Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE MOTOR BOYS IN MEXICO

Or

The Secret of the Buried City

by

CLARENCE YOUNG

Author of "The Racer Boys Series" and "The Jack Ranger Series."

New York Cupples & 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, 1906, by Cupples & Leon Company

THE MOTOR BOYS IN MEXICO

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. THE PROFESSOR IN TROUBLE 1
II. THE PROFESSOR'S STORY 9
III. NEWS OF NODDY NIXON 17
IV. OVER THE RIO GRANDE 24
V. A THIEF IN THE NIGHT 32
VI. INTO THE WILDERNESS 41
VII. A FIERCE FIGHT 50
VIII. THE OLD MEXICAN 58
IX. A VIEW OF THE ENEMY 66
X. SOME TRICKS IN MAGIC 74
XI. NODDY NIXON'S PLOT 82
XII. NODDY SCHEMES WITH MEXICANS 90
XIII. ON THE TRAIL 98
XIV. THE ANGRY MEXICANS 105
XV. CAUGHT BY AN ALLIGATOR 112
XVI. THE LAUGHING SERPENT 120
XVII. AN INTERRUPTED KIDNAPPING 127
XVIII. THE UNDERGROUND CITY 133
XIX. IN AN ANCIENT TEMPLE 141
XX. MYSTERIOUS HAPPENINGS 148
XXI. NODDY HAS A TUMBLE 156
XXII. FACE TO FACE 163
XXIII. BOB IS KIDNAPPED 171
XXIV. BOB TRIES TO FLEE 179
XXV. AN UNEXPECTED FRIEND 187
XXVI. THE ESCAPE OF MAXIMINA 195
XXVII. A STRANGE MESSAGE 204
XXVIII. TO THE RESCUE 212
XXIX. THE FIGHT 220
XXX. HOMEWARD BOUND 229