue in the Fifties. In either case I had found disappointment; where the stake is a matter of indifference there can be no excitement; and besides, I had been always in luck.
But on this occasion I had a real purpose before me, though not an important one, and I surrendered my hat and coat to the servant at the door with a feeling of satisfaction.