Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND

Or A Long Trip for Fun and Fortune

by

CLARENCE YOUNG

Author of "The Motor Boys," "The Motor Boys in Mexico," etc.

New York Cupples & Leon Co.

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BOOKS BY CLARENCE YOUNG

=MOTOR BOYS SERIES=

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 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

(Other volumes in preparation)

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Copyright, 1906, by Cupples & Leon Company

THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER. PAGE
I. AN AUTOMOBILE RACE 1
II. HO FOR THE WEST! 10
III. THE OLD MILL ON FIRE 18
IV. A CHASE AFTER A RASCAL 26
V. THE MYSTERY OF THE MINER 34
VI. A HOLD-UP 42
VII. A FRUITLESS PURSUIT 49
VIII. IN THE WINDY CITY 56
IX. A SHOT IN THE DARK 64
X. ENCIRCLED BY COWBOYS 72
XI. CAPTURING A HORSE THIEF 79
XII. THE AUTO ON FIRE 87
XIII. AT DEAD MAN'S GULCH 95
XIV. NODDY STEALS A MARCH 103
XV. IN THE NICK OF TIME 111
XVI. A RUSH OF GOLD SEEKERS 119
XVII. OVER THE MOUNTAINS 126
XVIII. A TRICK OF THE ENEMY 133
XIX. THE AUTO STOLEN 140
XX. ATTACKED BY INDIANS 147
XXI. OVER A CLIFF 154
XXII. THE CHASE 161
XXIII. WRECKED 169
XXIV. FORWARD ONCE MORE 176
XXV. A RACE TO THE MINE 183
XXVI. GOLD! 191
XXVII. BESIEGED AT THE MINE 198
XXVIII. WINNING THE CLAIM 205
XXIX. THE FIGHT AT THE MINE 212
XXX. AN ESCAPE--CONCLUSION 220

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

FOR NEARLY TEN MILES THE AUTOS WERE CLOSE TOGETHER.
“TAKE THAT!” NED CRIED.
THEY RUSHED TO ONE SIDE, THUNDERING PAST THE AUTO.
THE SAVAGES BEGAN CIRCLING ABOUT THE MACHINE.