"THEY HAULED THE HEAD OF THE BRUTE OVER THE SIDE OF THE BOAT"

"HE TOOK THE BABY CROCODILE IN HIS ARMS"




DICK IN THE EVERGLADES

[Illustration: MAP SHOWING DICK'S CRUISE IN A CANOE]




DICK IN THE EVERGLADES




CHAPTER I

THE CHUMS


"Come in!"

The doctor's voice had a note of sternness which was not lost on the
two boys waiting outside his study door. The taller of the two, Ned
Barstow, turned the handle and stepped into the study, followed
immediately by Dick Williams. The doctor, sitting behind his desk,