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A Volunteer with Pike

by Robert Ames Bennet

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A VOLUNTEER WITH PIKE5
The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois5
AUTHOR OF "FOR THE WHITE CHRIST," "INTO THE PRIMITIVE," ETC.6
With four Illustrations in color by6
CHARLOTTE WEBER-DITZLER6
TO ONE WHO FOLLOWED AFTER PIKE TO THE GRAND PEAK HALF A CENTURY LATER MY FATHER6
"'We go in now, señorita,' I said, offering her my arm"7
Illustrations10
A Volunteer with Pike11
The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois11
CHAPTER I12
THE ROSE IN THE MIRE12
CHAPTER II16
PLAIN THOMAS JEFFERSON16
CHAPTER III22
AT THE PRESIDENT'S HOUSE22
CHAPTER IV28
SEÑORITA ALISANDA28
CHAPTER V37
GULF AND BARRIER37
CHAPTER VI52
THE WEB OF THE PLOTTER52
CHAPTER VII63
SHIP AND CREW63
CHAPTER VIII75
THE HOSPITABLE BLENNERHASSETS75
CHAPTER IX86
MY INDIAN TALE86
"We swung out into the current and drifted swiftly away"87
CHAPTER X94
THE FATHER OF WATERS94
CHAPTER XI101
GENERAL WILKINSON101
CHAPTER XII108
AU REVOIR108
CHAPTER XIII118
AGAINST THE CURRENT118
CHAPTER XIV128
THE LURE128
CHAPTER XV135
THE PAWNEE PERIL135
CHAPTER XVI142
THE BARRIER OF ROCK142
CHAPTER XVII149
THE GRAND PEAK149
"'The Grand Peak!' I shouted. 'We'll name it for you'"155
CHAPTER XVIII158
FAMINE AND FROST158
CHAPTER XIX169
BEYOND THE BARRIER169
CHAPTER XX179
A MESSAGE TO MY LADY179
CHAPTER XXI187
HO FOR CHIHUAHUA!187
CHAPTER XXII200
GLIMPSES OF FATE200
CHAPTER XXIII211
THE HOUSE OF VALLOIS211
CHAPTER XXIV225
THE SERENADE225
CHAPTER XXV235
A VICTORY235
CHAPTER XXVI248
A DEFEAT248
CHAPTER XXVII256
HEART TO HEART256
CHAPTER XXVIII264
A SPANISH BALL264
CHAPTER XXIX268
THE INSULT268
CHAPTER XXX276
THE DUEL276
"He fell like a steer: my swordblade broke clean off, a span beyond the hilt"279
CHAPTER XXXI285
MY CROSS285
CHAPTER XXXII291
THE MESSAGE291
CHAPTER XXXIII296
IMPRESSED296
CHAPTER XXXIV305
SHAME305
CHAPTER XXXV313
UNDER THE LASH313
CHAPTER XXXVI316
ACROSS THE GULF316
THE END323
Into the Primitive324
A daring story of shipwreck and "the survival of the fittest."324
For the White Christ324
A Story of the Days of Charlemagne.324
THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE326