Ralph, the Train Dispatcher; Or, The Mystery of the Pay Car

  THE DON STURDY SERIES

  By VICTOR APPLETON

  Individual Colored Wrappers and Text

  Illustrations by WALTER S. ROGERS

  Every Volume Complete in Itself

  In company with his uncles, one a mighty hunter and the other a notedscientist, Don Sturdy travels far and wide, gaining much usefulknowledge and meeting many thrilling adventures.

  DON STURDY ON THE DESERT OF MYSTERY;Or, Autoing in the Land of the Caravans.

  An engrossing tale of the Sahara Desert, of encounters with wild animals and crafty Arabs.

  DON STURDY WITH THE BIG SNAKE HUNTERS;Or, Lost in the Jungles of the Amazon.

  Don's uncle, the hunter, took an order for some of the biggest snakes to be found in South America--to be delivered alive! The filling of that order brought keen excitement to the boy.

  DON STURDY IN THE TOMBS OF GOLD;Or, The Old Egyptian's Great Secret.

  A fascinating tale of exploration and adventure in the Valley of Kings in Egypt. Once the whole party became lost in the maze of cavelike tombs far underground.

  DON STURDY ACROSS THE NORTH POLE;Or, Cast Away in the Land of Ice.

  Don and his uncles joined an expedition bound by air across the north pole. A great polar blizzard nearly wrecks the airship.

  DON STURDY IN THE LAND OF VOLCANOES;Or, The Trail of the Ten Thousand Smokes.

  An absorbing tale of adventures among the volcanoes of Alaska in a territory but recently explored. A story that will make Don dearer to his readers than ever.

  GROSSET & DUNLAP, Publishers, NEW YORK