tion>Cornelius Shea
In the Wonderful Land of Hez; or, The Mystery of the Fountain of Youth
Published by Good Press, 2019
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Table of Contents
IN THE WONDERFUL LAND OF HEZ; OR, The Mystery of the Fountain of Youth.
CHAPTER I. AN ECCENTRIC COUPLE.
CHAPTER II. AN ACCEPTED PROPOSITION.
CHAPTER III. THE STONE CUBE AND THE OBELISK.
CHAPTER IV. WHERE THE STAIRS LED TO.
CHAPTER V. THE DANCE OF DEATH.
CHAPTER VII. THE LEGEND OF HEZ.
CHAPTER VIII. DICK VINCEY AND THE QUEEN.
CHAPTER IX. THE DEVIL’S KINGDOM.
CHAPTER X. IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH.
CHAPTER XII. AZURMA FINDS LEO.
CHAPTER XIII. BALLOTING FOR HUSBANDS.
CHAPTER XIV. AZURMA SUFFERS THE PENALTY OF HER CRIME.
CHAPTER XV. THE NAZTECS AND THEIR PRISONERS.
CHAPTER XVI. DICK AND THE QUEEN IN PERIL.
CHAPTER XVII. AZURMA AND THE NAZTECS.
CHAPTER XVIII. WHAT HAPPENED TO DICK AND QUEEN OLIVE.
CHAPTER XIX. LEO WEDS, AFTER ALL.
CHAPTER XX. MANUFACTURING A CANNON.
CHAPTER XXI. THE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
CHAPTER XXII. FREEDOM AT LAST.
CHAPTER XXIII. OUT OF THE EVERGLADES.
Something snapped above them, and down came the girl, bringing the skeleton with her, knocking the daring boy flat upon his back.
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IN THE WONDERFUL LAND OF HEZ;
OR,
The Mystery of the Fountain of Youth.
By the author of “The Wreck of the ‘Glaucus.’ ”
CHAPTER I.
AN ECCENTRIC COUPLE.
One fine October afternoon, in the year 1880, a sailboat might have been seen gliding serenely over the waters of Lake Okechobee, in the southern part of Florida.
The boat had but two occupants, and these were so different in appearance that a little description of them will not be out of order.
The elder of the two was attired in a very loose-fitting suit of blue flannel, and wore a Panama hat.
He was probably fifty years of age, and one look at his round, smooth-shaven face would have told the casual observer that he was a good-hearted individual.
His eyes were hidden by a pair of blue goggles of extraordinary proportions, which made the man look as though he had donned a diver’s helmet.
In stature this remarkable personage was short and very stout.
Prof. Remington Easy was his name, and now, as he has been introduced, we will turn our attention to his companion—a tall, lanky individual, attired in corduroy knee breeches, heavy top-boots, red flannel shirt, linen coat and a broad-brimmed hat—a typical Yankee, for all the world.
This was Martin Haypole, the professor’s right-hand man.
The Yankee was not over thirty years of age, and had it not been for the thin
