The Motor Boys Overland; Or, A Long Trip for Fun and Fortune
Clarence Young
FOR NEARLY TEN MILES THE AUTOS WERE CLOSE TOGETHER.]
THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND
OrA Long Trip for Fun and Fortune
by
CLARENCE YOUNG
Author of "The Motor Boys," "The Motor Boys in Mexico," etc.
New YorkCupples & Leon Co.
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BOOKS BY CLARENCE YOUNG
=MOTOR BOYS SERIES=
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 JACK RANGER SERIES=
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
(Other volumes in preparation)
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Copyright, 1906, byCupples & Leon Company
THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER. PAGE I. AN AUTOMOBILE RACE 1 II. HO FOR THE WEST! 10 III. THE OLD MILL ON FIRE 18 IV. A CHASE AFTER A RASCAL 26 V. THE MYSTERY OF THE MINER 34 VI. A HOLD-UP 42 VII. A FRUITLESS PURSUIT 49 VIII. IN THE WINDY CITY 56 IX. A SHOT IN THE DARK 64 X. ENCIRCLED BY COWBOYS 72 XI. CAPTURING A HORSE THIEF 79 XII. THE AUTO ON FIRE 87 XIII. AT DEAD MAN'S GULCH 95 XIV. NODDY STEALS A MARCH 103 XV. IN THE NICK OF TIME 111 XVI. A RUSH OF GOLD SEEKERS 119 XVII. OVER THE MOUNTAINS 126 XVIII. A TRICK OF THE ENEMY 133 XIX. THE AUTO STOLEN 140 XX. ATTACKED BY INDIANS 147 XXI. OVER A CLIFF 154 XXII. THE CHASE 161 XXIII. WRECKED 169 XXIV. FORWARD ONCE MORE 176 XXV. A RACE TO THE MINE 183 XXVI. GOLD! 191 XXVII. BESIEGED AT THE MINE 198 XXVIII. WINNING THE CLAIM 205 XXIX. THE FIGHT AT THE MINE 212 XXX. AN ESCAPE--CONCLUSION 220
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
FOR NEARLY TEN MILES THE AUTOS WERE CLOSE TOGETHER. ?TAKE THAT!? NED CRIED. THEY RUSHED TO ONE SIDE, THUNDERING PAST THE AUTO. THE SAVAGES BEGAN CIRCLING ABOUT THE MACHINE.
PREFACE.
_Dear Boys_:
Here we have the second volume of "The Motor Boys Series," a line ofbooks relating to the doings of some bright and up-to-date youths, onwheels, at home and abroad.
In the first volume of the series, called "The Motor Boys," the writertold how Bob, Ned and Jerry won several important races, including thatwhich brought to them a much-wished-for prize, a grand touring car.
The car won, there was nothing to do but to take a long trip, and inthis present book, "The Motor Boys Overland," are given the particularsof a journey in the automobile to the great West. On the way the boysfall in with an old miner, who has the secret of a lost gold mine ofgreat value. The lads decide to take the miner to the lost mine in theirtouring car, and the long and perilous journey among the mountains isbegun. Enemies also hear of the wonderful lost mine, and then begins awild race, to see who shall get there first and claim the riches.
This "Motor Boys Series" will be continued by a third volume, to becalled "The Motor Boys in Mexico." I earnestly hope the boys will findthe stories to their liking. I can assure all it has been a pleasureto pen them, for the writer is something of an automobile enthusiasthimself, and some of the experiences on the road have been taken fromlife.
CLARENCE YOUNG.
_March 22, 1906._
THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND.
