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THE TRAVELERS SAW BELOW THEM A LONG NARROW VALLEY]
THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE ROCKIES
Or
A Mystery of the Air
BY CLARENCE YOUNG
Author of "The Racer Boys Series" and "The Jack Ranger Series."
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
BOOKS BY CLARENCE YOUNG
=THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES=
12mo. Illustrated.
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 MOTOR BOYS OVER THE ROCKIES Or A Mystery of the Air
=THE JACK RANGER SERIES=
12mo. Finely Illustrated.
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, 1911, by CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE ROCKIES
Printed in U. S. A.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE I. THE AIRSHIP STOLEN 1 II. AN UNCONSCIOUS WATCHMAN 11 III. ON A MYSTERIOUS TRAIL 17 IV. A FARMER'S CLEW 28 V. THE TELEGRAM 41 VI. THE AIRSHIP RECOVERED 51 VII. A TRACE OF MR. BELL 63 VIII. HOME IN THE AIRSHIP 71 IX. PROFESSOR SNODGRASS ON HAND 79 X. OFF FOR THE WEST 88 XI. A TOWN IN TROUBLE 95 XII. NEW USE FOR AN AIRSHIP 103 XIII. RUNNING THE CABLE 110 XIV. THE PROFESSOR IS MISSING 117 XV. AT THE MINING CAMP 123 XVI. THE MINER'S STORY 131 XVII. NODDY NIXON ARRIVES 139 XVIII. OFF FOR LOST VALLEY 146 XIX. WRECKED ON THE DESERT 156 XX. A LION IN POSSESSION 163 XXI. MR. BELL IS FOUND 172 XXII. OVER LOST VALLEY 183 XXIII. THE FLICKERING LIGHTS 195 XXIV. BUSHES OF DEATH 201 XXV. THE PROFESSOR'S COUSIN 208 XXVI. PLANNING THE ESCAPE 216 XXVII. IN DISGUISE 222 XXVIII. MYSTERIOUS RITES 227 XXIX. THE FIGHT 234 XXX. NODDY NIXON DEFEATED--CONCLUSION 240
THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE ROCKIES