[Illustration: LIKE LIGHTNING THE HUGE BOOM SWUNG AROUND, AND THE AVALANCHE OF MUD DESCENDED AT THE PONY'S FEET. _Page 128._ _The Boy Chums in the Florida Jungle._] The Boy Chums In The Florida Jungle OR Charlie West and Walter Hazard With the Seminole Indians By WILMER M. ELY AUTHOR OF "The Boy Chums Cruising In Florida Waters" "The Boy Chums In The Gulf Of Mexico" "The Boy Chums On Haunted Island" "The Boy Chums On Indian River" "The Boy Chums' Perilous Cruise" "The Boy Chums In The Forest" [Illustration] A. L. BURT COMPANY NEW YORK Copyright, 1915 BY A. L. BURT COMPANY THE BOY CHUMS IN THE FLORIDA JUNGLE Contents CHAPTER PAGE I. THE BOY CHUMS 3 II. THE NEW VENTURE 11 III. INVESTIGATING 20 IV. BUNCOED 28 V. THE STRIKE 37 VI. LOYALTY 45 VII. CHARLEY HAS A NARROW ESCAPE 53 VIII. WALTER TAKES HIS FIRST LESSON IN RUNNING AN ENGINE 61 IX. BOB IS SENT HOME 69 X. WALTER AND THE ENGINEER GO A-HUNTING 76 XI. THE CONVICTS' CAMP 83 XII. CHARLEY GETS A NEW CREW 91 XIII. LOOKING AHEAD 98 XIV. SCOUTING 105 XV. THE FIRST BLOW 112 XVI. FIGHTING THE FIRE 120 XVII. THE CONVICTS 128 XVIII. THE MEDICINE MAN 136 XIX. THE OLD FORT 144 XX. THE HIDDEN VOICE 152 XXI. CHARLEY GETS A TELEGRAM 160 XXII. MOVING THE CAMP 168 XXIII. EXCITING EVENTS 176 XXIV. A CLEW 184 XXV. SICKNESS IN THE CAMP 192 XXVI. A MIDNIGHT RAID 200 XXVII. BURNING OUT THE JUNGLE 208 XXVIII. SHOOTING TO KILL 216 XXIX. THE SEMINOLE LAD 224 XXX. VISITORS 232 XXXI. MR. JONES BUYS THE OUTFIT 240 XXXII. THE MYSTERY SOLVED 248 THE BOY CHUMS IN THE FLORIDA JUNGLE CHAPTER I. THE BOY CHUMS.