The Lost Gold of the Montezumas

CHAPTER I.The Gods of the MontezumasCHAPTER II.The Alamo FortCHAPTER III.The Dream of the New EmpireCHAPTER IV.The Race for the ChaparralCHAPTER V.Among the BushesCHAPTER VI.The Old Cash-BoxCHAPTER VII.The Escape of the RangersCHAPTER VIII.The Camp at the SpringCHAPTER IX.The Skirmish in the NightCHAPTER X.A Baffled PursuitCHAPTER XI.The Charge of the LancersCHAPTER XII.The Horse-Thieves and the StampedeCHAPTER XIII.The Last of TetzcatlCHAPTER XIV.The Perilous PathCHAPTER XV.The Return of the Gold HuntersCHAPTER XVI.The Army of Santa AnnaCHAPTER XVII.The First ShotCHAPTER XVIII.Crockett's Alarm GunCHAPTER XIX.The ReinforcementCHAPTER XX.Nearing the EndIt was a gloomy place. It would have been dark but for a heap of blazing wood upon a rock at one side. That is, it looked like a rock at first sight, but upon a closer inspection it proved to be a cube of well-fitted, although roughly finished, masonry. It was about six feet square, and there were three stone steps leading up in front.