FIGHTING
KING
GEORGE
by
John T McIntyre
Illustrated
by
J A Graeber
THE PENN
PUBLISHING
COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA
M C M V
Copyright 1905 by The Penn Publishing Company
Contents
I How Fort Johnson Fell 7
II How Tom Deering Made a Name 31
III How the British Ships Ran From Charleston Harbor 57
IV How Two Men Buried a Chest of Gold 84
V How Tom Joined Marion’s Brigade 101
VI How Francis Marion Heard Good News From Williamsburg 123
VII How Tom Deering Fought With Gates at Camden 140
VIII How Tom Braved the Tories 148
IX How Tom Deering Held the Staircase 174
X How Marion’s Men Lay in Ambush and What Came of It 200
XI How Tom Met With a Blindfold Adventure 213
XII How Tom Took Part in a Mysterious Consultation 245
XIII How the Unexpected Happened on Christmas Eve 261[4]
XIV How the British Lost Some Prisoners 283
XV How Tom Deering Fought His First Fight Upon the Sea 306
XVI How Tom Deering Served With General Greene 322
XVII How a Traitor to His Country was Taken and Lost 337
XVIII How Tom Deering Rode With Washington at Yorktown 350
II How Tom Deering Made a Name 31
III How the British Ships Ran From Charleston Harbor 57
IV How Two Men Buried a Chest of Gold 84
V How Tom Joined Marion’s Brigade 101
VI How Francis Marion Heard Good News From Williamsburg 123
VII How Tom Deering Fought With Gates at Camden 140
VIII How Tom Braved the Tories 148
IX How Tom Deering Held the Staircase 174
X How Marion’s Men Lay in Ambush and What Came of It 200
XI How Tom Met With a Blindfold Adventure 213
XII How Tom Took Part in a Mysterious Consultation 245
XIII How the Unexpected Happened on Christmas Eve 261[4]
XIV How the British Lost Some Prisoners 283
XV How Tom Deering Fought His First Fight Upon the Sea 306
XVI How Tom Deering Served With General Greene 322
XVII How a Traitor to His Country was Taken and Lost 337
XVIII How Tom Deering Rode With Washington at Yorktown 350
Illustrations
Two Figures Bounded Upon the Walls Frontispiece
Marion Took the Packet 62
“They Are Rare Good Lads, All of Them,” Spoke the Burgess 134
Step by Step He was Beaten Back 194
“This Gentleman,” Said Cornwallis, “Will Introduce You” 252
“Well Aimed,” Praised Mr. Johnson 316
The Officer Sprang Forward 344
Marion Took the Packet 62
“They Are Rare Good Lads, All of Them,” Spoke the Burgess 134
Step by Step He was Beaten Back 194
“This Gentleman,” Said Cornwallis, “Will Introduce You” 252
“Well Aimed,” Praised Mr. Johnson 316
The Officer Sprang Forward 344
About the Author
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