No. 73 NEW YORK, MARCH 18, 1904. Price 5 Cents.

THE TRANSIENT LAKE;

OR,

Frank Reade, Jr.’s Adventures in a Mysterious Country.

By “NONAME.”

CONTENTS

CHAPTER[I.]THE CAPTAIN’S STORY.
CHAPTER[II.]FRANK MAKES A DECISION.
CHAPTER[III.]IN THE ANDES.
CHAPTER[IV.]THE FIGHT WITH THE PUMA.
CHAPTER[V.]THE CAPTAIN’S DISAPPEARANCE.
CHAPTER[VI.]THE ANDEAN STORM.
CHAPTER[VII.]A STARTLING SURPRISE.
CHAPTER[VIII.]THE ATTACK ON THE AIR-SHIP.
CHAPTER[IX.]A FUTILE QUEST.
CHAPTER[X.]A COMPROMISE.
CHAPTER[XI.]A TREACHEROUS GAME.
CHAPTER[XII.]THE END OF THE STORY.

CHAPTER I.
THE CAPTAIN’S STORY.

“Stranger than the tales of the Arabian Nights—indeed, almost Munchausen-like in its seemingly improbable character is the tale I am about to give you in truth,” said Captain Nicodemus Beere as he hitched up his trowsers and shifted his quid.

Frank Reade, Jr., drew a deep, quick breath and looked keenly at his visitor.