Chapter I: Front Matter

THE WHITE CRYSTALS

Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys

BY HOWARD R. GARIS

AUTHOR OF "WITH FORCE AND ARMS," "THE KING OF UNADILLA," "THE WHETSTONE OF SWORDS," ETC., ETC.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
BERTHA CORSON DAY

BOSTON
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
1904

_Copyright, 1904_,
BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.

_All rights reserved_

Published October, 1904

TO
MY SON ROGER
THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. THE DOCTOR'S ADVICE 1

II. THE SALT CITY 11

III. A TEST OF STRENGTH 20

IV. IN DEEP WATER 31

V. GATHERING THE HONEY 41

VI. A LOAD OF GRAPES 51

VII. LOST ON THE MOUNTAIN 61

VIII. FIGHTING A WILD-CAT 69

IX. OUT OF THE WOODS 78

X. BAD NEWS 87

XI. COPPER AND OLD BONES 99

XII. JACK FROST 110

XIII. LAFAYETTE HILL 121

XIV. A DESPERATE RACE 131

XV. STRANGERS IN TOWN 141

XVI. QUEER OPERATIONS 151

XVII. ROGER SUSPECTS 160

XVIII. A BIG BLACK BEAR 169

XIX. ROGER MAKES PLANS 177

XX. UNDERNEATH THE GROUND 187

XXI. ROGER TAKES A JOURNEY 196

XXII. A QUESTION OF LAW 208

XXIII. THE PLOTTERS FOILED 220

XXIV. DIGGING FOR SALT 229

XXV. THE LAST WRESTLING MATCH 237

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"'No, sir,' replied Mrs. Kimball, firmly, 'I won't sign'" _Frontispiece_

"Roger held up the fish pole so that Adrian could grasp it" 38

"Its forepaws struck the boy on the shoulders" 76

"The Cardiff sled left the beaten road, and plunged into the almost unbroken snow of the fields" 137

"His heart beat suddenly at the idea which came to him" 188

"Then Roger began to raise the lead to the surface" 191

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