Copyrighted 1913, by
Cupples & Leon Company


The Saddle Boys on the Plains

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.Starting for Cherry Blossom Mine[1]
II.The Sudden Alarm[11]
III.A Visitor from the Skies[21]
IV.The Mystery of the Packet[29]
V.In Search of Game[38]
VI.Surprising Frank[46]
VII.Caught in His Own Trap[54]
VIII.The Silence at Cherry Blossom[62]
IX.A Threatening Storm[72]
X.Startling News[81]
XI.Trailing the Treasure Thieves[91]
XII.The Path Along the Cliff[104]
XIII.Sim Has a Close Call[112]
XIV.The Long Chase[120]
XV.The Prairie Fire[127]
XVI.A Light in the Darkness[135]
XVII.The Lone Shack[143]
XVIII.“When Greek Meets Greek!”[153]
XIX.The Surrender[163]
XX.An Astonishing Discovery[172]
XXI.The Contents of the Packet[181]
XXII.How It Turned Out—Conclusion[191]

THE SADDLE BOYS
ON THE PLAINS

CHAPTER I
STARTING FOR CHERRY BLOSSOM MINE

“So-long, boys! We’ll look for you back in ten days or two weeks, Frank!”

“Sure, dad; but don’t worry if we fail to show up by then. Something might happen to detain us at the mine, you know!”

“Send word, if you can, son. I suppose I ought to go with you myself; but that game leg still troubles me on a long ride. Besides, you and Bob have done so well lately, that I think it would be safe to trust anything in your hands.”