Chapter I: Front Matter

THE MOTOR BOYS
ON A RANCH

OR

Ned, Bob and Jerry Among
the Cowboys

BY

CLARENCE YOUNG

AUTHOR OF “THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES,” “THE JACK
RANGER SERIES,” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

BOOKS BY CLARENCE YOUNG

12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. Colored Jacket.

=THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES=

THE MOTOR BOYS
THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND
THE MOTOR BOYS IN MEXICO
THE MOTOR BOYS ACROSS THE PLAINS
THE MOTOR BOYS AFLOAT
THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE ATLANTIC
THE MOTOR BOYS IN STRANGE WATERS
THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE PACIFIC
THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE CLOUDS
THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE ROCKIES
THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE OCEAN
THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE WING
THE MOTOR BOYS AFTER A FORTUNE
THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE BORDER
THE MOTOR BOYS UNDER THE SEA
THE MOTOR BOYS ON ROAD AND RIVER
THE MOTOR BOYS AT BOXWOOD HALL
THE MOTOR BOYS ON A RANCH
THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE ARMY
THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE FIRING LINE
THE MOTOR BOYS BOUND FOR HOME

=THE JACK RANGER SERIES=

JACK RANGER’S SCHOOLDAYS
JACK RANGER’S WESTERN TRIP
JACK RANGER’S SCHOOL VICTORIES
JACK RANGER’S OCEAN CRUISE
JACK RANGER’S GUN CLUB
JACK RANGER’S TREASURE BOX

Copyright, 1917, by
Cupples & Leon Company

=The Motor Boys on a Ranch=

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. DISAPPOINTMENT 1
II. HINT OF A MYSTERY 11
III. WHEN THE WHEEL CAME OFF 18
IV. “WE’LL STOP IT!” 27
V. LAST DAYS AT BOXWOOD 36
VI. OFF FOR THE WEST 47
VII. THE STOWAWAY 55
VIII. A BREAKDOWN 63
IX. THE CATTLE BUYER 72
X. A MIDNIGHT ALARM 81
XI. AT SQUARE Z RANCH 89
XII. EXPLANATIONS 95
XIII. A SENSATION 102
XIV. AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE 111
XV. OUT OF THE AIR 118
XVI. THE WRONG PONY 127
XVII. ANOTHER RAID 135
XVIII. TWO INVALIDS 142
XIX. ANOTHER ATTEMPT 151
XX. THE PROFESSOR’S DILEMMA 158
XXI. QUEER MARKS 167
XXII. ANXIOUS DAYS 174
XXIII. LETTERS FROM HOME 180
XXIV. QUESTIONS 188
XXV. THEIR LAST CHANCE 197
XXVI. SEEN FROM ABOVE 203
XXVII. THE LONE FIGURE 210
XXVIII. THE SECRET PASSAGE 217
XXIX. THE ROUND-UP 223
XXX. A FINAL SURPRISE 234

NED, BOB AND JERRY ON A RANCH