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Gaspar the Gaucho: A Story of the Gran Chaco

By Mayne Reid

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Captain Mayne Reid
"Gaspar the Gaucho"
- Chapter One.
  - The Gran Chaco.
- Chapter Two.
  - Paraguay’s despot.
- Chapter Three.
  - The Hunter-Naturalist.
- Chapter Four.
  - His Nearest Neighbours.
- Chapter Five.
  - A Deserted Village.
- Chapter Six.
  - An Old Enemy in a New Place.
- Chapter Seven.
  - Valdez the “Vaqueano.”
- Chapter Eight.
  - A Compact between Scoundrels.
- Chapter Nine.
  - A Red-Handed Ruffian.
- Chapter Ten.
  - Gaspar, the Gaucho.
- Chapter Eleven.
  - A Silent Fellow-Traveller.
- Chapter Twelve.
  - Skulking Back.
- Chapter Thirteen.
  - A Party not to be pursued.
- Chapter Fourteen.
  - Why come they not?
- Chapter Fifteen.
  - A Tedious Journey.
- Chapter Sixteen.
  - Dead!
- Chapter Seventeen.
  - On the Trail.
- Chapter Eighteen.
  - Who rode the Shod Horse?
- Chapter Nineteen.
  - The “Lost Ball.”
- Chapter Twenty.
  - Obstructed by a “Biscachera.”
- Chapter Twenty One.
  - A Shoulder out of Joint.
- Chapter Twenty Two.
  - The Barometer-Tree.
- Chapter Twenty Three.
  - The Captive Train.
- Chapter Twenty Four.
  - Caught in a Dust-Storm.
- Chapter Twenty Five.
  - A Rush for Shelter.
- Chapter Twenty Six.
  - An Unwelcome Intruder.
- Chapter Twenty Seven.
  - Between Torrent and Tiger.
- Chapter Twenty Eight.
  - Saved by a Spitting-Devil.
- Chapter Twenty Nine.
  - A Rock-bound Sleeping Room.
- Chapter Thirty.
  - The “Sacred Town.”
- Chapter Thirty One.
  - Taste after Powder.
- Chapter Thirty Two.
  - Stopped by a “Riacho.”
- Chapter Thirty Three.
  - A Fish Dinner at Second-Hand.
- Chapter Thirty Four.
  - Attacked by Gymnoti.
- Chapter Thirty Five.
  - Under the Carob Trees.
- Chapter Thirty Six.
  - A Chat about Electric Eels.
- Chapter Thirty Seven.
  - Nothing for Breakfast.
- Chapter Thirty Eight.
  - A Counterfeit Crane.
- Chapter Thirty Nine.
  - The Avestruz.
- Chapter Forty.
  - On the Salitral.
- Chapter Forty One.
  - Travelling Tandem.
- Chapter Forty Two.
  - Picking up Pearls.
- Chapter Forty Three.
  - In the Sacred Town.
- Chapter Forty Four.
  - An Indian Belle.
- Chapter Forty Five.
  - An Elevated Graveyard.
- Chapter Forty Six.
  - A Dead Man Identified.
- Chapter Forty Seven.
  - Gaspar Despondent.
- Chapter Forty Eight.
  - Breaking bad News.
- Chapter Forty Nine.
  - Gaspar means Masquerading.
- Chapter Fifty.
  - A Midnight Promenader.
- Chapter Fifty One.
  - A Dispenser of Spells.
- Chapter Fifty Two.
  - A Friend Unexpected.
- Chapter Fifty Three.
  - A Deluded Jailer.
- Chapter Fifty Four.
  - An Unlooked-for Deliverer.
- Chapter Fifty Five.
  - An Unlucky Tumble.
- Chapter Fifty Six.
  - An Infuriated Female.
- Chapter Fifty Seven.
  - The Captive Recaptured.
- Chapter Fifty Eight.
  - Va Con Dios.
- Chapter Fifty Nine.
  - Friends or Foes?
- Chapter Sixty.
  - Speedy Retribution.
- Chapter Sixty One.
  - Conclusion.