ADIOS!
Two weeks later, Hal was sitting with his uncle, under the cooling shade
of a palm tree. It was early afternoon and most of _Manaos_ was under
cover for the siesta period. A light breeze blew and though it was a
warm day they felt not uncomfortable.
Hal had just come in on one of the up-river boats that morning. He had
shaved, gotten a hair cut, and blossomed forth with his relative in an
immaculate suit of flannels. A pair of sport shoes covered his sturdy
feet and for the first time in a month he felt clean and utterly at
peace with all the world.
“This has been the first chance we’ve had to talk, Hal, do you realize
that?” Denis Keen reminded him.
“I’ve been too busy taking off my jungle coat,” Hal laughed. “But what
do you want to know that I didn’t write you?”
“Well, for one thing, I’m interested to know what that poor devil
Pemberton died of. You just wrote that he was dead when you found him.”
“And that’s all I can tell you, Unk,” Hal said earnestly. “We couldn’t
find a mark or scratch on him anywhere, so I guess a doctor would say it
was from natural causes. I’d call it a broken heart.”
“No doubt, poor fellow. It’s the saddest thing I ever heard of. Still,
those benighted _Pallidas_ didn’t know any better. You say they were
almost wiped out?”
“Sure, we had to. They rained poisoned arrows on us like as if it was
snowing. Some of the older warriors and the women and the children
escaped into the jungle. They won’t be seen for many a year, believe me.
But didn’t those rebel boys work! Gosh, they were aces high, Renan
included.”
“I’m glad for their sakes. Your friend Rene’s, too. Today’s paper said
they were all to be fully pardoned by the government.”
“And by that same token your case is knocked in the head, huh, Unk?”
“Of course. The _Cause_ just simply isn’t any more. Thanks to Renan.
He’s quite a hero to Brazil, I guess.”
“He’d be an asset to any country, Unk. The U. S. will be proud to have
him back. Felice, also.”
“You mean especially Felice, eh?”
“Aw now, Unk, don’t rub it in. Old Marcellus isn’t to be left out
either. He’s like a kid going away to the country for the first time.”
Denis Keen puffed leisurely on his cigarette.
“We’ll have quite a full house on the boat then, eh?”
“I’ll say we will.”
“And despite the tragedies, there’ll be a lot living happily ever
after.”
“You tell ’em, Unk.”
“The mists have cleared away and even the worst of your experiences will
be softened by the time you get home. Time is something to be thankful
for, Hal. At least you have found out everything you wanted to find out,
eh? All except Goncalves. It is a mystery where he ever disappeared to.”
Hal shook back a lock of hair and smiled.
“Not a mystery to me, Unk. I wouldn’t be the least surprised to find out
that Señor Goncalves turns out to be the Phantom of Death River!”
THE END
HAL KEEN MYSTERY STORIES
By HUGH LLOYD
Boys! Meet Hal Keen, that lanky, nonchalant, red-headed youth whose
guiding star is the star that points to adventure, excitement and
mystery. Follow him in his hunts for clues and criminals. There are
plenty of thrills and shivers in these stories to keep you on your toes.
THE SMUGGLER’S SECRET
Hal Keen sets out to get to the bottom of a mystery that threatens the
safety of a whole community.
THE MYSTERIOUS ARAB
Mystery, excitement, murder in a scientist’s camp in the jungles of
Africa, where hate, revenge, and suspicion lead to tragedy.
THE HERMIT OF GORDON’S CREEK
The disappearance of two airmail pilots leads to a mystery that centers
about an abandoned mine and a strange old man.
KIDNAPPED IN THE JUNGLE
A hint of buried treasure in the ruins of an old French mission leads
Hal deep into the Central American jungle.
THE COPPERHEAD TRAIL MYSTERY
Baffling and blood-curdling events center about the ranch where Hal Keen
and his friends had gone in search of gold.
THE LONESOME SWAMP MYSTERY
The lonely and mysterious swamp gave up its secret only after a series
of terrifying events taxed Hal’s courage and ability.
THE CLUE AT SKELETON ROCKS
In this new thriller Hal Keen finds mystery and adventure in and about a
lonely lighthouse on Skeleton Rocks, off the Maine coast.
THE DOOM OF STARK HOUSE
Mystery and terror in an old house in the wilderness above Quebec where
Hal Keen is the guest of a strange family.
_The_ AIR COMBAT STORIES _for_ BOYS
By THOMSON BURTIS
_Author of_
The Rex Lee Stories
Zooming into the war scene comes this new hero of the air, Lieutenant
Rudford Riley, who leads The Phantom Five, a group of airmen detailed
for special duty in the Royal Flying Corps during the early days of the
war when every take-off was an impudent challenge to death. The record
of their mad exploits over the front makes breathless reading, and their
adventures have the ring of truth in them for the author-flyer takes
them from his own rich experience as a war-time aviator.
DAREDEVILS OF THE AIR
Recounts Lieutenant Riley’s adventures as leader of The Phantom Five
against the enemy in the air.
FOUR ACES
As commanding officer of Special Flight A, Rud Riley and Jerry Lacey,
the Manhattan Madman, are thrown into the thickest and hottest of the
air fighting.
WING FOR WING
Continues the record of the daredevil young airman’s adventures as one
of the leading aces in the war.
FLYING BLACK BIRDS
Stormy Lake leads a squadron of picked daredevils called the Black Birds
against the famous German Red Devils led by Von Baer.
ADVENTURES _in the_ UNKNOWN
By CARL H. CLAUDY
Weird! Mysterious! Incredible! Astounding!
