Transcriber's Notes:

The original spelling, hyphenation, and punctuation have been retained, with the exception of apparent typographical errors which have been corrected.

For convenience, a table of contents, which is not present in the original, has been included.



CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.A DOUBTFULL CLIENT[5]
II.MR. SNELL IN TROUBLE[15]
III.A GAME OF WATCHING[26]
IV.PATSY’S DANCING LESSON[42]
V.CAUGHT IN THE HILLS[53]
VI.PATSY IS FORCED TO SLEEP[62]
VII.THE MYSTERY OF GEORGE SNELL[76]
VIII.THE RANSOM[91]
IX.A CALL TO COLORADO[104]
X.WAITING FOR NICK CARTER[118]
XI.A SUSPECT AND AN ALIBI[132]
XII.THE JOURNEY TO HANK LOW’S[146]
XIII.AN ARREST[156]
XIV.SNAPPED[172]
XV.DADDY DREW’S DIVE[183]
XVI.HANK LOW’S LUCK[194]