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CONTENTS

ChapterPage
I[Perk Sighs for Action]7
II[He Gets His Wish]15
III[Echoes of the Past]24
IV[By Special Delivery]31
V[The Cat is Out of the Bag]38
VI[Laying Plans]45
VII[Ready for Anything]54
VIII[The Winged Messenger]65
IX[Headed for Trouble]72
X[Battling with the Fog]79
XI[The Mystery Airship]86
XII[When the Dawn Broke]96
XIII[All Thanks to Simeon]104
XIV[Closing the Gap]111
XV[A Clever Landing]118
XVI[Up Against a Silver-tip]125
XVII[Perk Shows His Hand]134
XVIII[The Circling Buzzards]143
XIX[Taking Great Chances]150
XX[On the Encircling Cliff]157
XXI[All On a Diet]164
XXII[The Man with the Cook’s Cap]173
XXIII[Perk Carries On]182
XXIV[In the Tom Sawyer Cavern]189
XXV[Squatters’ Rights]197
XXVI[A Back Door to the Valley]208
XXVII[Pike’s Peak, or——Bust!]216
XXVIII[Invading the Tigers’ Lair]223
XXIX[All Ready for the Grand Blowout]230
XXX[The End of Robbers’ Roost——Conclusion]234

Trackers of the Fog Pack

CHAPTER I
Perk Sighs for Action

San Diego, in sunny Southern California, was looking its prettiest, with balmy breezes blowing softly; cloudless blue skies overhead; the usual throngs on the streets, and a general atmosphere of contentment resting over the entire place.

Already tourist pilgrims were beginning their annual migration from the cold lands of the north and northeast, seeking the more congenial climate along the picturesque Coast, where flowers bloomed throughout every month of the year; and outdoor sports of all descriptions tempted those inclined that way to participate.