COPYRIGHT
1913 BY
THE PENN
PUBLISHING
COMPANY

Introduction

The various adventures which have befallen Bob Somers and his fellow members of the club which the boys formed at Kingswood, Wisconsin, are related in “The Rambler Club Afloat,” “The Rambler Club’s Winter Camp,” “The Rambler Club in the Mountains,” “The Rambler Club on Circle T Ranch,” “The Rambler Club among the Lumberjacks,” “The Rambler Club’s Gold Mine,” “The Rambler Club’s Aeroplane” and “The Rambler Club’s House-Boat.”

Bob Somers, Dave Brandon and Tom Clifton, three members of the club, have reached Chicago, homeward bound after a trip up the Hudson. The characters of the boys are widely different. Bob Somers is strong and athletic, while stout Dave Brandon, inclined to take his ease on all possible occasions, can be remarkably active when circumstances demand. Tom Clifton, a trifle self-conscious, and sometimes allowing his enthusiasm to carry him away, is really not so vain as many think.

Dave Brandon, poet and historian of the club, who is chronicling the various incidents and adventures that befall them, feels that their present motor car trip will add but little to his book. A series of unlooked-for events, however, quite reverse this idea.

In the next book, “The Rambler Club’s Ball Nine,” is told the story of certain incidents at the Kingswood high school. Several of the best players have graduated, and in their attempts to reorganize the team the Ramblers find themselves involved in a stormy and exciting struggle.

W. Crispin Sheppard.

Contents

I. Off to Wisconsin[ 9]
II. The First Lap[ 20]
III. The “Fearless”[ 31]
IV. The Circus[ 38]
V. Georgy, the Giant [ 45]
VI. Joe Rodgers[ 59]
VII. Deserted [ 74]
VIII. Tom at the Wheel[ 88]
IX. Speeding[ 104]
X. The Constable[ 112]
XI. Getting a Job[ 125]
XII. The New Barker[ 137]
XIII. Under the Big Top[ 150]
XIV. The Whaleback[ 169]
XV. An Unexpected Voyage [ 178]
XVI. Tom Scores[ 189]
XVII. Elephants[ 203]
XVIII. A Rough Trip[ 215]
XIX. Dave Does Some Riding [ 229]
XX. Vic Turns Up[ 243]
XXI. Explanations[ 251]
XXII. Dave Resigns[ 259]
XXIII. The Arm of the Law[ 279]
XXIV. The Judge Interferes[ 292]
XXV. Joe’s Chance[ 301]

Illustrations