Leap back a million years into the dark prehistoric ages. Speed through
the dangers of outer space beyond the stratosphere at a thousand miles a
minute. Meet the grotesque machine men of Mars. Break into the bounds of
the Fourth Dimension. You will meet in these thrilling, fascinating
stories many incredible beings and astounding sights that will stagger
your imagination.
THE MYSTERY MEN OF MARS
Seventy million miles from home! Three men—a daring scientist and two
adventurous boys—take off from the earth in a steel and aluminum sphere
that sails through space at 20 miles a second. On the planet Mars they
face destruction at the hands of beings who resemble mechanical bugs
more than men!
A THOUSAND YEARS A MINUTE
In the world of a million years ago—whence they have been propelled by
an old professor’s invention—Alan and Ted find themselves pitted against
the dinosaurs, mammoths and savage ape men of a lost world.
THE LAND OF NO SHADOW
Through a violet coil frame in Professor Arronson’s laboratory Ted and
Alan leap into the gray and terrifying land of the Fourth Dimension.
There they are shadowed by the ghostly forms of menacing, bodiless
shapes!
SKIPPY DARE MYSTERY STORIES
By HUGH LLOYD
_Author of the_
Hal Keen Mystery Stories
Skippy is a young “detective” who keeps his head when trouble starts. He
learns the trickery of crooked men on his father’s river barge. His
experience stands him in good stead when he becomes an office boy in a
detective agency and proves an invaluable aide to Conne, the great
detective.... Fearless, fast thinking Skippy is a hero well worth
knowing!
AMONG THE RIVER PIRATES
Skippy and his best pal—his father—struggle desperately to escape the
evil net of the river pirates who ply their illicit traffic on the river
that is the only home Skippy has ever known.
PRISONERS IN DEVIL’S BOG
Working in a detective agency, Skippy is sent on his first big “case”.
The story of how he brings a criminal to justice, escapes from a house
of horrors and wins the praise of the great Conne, makes breathless
reading.
HELD FOR RANSOM
Kidnapped, and in the hands of a ruthless gang of crooks, Skippy and the
son of a millionaire almost give up hope. A thrilling story with tense
drama in every chapter.
WESTERN STORIES FOR BOYS
By JAMES CODY FERRIS
Each Volume Complete in Itself.
Thrilling tales of the great west, told primarily for boys but which
will be read by all who love mystery, rapid action, and adventures in
the great open spaces.
The Manly boys, Roy and Teddy, are the sons of an old ranchman, the
owner of many thousands of heads of cattle. The lads know how to ride,
how to shoot, and how to take care of themselves under any and all
circumstances.
The cowboys of the X Bar X Ranch are real cowboys, on the job when
required, but full of fun and daring—a bunch any reader will be
delighted to know.
THE X BAR X BOYS ON THE RANCH
THE X BAR X BOYS IN THUNDER CANYON
THE X BAR X BOYS ON WHIRLPOOL RIVER
THE X BAR X BOYS ON BIG BISON TRAIL
THE X BAR X BOYS AT THE ROUND-UP
THE X BAR X BOYS AT NUGGET CAMP
THE X BAR X BOYS AT RUSTLER’S GAP
THE X BAR X BOYS AT GRIZZLY PASS
THE X BAR X BOYS LOST IN THE ROCKIES
THE X BAR X BOYS RIDING FOR LIFE
THE X BAR X BOYS IN SMOKY VALLEY
THE X BAR X BOYS AT COPPERHEAD GULCH
THE X BAR X BOYS BRANDING THE WILD HERD
TED SCOTT FLYING STORIES
By FRANKLIN W. DIXON
Illustrated. Each Volume Complete in Itself.
No subject has so thoroughly caught the imagination of young America as
aviation. This series has been inspired by recent daring feats of the
air, and is dedicated to Lindbergh, Byrd, Chamberlin and other heroes of
the skies.
OVER THE OCEAN TO PARIS;
_or, Ted Scott’s Daring Long Distance Flight_.
RESCUED IN THE CLOUDS;
_or, Ted Scott, Hero of the Air_.
OVER THE ROCKIES WITH THE AIR MAIL;
_or, Ted Scott Lost in the Wilderness_.
FIRST STOP HONOLULU;
_or, Ted Scott Over the Pacific_.
THE SEARCH FOR THE LOST FLYERS;
_or, Ted Scott Over the West Indies_.
SOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE;
_or, Ted Scott On a Secret Mission_.
ACROSS THE PACIFIC;
_or, Ted Scott’s Hop to Australia_.
THE LONE EAGLE OF THE BORDER;
_or, Ted Scott and the Diamond Smugglers_.
FLYING AGAINST TIME;
_or, Breaking the Ocean to Ocean Record_.
OVER THE JUNGLE TRAILS;
_or, Ted Scott and the Missing Explorers_.
LOST AT THE SOUTH POLE;
_or, Ted Scott in Blizzard Land_.
THROUGH THE AIR TO ALASKA;
_or, Ted Scott’s Search in Nugget Valley_.
FLYING TO THE RESCUE;
_or, Ted Scott and the Big Dirigible_.
DANGER TRAILS OF THE SKY;
_or, Ted Scott’s Great Mountain Climb_.
FOLLOWING THE SUN SHADOW;
_or, Ted Scott and the Great Eclipse_.
BATTLING THE WIND;
_or, Ted Scott Flying Around Cape Horn_.
GROSSET & DUNLAP, Publishers, NEW YORK
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