Chapter I: Front Matter

Transcriber's Note: Obvious errors have been corrected, and the illustrations have been moved. A full list of changes can be found at the end of this book.

JACK RANGER'S GUN CLUB

Or

From Schoolroom to Camp and Trail

BY CLARENCE YOUNG

AUTHOR OF "JACK RANGER'S SCHOOLDAYS," "JACK RANGER'S WESTERN TRIP," "JACK RANGER'S OCEAN CRUISE," "THE MOTOR BOYS," "THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE CLOUDS," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

BOOKS BY CLARENCE YOUNG

THE JACK RANGER SERIES

12mo. Finely Illustrated

JACK RANGER'S SCHOOLDAYS
Or The Rivals of Washington Hall

JACK RANGER'S WESTERN TRIP
Or From Boarding School to Ranch and Range

JACK RANGER'S SCHOOL VICTORIES
Or Track, Gridiron and Diamond

JACK RANGER'S OCEAN CRUISE
Or The Wreck of the Polly Ann

JACK RANGER'S GUN CLUB
Or From Schoolroom to Camp and Trail

THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES

(_Trade Mark, Reg. U. S. Pat. Of._)

12mo. Illustrated

THE MOTOR BOYS
Or Chums Through Thick and Thin

THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND
Or A Long Trip for Fun and Fortune

THE MOTOR BOYS IN MEXICO
Or The Secret of the Buried City

THE MOTOR BOYS ACROSS THE PLAINS
Or The Hermit of Lost Lake

THE MOTOR BOYS AFLOAT
Or The Stirring Cruise of the Dartaway

THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE ATLANTIC
Or The Mystery of the Lighthouse

THE MOTOR BOYS IN STRANGE WATERS
Or Lost in a Floating Forest

THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE PACIFIC
Or The Young Derelict Hunters

THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE CLOUDS
Or A Trip for Fame and Fortune

Copyright, 1910, by CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

JACK RANGER'S GUN CLUB

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I Jack Wins a Race 1

II The New Boy 12

III A Curious Lad 22

IV Bully Snaith 30

V A German-French Alliance 36

VI A Snowstorm 46

VII A Strange Confession 55

VIII The Midnight Feast 64

IX An Alarm of Fire 71

X Saving the Flags 78

XI The Gun Club 85

XII Will Runs Away 93

XIII Off on the Trip 101

XIV The Broken Train 108

XV Jack Meets a Girl 117

XVI A Dangerous Descent 125

XVII Thirsty on the Desert 133

XVIII Lost in the Bad Lands 146

XIX A Perilous Slide 155

XX Long Gun Is Afraid 162

XXI The Deadly Gas 171

XXII An Unexpected Encounter 178

XXIII Another Night Scare 184

XXIV Jack Gets a Bear 191

XXV Some Peculiar Marks 199

XXVI The Spring Trap 206

XXVII Ordered Back 212

XXVIII Will Saves Jack's Life 223

XXIX The Blizzard 231

XXX Jack's Hazardous Plan 238

XXXI A Perilous Ride 245

XXXII Into a Strange Camp 254

XXXIII Held Captives 262

XXXIV The Mystery Explained 272

XXXV Jack Meets Mabel--Conclusion. 283

JACK RANGER'S GUN CLUB