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The Motor Boys

THE MOTOR BOYS OR CHUMS THROUGH THICK AND THIN

The Motor Boys

AUTHOR OF “THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND,” “THE MOTOR BOYS IN MEXICO,” ETC.

The Motor Boys

=THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES= (_=Trade Mark, Reg. U. S. Pat. Of.=_)

12mo. Illustrated Price per volume, 60 cents, postpaid

THE MOTOR BOYS Or Chums Through Thick and Thin

THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND Or A Long Trip for Fun and Fortune

THE MOTOR BOYS IN MEXICO Or The Secret of the Buried City

THE MOTOR BOYS ACROSS THE PLAINS Or The Hermit of Lost Lake

THE MOTOR BOYS AFLOAT Or The Stirring Cruise of the Dartaway

THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE ATLANTIC Or The Mystery of the Lighthouse

THE MOTOR BOYS IN STRANGE WATERS Or Lost in a Floating Forest

THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE PACIFIC Or The Young Derelict Hunters

THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE CLOUDS Or A Trip for Fame and Fortune

12mo. Finely Illustrated Price per volume, $1.00, postpaid

JACK RANGER’S SCHOOLDAYS Or The Rivals of Washington Hall

JACK RANGER’S WESTERN TRIP Or From Boarding School to Ranch and Range

JACK RANGER’S SCHOOL VICTORIES Or Track, Gridiron and Diamond

JACK RANGER’S OCEAN CRUISE Or The Wreck of the Polly Ann

JACK RANGER’S GUN CLUB Or From Schoolroom to Camp and Trail

Copyright, 1906, by CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

CHAPTER. PAGE I. AN ENCOUNTER ON BICYCLES 1 II. A MEAN PLOT 11 III. THE DAY OF THE RACES 16 IV. THE THREE MILE RACE 29 V. A DEMAND FOR MONEY 42 VI. AT THE CLUB HOUSE 48 VII. NODDY AND THE SQUARE BOX 56 VIII. THE MILL MYSTERY 62 IX. THE QUEER BANK BILL 70 X. THE MOTOR-CYCLE 78 XI. MACHINES FOR BOB AND NED 87 XII. A WILD NIGHT RIDE 95 XIII. ADVENTURES ON THE ROAD 104 XIV. A FIRE AND A DISCOVERY 111 XV. NED UNDER SUSPICION 118 XVI. PLANS FOR A MOTOR-CYCLE RACE 128 XVII. CAUGHT IN THE STORM 135 XVIII. A LEAP FOR LIFE 145 XIX. JERRY AND THE DOCTOR 156 XX. CLOSING THE NET 164 XXI. PRACTICE FOR THE RACE 170 XXII. JACK PENDER’S TRICK 179 XXIII. THE RIDE TO BOSTON 187 XXIV. GETTING BACK HOME 195 XXV. NODDY’S QUEER ACTIONS 203 XXVI. NODDY NIXON CORNERED 209 XXVII. NODDY NIXON’S MOVE 216 XXVIII. THE GREAT RACE 223 XXIX. A TRIP OVERLAND PROPOSED 236 XXX. AN IMPORTANT LETTER--CONCLUSION 243

Here is a brand-new line of stories for you, to be issued under the general title of “The Motor Boys Series.”