Chapter I: Front Matter

_Mystery Stories for Boys_

The Firebug

_By_
ROY J. SNELL

The Reilly & Lee Co.
Chicago

_Printed in the United States of America_

_Copyright, 1925_
by
The Reilly & Lee Co.
_All Rights Reserved_

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I The Face at the Window 7
II A Thrilling Rescue 20
III The False Alarm 34
IV Jerry to the Rescue 48
V A Shot from Ambush 63
VI The Black Shack 76
VII The Burning of the Zoo 86
VIII Mazie and the Tiger 98
IX A Mysterious Island 104
X Ben Zook 116
XI Johnny Gets a Tip 125
XII The Mystery Man of the Marsh 134
XIII Johnny Reports to the Chief 142
XIV Johnny’s Dark Dreams 148
XV Ben Zook’s Diamonds 155
XVI The Strange Black Cylinders 171
XVII The Unanswered Call 181
XVIII The Return of Panther Eye 190
XIX A Den of the Underworld 197
XX Johnny Strikes First 208
XXI A Trip to Forest City 220
XXII A Startling Discovery 229
XXIII Forest City’s Doom 237
XXIV Ferris Wheel and Fire 243
XXV The Human Spider 255
XXVI Safe at Home 261
XXVII The Contents of the Black Bag 269
XXVIII The Firebug’s Secret Revealed 275

THE FIREBUG