Transcriber’s Note: This book was originally printed with two Chapter XVIIs and two Chapter XVIIIs; I chose not to renumber the chapters. A table of contents has been added for the reader’s convenience.
Lieutenant Decker smilingly extended his hand to his astonished friend.
“You did not expect either of us, but we are here all the same.”—Page 184.
—The Young Scout.
THE YOUNG SCOUT.
The Story of a West Point Lieutenant.
By EDWARD S. ELLIS,
Author of “Adrift in the Wilds,” “A Jaunt Through Java,” “A Young Hero,” etc., etc.