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[Illustration: "THE BEAR CAME BOUNDING AFTER THEM!"]
AUTHOR OF "JACK RANGER'S SCHOOLDAYS," "JACK RANGER'S WESTERN TRIP," "JACK RANGER'S OCEAN CRUISE," "THE MOTOR BOYS," "THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE CLOUDS," ETC.
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
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
Copyright, 1910, by CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
"I'm as ready as I ever shall be," answered Jack Ranger, in reply to the question from Sam Chalmers. "Let her go!"
"Wait a minute," cried Dock Snaith. "I want to put a little more oil on my oarlocks."
"Oh, you're always fussing about something, Dock," said Sam. "It looks as if you didn't want to go into this race after all your boasting."
"That's what it does," came from Nat Anderson.
"Hu! Think I can't beat Jack Ranger?" replied Dock with a sneer as he began putting more oil on the oarlock sockets. "I could beat him rowing with one hand."
"Get out!" cried Sam. "You've got a swelled head, Dock."
"Now are you ready?" asked Sam again, as he stepped forward and raised the pistol, ready to fire the starting shot in a small race between Jack Ranger, one of the best-liked students at Washington Hall, and Dock Snaith, a bullying sort of chap, but who, in spite of his rather mean ways, had some friends.