Chapter I: Front Matter

Copper Coleson’s
Ghost

_By_
EDWARD P. HENDRICK
Author of
“THE CRUISE OF THE SALLY”

_Illustrated by_
HAROLD CUE

L. C. PAGE & COMPANY
BOSTON PUBLISHERS

_Copyright, 1930_
By L. C. Page & Company
(INCORPORATED)
_All rights reserved_

Made in U. S. A.

First Impression, August, 1930

COMPOSED, PLATED AND PRINTED BY
C. H. SIMONDS COMPANY
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A.

BECAUSE THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT AND CRITICISM HAVE
BEEN HELPFUL TO ME DURING THE WRITING OF
THIS STORY, I AM DEDICATING IT TO MY BOYS
BOB AND JACK

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. Friends—New and Old 1
II. Copper Coleson 19
III. The Haunted Mine 29
IV. The Race 37
V. A Strange Conversation 52
VI. In Training 64
VII. The Big Game 74
VIII. A Summer Proposition 87
IX. Housecleaning 103
X. A Note from a Ghost 110
XI. The Light on the Wall 118
XII. Warnings 127
XIII. The Night Watch 140
XIV. The Mystery Ship 152
XV. Weary Ceases to Scoff 167
XVI. Puzzled 182
XVII. A Sinister Discovery 191
XVIII. The Apparition at the Dance 212
XIX. A Startling Disclosure 229
XX. Exploring the Tunnel 243
XXI. Trapped in the Mine 252
XXII. A Daring Attempt 262
XXIII. Escape 273
XXIV. The Chase and Capture 285
XXV. Profits 298

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE
“A figure catapulted from the rear of the vehicle” (_See page
295_) _Frontispiece_
“‘We’ve got ’em licked!’ screamed Dick” 46
“From the oak panel fluttered a scrap of paper” 137
“Ned brought him down with a hard diving tackle” 231