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J. Percy-Groves
"The War of the Axe"
"Adventures in South Africa"
Chapter One.
The Surat Castle—Our Hero—A Rough Night in the Atlantic—After the Gale—Land ho!
Chapter Two.
The Desert Island—A Happy Release.
Chapter Three.
Tom Flinders is reminded of the old saying—“The World is very small.”
Chapter Four.
Mr Weston’s Story.
Chapter Five.
The end of the Voyage—Table Bay—“Doth not a meeting like this, make amends!”
Chapter Six.
Tom Flinders’ Home—“A friend in need Is a friend indeed!”—An Expedition proposed.
Chapter Seven.
The Start from Mossel Bay—On “Trek”—Outspanned—Round the Camp Fire.
Chapter Eight.
Tom gives the Alarm—Rifle versus Assegai—Triumph of the White Man!—“Kicking Jan” outkicks himself—A Catastrophe—Arrival at Ralfontein.
Chapter Nine.
Ralfontein—Captain Jamieson and his family—Business before pleasure!—The last evening at the Farm—A startling proposal.
Chapter Ten.
Farewell to Ralfontein.
Chapter Eleven.
How Tom and his friend went a-hunting; and what befell them.
Chapter Twelve.
Missing!—The search—How Tom was besieged in a cave—The return home.
Chapter Thirteen.
Two years after—Rumours of war—Good news for Tom—Mr Weston makes an interesting proposal.
Chapter Fourteen.
Off to the wars!—Jamieson’s Horse—A bumptious sub—Tom’s first patrol.
Chapter Fifteen.
Tom receives an unexpected invitation—With the Cape Rifles—Mountain warfare—Formidable odds—The effects of shell.
Chapter Sixteen.
The attack on the escort—Fifty to one!—A deed of “Derrin’ do”—Arrival at the camp—Bad news.
Chapter Seventeen.
Fighting their battles o’er again.
Chapter Eighteen.
The 18th April—A Fight against terrible odds—Numbered with the slain!—The March to Block Drift.
Chapter Nineteen.
Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire.
Chapter Twenty.
An unexpected Meeting—A friendly Caffre.
Chapter Twenty One.
In Durance vile—The Prisoners learn their fate—A fatal Dose.
Chapter Twenty Two.
A Starlight Tramp.
Chapter Twenty Three.
Crossing the Storm Bergen—A Scene of Slaughter—Tom’s last adventure—“Out of the Wood” at last!
Chapter Twenty Four.
The Last.
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