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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