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CONTENTS.

  • 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. BESEIGED AT THE MINE . . . . . . . 198
  • XXVIII. WINNING THE CLAIM . . . . . . . . 205
  • XXIX. THE FIGHT AT THE MINE . . . . . . . 212
  • XXX. AN ESCAPE - CONCLUSION . . . . . . . 220