The Motor Boys Across the Plains; or, The Hermit of Lost Lake by Clarence Young
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THE MOTOR BOYS ACROSS THE PLAINS
Or
The Hermit of Lost Lake
byCLARENCE YOUNG
Author of "The Motor Boys," "The Motor Boys Overland,""The Motor Boys in Mexico," "Jack Ranger's Schooldays," etc.
Illustrated
New YorkCupples & Leon Co.
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BOOKS BY CLARENCE YOUNG
=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
=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
JACK RANGER'S OCEAN CRUISE Or The Wreck of the Polly Ann
JACK RANGER'S GUN CLUB Or From Schoolroom to Camp and Trail
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Copyright, 1907, by CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
THE MOTOR BOYS ACROSS THE PLAINS
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE I. RAMMING AN OX CART 1 II. A NEST OF SERPENTS 11 III. THE DESERTED CABIN 20 IV. NEWS FROM THE MINE 30 V. TROUBLE AHEAD 39 VI. ON A STRANGE ROAD 46 VII. THE RESCUE OF TOMMY BELL 55 VIII. PURSUED BY ENEMIES 65 IX. INTO THE CAVE 72 X. ATTACKED BY A COUGAR 81 XI. A RUNAWAY AUTO 90 XII. TOMMY FINDS A FRIEND 98 XIII. THE COLORED MAN'S GHOST 107 XIV. TROUBLE WITH A BAD MAN 117 XV. THE STORY OF LOST LAKE 127 XVI. A LONELY CABIN 135 XVII. THE INDIAN AND THE AUTO 144 XVIII. LOST LAKE FOUND 152 XIX. THE GHOST OF THE LAKE 161 XX. THE MYSTERIOUS WOMAN 169 XXI. THE DEN OF THE HERMIT 175 XXII. A REVELATION 185 XXIII. SEARCHING FOR THE HERMIT 195 XXIV. THE HERMIT'S IDENTITY 203 XXV. ATTACKED BY THE ENEMY 212 XXVI. ON THE ROAD AGAIN 221 XXVII. TROUBLE AT THE MINE 227 XXVIII. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL 237