TWO BOY GOLD MINERS, Or Lost in the Mountains
JACK THE RUNAWAY, Or On the Road with a Circus
Cupples & Leon Co., Publishers, New York
Copyright, 1909, by
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
JACK THE RUNAWAY
Printed in U. S. A.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I | Jack Wants a Dollar | [ 1] |
| II | At the Show | [ 11] |
| III | Jack Is Punished | [ 18] |
| IV | Disquieting News | [ 26] |
| V | A Serious Accusation | [ 34] |
| VI | Jack Runs Away | [ 43] |
| VII | A Narrow Escape | [ 50] |
| VIII | The Side-Door Pullman | [ 58] |
| IX | Jack Loses Something | [ 66] |
| X | A Fruitless Search | [ 72] |
| XI | Jack at the Circus | [ 81] |
| XII | Jack Does a Stunt | [ 90] |
| XIII | Planning an Act | [ 100] |
| XIV | His First Performance | [ 106] |
| XV | Jack Has Enemies | [ 113] |
| XVI | The Flying Machine | [ 120] |
| XVII | Jack Makes a Hit | [ 129] |
| XVIII | Professor Klopper Appears | [ 138] |
| XIX | Jack’s Trick | [ 145] |
| XX | A Treacherous Act | [ 152] |
| XXI | The Monkey’s Escape | [ 161] |
| XXII | In a Storm | [ 170] |
| XXIII | The Mad Elephant | [ 180] |
| XXIV | Jack’s Bad Fall | [ 187] |
| XXV | Left Behind—Conclusion | [ 193] |
JACK THE RUNAWAY
CHAPTER I
JACK WANTS A DOLLAR
“Professor, will you please give me a dollar?” asked Jack Allen, of the elderly man who sat reading a book in the library.