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THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS AND THE FLOOD

Or

Perilous Days on the Mississippi

LLBY

VICTOR APPLETON

Author of "The Moving Picture Boys," "The Moving Picture Boys in Earthquake Land," "Tom Swift and His Motor Cycle," "The Motion Picture Chums' First Venture," etc.

Illustrated

New York Grosset & Dunlap Publishers

Made in the United States of America

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BOOKS FOR BOYS

BY VICTOR APPLETON

_12 mo. Cloth. Illustrated. Price, per volume,
50 cents, postpaid._

THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS SERIES

THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN THE WEST
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS ON THE COAST
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN THE JUNGLE
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN EARTHQUAKE LAND
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS AND THE FLOOD

THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS SERIES

THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS' FIRST VENTURE
THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS AT SEASIDE PARK
THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS ON BROADWAY
THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS' OUTDOOR EXHIBITION
THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS' NEW IDEA

THE TOM SWIFT SERIES

TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR CYCLE
TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR BOAT
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIRSHIP
TOM SWIFT AND HIS SUBMARINE BOAT
TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RUNABOUT
TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RIFLE
TOM SWIFT AND HIS SKY RACER
TOM SWIFT IN THE CAVES OF ICE
TOM SWIFT AMONG THE DIAMOND MAKERS
TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIRELESS MESSAGE
TOM SWIFT IN THE CITY OF GOLD
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIR GLIDER
TOM SWIFT IN CAPTIVITY
TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIZARD CAMERA
TOM SWIFT AND HIS GREAT SEARCHLIGHT
TOM SWIFT AND HIS GIANT CANNON
TOM SWIFT AND HIS PHOTO TELEPHONE

GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

Copyright, 1914, by
GROSSET & DUNLAP

_The Moving Picture Boys and the Flood_

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CONTENTS

I A LONG-DISTANCE CALL
II STIRRING NEWS
III MR. PIPER IS APPREHENSIVE
IV OFF FOR THE FLOOD
V THE RELIEF TRAIN
VI THE MISSING FILMS
VII STALLED
VIII THE MOTOR BOAT
IX ANXIOUS HOURS
X OFF AGAIN
XI UPSIDE DOWN
XII CHARLIE HOUSE
XIII LOOKING FOR MOTHER
XIV FIRE AND FLOOD
XV A HAPPY MEETING
XVI A BOLT FROM THE SKY
XVII THE COTTON BARGE
XVIII OVERBOARD
XIX A COLLISION
XX ON THE RAFT
XXI ADRIFT AGAIN
XXII ON A BIG ISLAND
XXIII THE LOST ONES
XXIV RISING WATERS
XXV THE GOVERNMENT BOAT

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THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS AND THE FLOOD