AUTHOR OF "ONLY A FARM BOY," "THE NEWSBOY
PARTNERS," "BOB THE CASTAWAY," "THE
YOUNG TREASURE HUNTER," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1909, by
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
THE BOY FROM THE RANCH

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I. [ROY RECEIVES A MESSAGE]
II. [MR. BRADNER IS SUSPICIOUS]
III. [A FAREWELL RIDE]
IV. [ROY IS PUZZLED]
V. [A QUEER BED]
VI. [A SUDDEN AWAKENING]
VII. [A GAME ON THE TRAIN]
VIII. [A STOP FOR REPAIRS]
IX. [THE DUDE IS SWINDLED]
X. [ROY GAINS A FRIEND]
XI. [ROY STOPS A RUNAWAY]
XII. [AT THE HOTEL]
XIII. [A VISIT TO MR. ANNISTER]
XIV. [ROY'S TRICK]
XV. [CALEB ANNISTER IS SURPRISED]
XVI. [SOME NEW EXPERIENCES]
XVII. [CALEB ANNISTER MAKES PLANS]
XVIII. [ROY IN DANGER]
XIX. [ROY IS MISSING]
XX. [IN THE TENEMENT]
XXI. [A DANGEROUS DESCENT]
XXII. [GETTING A CLUE]
XXIII. [A LAWYER'S ADVICE]
XXIV. [ANOTHER RASCALLY ATTEMPT]
XXV. [THE ROUND-UP—CONCLUSION]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[ "Some fired their revolvers" . . . . . . Frontispiece ]

[ "Look out," cried Roy, "they are swindlers!" ]

[ "Get out of my office!" ]