CONTENTS
PAGES
Chapter I—The Breaker Boy [7]-14
Chapter II—The Warning [14]-24
Chapter III—In the Shaft [24]-33
Chapter IV—The Barrier [33]-41
Chapter V—The Mob [41]-50
Chapter VI—On Duty [51]-59
Chapter VII—The Struggle [59]-66
Chapter VIII—The Pursuit [67]-75
Chapter IX—Joe Brace [75]-84
Chapter X—The Rescue [85]-93
Chapter XI—Billings and Skip [94]-101
Chapter XII—A Singular Accident [101]-110
Chapter XIII—Buried Alive [110]-118
Chapter XIV—Precautions [118]-126
Chapter XV—A Discovery [126]-134
Chapter XVI—Good Samaritans [134]-142
Chapter XVII—Down the Slope [142]-150
Chapter XVIII—Shut Down [150]-158
Chapter XIX—The Consultation [158]-165
Chapter XX—The Accused [165]-172
Chapter XXI—Amateur Detectives [173]-180
Chapter XXII—Unexpected News [180]-187
Chapter XXIII—A Misadventure [187]-195
Chapter XXIV—Bill's Mishap [195]-202
Chapter XXV—Joe's Interview [203]-210
Chapter XXVI—Turning the Tables [210]-217
CHAPTER XXVII—An Unlooked-For Denial [217]-224
CHAPTER XXVIII—Opinions [224]-230
CHAPTER XXIX—A Question of Title [231]-237
CHAPTER XXX—A Suit at Law [237]-244
CHAPTER XXXI—Skip [244]-253
CHAPTER XXXII—Acquitted [253]-262
CHAPTER XXXIII—Victorious [262]-269
CHAPTER XXXIV—The New Mine [270]-273
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
"Raise him up!" Skip shouted, and in another instant Fred was
suspended over the old shaft [Frontispiece]
Fred set off at full speed, and almost immediately a shout went
up from the rioters: "The sneaks are sending for help! Stop
that boy!" [74]
"You four are to act as sentinels," said the superintendent. "Study
this map and you will hit upon a scheme" [95]
"Please don't drag me off," Skip said, piteously. "I'll never hurt
you or anybody else again" [128]