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[Illustration: THE BEAR WAS TRYING TO CLIMB UP ON THE ENGINE HOOD.]


THE MOTOR BOYS ACROSS THE PLAINS

Or

The Hermit of Lost Lake

by
CLARENCE YOUNG

Author of "The Motor Boys," "The Motor Boys Overland,"
"The Motor Boys in Mexico," "Jack Ranger's Schooldays," etc.

Illustrated







New York
Cupples & Leon Co.


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BOOKS BY CLARENCE YOUNG

=THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES=

(_Trade Mark, Reg. U. S. Pat. Of._)

12mo. Illustrated

Price per volume, 60 cents, postpaid

  THE MOTOR BOYS
    Or Chums Through Thick and Thin

  THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND
    Or A Long Trip for Fun and Fortune

  THE MOTOR BOYS IN MEXICO
    Or The Secret of the Buried City

  THE MOTOR BOYS ACROSS THE PLAINS
    Or The Hermit of Lost Lake

  THE MOTOR BOYS AFLOAT
    Or The Stirring Cruise of the Dartaway

  THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE ATLANTIC
    Or The Mystery of the