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  THE CAMPAIGN OF THE JUNGLE

  by

  Edward Stratemeyer

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  EDWARD STRATEMEYER'S BOOKS

  Old Glory Series

  _Cloth Illustrated Price per volume $1.25._

  UNDER DEWEY AT MANILA Or the War Fortunes of a Castaway. A YOUNG VOLUNTEER IN CUBA Or Fighting for the Single Star. FIGHTING IN CUBAN WATERS Or Under Schley on the Brooklyn. UNDER OTIS IN THE PHILIPPINES Or a Young Officer in the Tropics. THE CAMPAIGN OF THE JUNGLE Or Under Lawton through Luzon.

  The Bound to Succeed Series

  _Three volumes Cloth Illustrated Price per volume $1.25._

  RICHARD DARE'S VENTURE Or Striking Out for Himself. OLIVER BRIGHT'S SEARCH Or The Mystery of a Mine. TO ALASKA FOR GOLD Or The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon.

  The Ship and Shore Series

  _Three volumes Cloth Illustrated Price per volume $1.25._

  THE LAST CRUISE OF THE SPITFIRE Or Larry Foster's Strange Voyage. REUBEN STONE'S DISCOVERY Or The Young Miller of Torrent Bend. TRUE TO HIMSELF Or Roger Strong's Struggle for Place.

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  "You are from the Olympia, I believe?"--_Page 23._]

  Old Glory Series

  THE CAMPAIGN OF THE JUNGLE

  OrUnder Lawton through Luzon

  by

  EDWARD STRATEMEYER

  Author of "Under Dewey at Manila," "A Young Volunteerin Cuba," "Fighting in Cuban Waters," "Under Otisin the Philippines," "To Alaska for Gold""Richard Dare's Venture," "OliverBright's Search," Etc.

  Illustrated by A. B. Shute

  BostonLee and Shepard Publishers1900

  Copyright, 1900, by Lee and Shepard.All Rights Reserved.

  The Campaign of the Jungle.

  Norwood PressJ. S. Cushing & Co.--Berwick & SmithNorwood Mass. U.S.A.

  PREFACE

  "The Campaign of the Jungle" is a complete story in itself, but formsthe fifth volume of the "Old Glory Series," a line of tales depictinglife and adventure in our army and navy of to-day.

  The heroes of these various stories are the three Russell brothers,Larry, Walter, and Ben. In the first volume we told of Larry'sadventures while "Under Dewey at Manila," in the second and fourth wefollowed Ben as "A Young Volunteer in Cuba" and during the openingcampaign "Under Otis in the Philippines," while in the third tale wesaw what Walter could do "Fighting in Cuban Waters."

  In the present volume the reader is asked to follow the fortunes ofboth Larry and Ben in two important expeditions of that gallantsoldier, General Henry W. Lawton, the first directed against SantaCruz on the Laguna de Bay, where the insurgents were left badlyscattered, and the second from Manila to San Isidro, a winding advanceof about one hundred and fifty miles through the jungle, which tooktwenty days to complete, and during which time twenty-two battles werefought and twenty-eight towns were captured, along with largequantities of army stores and the like. This latter expedition was oneof the most daring of its kind, and could not have been pushed tosuccess had not the man at its head been what he was, a trained Indianfighter of our own West, and one whose nerve and courage were almostbeyond comprehension. Small wonder it was that when, later on, GeneralLawton was killed on the firing line, General Otis cabled, "Great lossto us and to his country."

  As in the previous volumes of this series, the author has endeavoredto be as accurate, historically, as possible, and for this reason hasexamined the reports of the officers high in command, as well aslistened to many tales related by the returning soldiers themselves.It is therefore hoped that if any errors have crept in they may not beof sufficient magnitude to hurt the general usefulness of the workfrom an historical standpoint. As a story of adventure, the writertrusts it will find equal favor with those that have preceded it inthe series.

  EDWARD STRATEMEYER.

  Newark, N. J., March 1, 1900.