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Charlie to the Rescue

Charlie to the Rescue

by R. M. BALLANTYNE (1825 - 1894)

Charlie Brooke is always rescuing others, and sometimes even himself! His latest rescue, though, could turn out to be fatal...- Summary by Adele de Pignerolles


Adrift on the Sea

All Things to All Men

Changes the Scene Considerably!

Changes the Scene Somewhat Violently, and Shows our Hero in a New Light

Chase, Capture, and End of Jake the Flint

Defence of the Ranch of Roaring Bull

Disaster, Starvation, and Death

Drifting on the Rocks

Failure and a New Scent

Friends and Foes--Plots and Counterplots--The Ranch in Danger

Home-Coming and Unexpected Surprises

Hunky Ben and Charlie get Beyond Their Depth, and Buck Tom gets Beyond Recall

Hunky Ben is Sorely Perplexed

Ingratitude

Introduces Our Hero

'It's an Ill Wind that Blaws Naebody Guid.'

Jake the Flint in Difficulties

Lost and Found

Shank Reveals Something More of His Character

Shows How the Seaman was Sent on a Delicate Mission and How He Fared

Success and Future Plans

Sweetwater Bluff

Tells of a Cruel Deed, and How Mysteriously Hunky Ben Behaved

Tells of Happy Meetings and Serious Consultations

The Alarm and Preparation for Defence

The Cave of the Outlaws Invaded by Ghosts and U. S. Troops

The Haunt of the Outlaws

The Last

The Meeting of Old Friends in Curious Circumstances

The Rescue and Its Consequences

The Shipwreck

The Troops Outwitted by the Scout and His Friends

They Return to the Ranch of Roaring Bull, where Something Serious happens to Dick Darvall

Treats of Various Interesting Matters, and Tells of News From Home