BY
WARREN H. MILLER

With Illustrations by
FRANK SPRADLING

HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON

The Boy Explorers in Darkest New Guinea
Copyright, 1921, by Harper & Brothers
Printed in the United States of America

CONTENTS

CHAP.PAGE
I. Aru[ 1]
II. Into the Jungle[ 22]
III. Pirate Visitations[ 42]
IV. Nicky Encounters a Death Adder [ 65]
V. The Outanatas[ 83]
VI. The Curator’s Air Pistol[ 98]
VII. Cassowary Camp[ 116]
VIII. Pygmy Land[ 136]
IX. The Fight at the Crater[ 160]
X. Cinnabar Mountain[ 177]
XI. The Flight to the Coast[ 198]
XII. The Escape to Aru[ 219]

ILLUSTRATIONS

All the Generous Instincts of Youth Rose Up
in Him at the Sight, and Without Thinking
Further He Raised His Pistol and Fired
at the Nearest Pygmy		[ Frontispiece]
The Way Led Back Through the Same Trail
the Natives Had Come Up On, the Jungle
Path Working Gradually Downward to
the Lagoon		 Facing p. [ 96]
Then a Shiver Went Through the Bird, Its
Eyes Fluttered Closed, and the Grip of
Its Bill Loosened, While the Boy Tugged
Himself Free		 ” [132]
The Pistols Barked in Unison with the High-pitched
Yell That the Man Let Out		 ” [ 226]

THE BOY EXPLORERS IN
DARKEST NEW GUINEA