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Chapter 1: THE MOTOR BOYS ON A RANCH
By Clarence Young
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Three young friends set out on a summer outing that begins with mechanical troubles and leads them to the western ranch life, where they become entangled in a local mystery involving cattle raids and a band of raiders. Alongside an eccentric professor who turns out to be a stowaway, they face breakdowns, wrong mounts, midnight alarms, and aerial observations that reveal suspicious activity. Clues such as queer marks and a secret passage deepen the puzzle, prompting anxious days, a large roundup, and a climactic confrontation that resolves the mystery and delivers an unexpected final surprise.

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Title: The Motor Boys on a Ranch; or, Ned, Bob and Jerry Among the Cowboys

Author: Clarence Young

Illustrator: Robert Emmett Owen

Release date: May 24, 2016 [eBook #52153]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE MOTOR BOYS ON A RANCH; OR, NED, BOB AND JERRY AMONG THE COWBOYS ***

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

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

WITH A FUSILLADE OF REVOLVER SHOTS THE RAIDERS RUSHED TO THE ATTACK.
HE MADE GOOD WORK OF BROILING THE CHICKENS.
“THEY’RE NOTHIN’ BUT BOYS AND TENDERFEET AT THAT!”
“GO SOME” TURNED AND RUSHED AT THE PROSTRATE, MOTIONLESS FIGURE.