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Title: The Motor Boys on Road and River; Or, Racing To Save a Life

Author: Clarence Young

Illustrator: Walter S. Rogers

Release date: September 25, 2015 [eBook #50051]
Most recently updated: October 22, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE MOTOR BOYS ON ROAD AND RIVER; OR, RACING TO SAVE A LIFE ***

THE MOTOR BOYS
ON ROAD AND RIVER

Or

Racing To Save a Life

BY

CLARENCE YOUNG

AUTHOR OF “THE MOTOR BOYS,” “THE MOTOR BOYS UNDER
THE SEA,” “THE RACER BOYS SERIES,” “THE
JACK RANGER SERIES,” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

BOOKS BY CLARENCE YOUNG

THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES

12mo. Illustrated.

  • 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 JACK RANGER SERIES

12mo. Finely illustrated.

  • 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

THE RACER BOYS SERIES

12mo. Illustrated.

  • THE RACER BOYS
  • THE RACER BOYS AT BOARDING SCHOOL
  • THE RACER BOYS TO THE RESCUE
  • THE RACER BOYS ON THE PRAIRIES
  • THE RACER BOYS ON GUARD
  • THE RACER BOYS FORGING AHEAD

Copyright, 1915, by
Cupples & Leon Company

The Motor Boys on Road and River

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. Jerry Is Absent-Minded 1
II. Jerry Explains 11
III. The Clay-Diggers 22
IV. Suspicions 31
V. Professor Snodgrass 41
VI. Disappointment 48
VII. A Queer Conference 59
VIII. Selling the Land 67
IX. A Hurried Departure 74
X. The Plaster-Mud 86
XI. “We’ve Been Tricked!” 93
XII. On the Brink 99
XIII. Another Disappointment 107
XIV. On the Trail 115
XV. A Stowaway 124
XVI. A Hard Fall 132
XVII. The Celebrated Doctor 140
XVIII. A Cry of Fire 150
XIX. On the Way 158
XX. Stuck 166
XXI. The Deserted Camp 173
XXII. Searching 182
XXIII. In the Gulch 190
XXIV. Disclosures 199
XXV. Off for Help 205
XXVI. A Race for a Life 212
XXVII. The Broken Spring 217
XXVIII. The Last Lap 223
XXIX. The Operation 233
XXX. The Two-Tailed Lizard 239

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

THE CAR POISED FOR AN INSTANT, THE FRONT WHEELS ON THE VERY BRINK.
THE SCUD SHOT OUT INTO THE STREAM.
“YES—HE’S ALIVE—JUST ABOUT,” NED CALLED UP.