Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE MOTOR BOYS ACROSS THE PLAINS

Or

The Hermit of Lost Lake

by CLARENCE YOUNG

Author of "The Motor Boys," "The Motor Boys Overland," "The Motor Boys in Mexico," "Jack Ranger's Schooldays," etc.

Illustrated

New York Cupples & Leon Co.

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BOOKS BY CLARENCE YOUNG

=THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES=

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

12mo. Illustrated

Price per volume, 60 cents, postpaid

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

=THE JACK RANGER SERIES=

12mo. Finely Illustrated

Price per volume, $1.00, postpaid

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

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Copyright, 1907, by
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

THE MOTOR BOYS ACROSS THE PLAINS

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. RAMMING AN OX CART 1
II. A NEST OF SERPENTS 11
III. THE DESERTED CABIN 20
IV. NEWS FROM THE MINE 30
V. TROUBLE AHEAD 39
VI. ON A STRANGE ROAD 46
VII. THE RESCUE OF TOMMY BELL 55
VIII. PURSUED BY ENEMIES 65
IX. INTO THE CAVE 72
X. ATTACKED BY A COUGAR 81
XI. A RUNAWAY AUTO 90
XII. TOMMY FINDS A FRIEND 98
XIII. THE COLORED MAN'S GHOST 107
XIV. TROUBLE WITH A BAD MAN 117
XV. THE STORY OF LOST LAKE 127
XVI. A LONELY CABIN 135
XVII. THE INDIAN AND THE AUTO 144
XVIII. LOST LAKE FOUND 152
XIX. THE GHOST OF THE LAKE 161
XX. THE MYSTERIOUS WOMAN 169
XXI. THE DEN OF THE HERMIT 175
XXII. A REVELATION 185
XXIII. SEARCHING FOR THE HERMIT 195
XXIV. THE HERMIT'S IDENTITY 203
XXV. ATTACKED BY THE ENEMY 212
XXVI. ON THE ROAD AGAIN 221
XXVII. TROUBLE AT THE MINE 227
XXVIII. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL 237