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[Illustration: THE CAR POISED FOR AN INSTANT, THE FRONT WHEELS ON THE
VERY BRINK.]




                            THE MOTOR BOYS
                           ON ROAD AND RIVER

                                  Or

                         Racing To Save a Life

                                  BY
                            CLARENCE YOUNG

           AUTHOR OF “THE MOTOR BOYS,” “THE MOTOR BOYS UNDER
                THE SEA,” “THE RACER BOYS SERIES,” “THE
                       JACK RANGER SERIES,” ETC.


                              ILLUSTRATED


                               NEW YORK
                        CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY




BOOKS BY CLARENCE YOUNG


=THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES=

12mo. Illustrated.

  THE MOTOR BOYS
  THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND
  THE MOTOR BOYS IN MEXICO
  THE MOTOR BOYS ACROSS THE PLAINS
  THE MOTOR BOYS AFLOAT
  THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE ATLANTIC
  THE MOTOR BOYS IN STRANGE WATERS
  THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE PACIFIC
  THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE CLOUDS
  THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE ROCKIES
  THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE OCEAN
  THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE WING
  THE MOTOR BOYS AFTER A FORTUNE
  THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE BORDER
  THE MOTOR BOYS UNDER THE SEA
  THE MOTOR BOYS ON ROAD AND RIVER


=THE JACK RANGER SERIES=

12mo. Finely illustrated.

  JACK RANGER’S SCHOOLDAYS
  JACK RANGER’S WESTERN TRIP
  JACK RANGER’S SCHOOL VICTORIES
  JACK RANGER’S OCEAN CRUISE
  JACK RANGER’S GUN CLUB
  JACK RANGER’S TREASURE BOX


=THE RACER BOYS SERIES=

12mo. Illustrated.

  THE RACER BOYS
  THE RACER BOYS AT BOARDING SCHOOL
  THE RACER BOYS TO THE RESCUE
  THE RACER BOYS ON THE PRAIRIES
  THE RACER BOYS ON GUARD
  THE RACER BOYS FORGING AHEAD


                          COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY
                        CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

                   THE MOTOR BOYS ON ROAD AND RIVER




CONTENTS


 CHAPTER                            PAGE
      I. JERRY IS ABSENT-MINDED        1
     II. JERRY EXPLAINS               11
    III. THE CLAY-DIGGERS             22
     IV. SUSPICIONS                   31
      V. PROFESSOR SNODGRASS          41
     VI. DISAPPOINTMENT               48
    VII. A QUEER CONFERENCE           59
   VIII. SELLING THE LAND             67
     IX. A HURRIED DEPARTURE          74
      X. THE PLASTER-MUD              86
     XI. “WE’VE BEEN TRICKED!”        93
    XII. ON THE BRINK                 99
   XIII. ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT      107
    XIV. ON THE TRAIL                115
     XV. A STOWAWAY                  124
    XVI. A HARD FALL                 132
   XVII. THE CELEBRATED DOCTOR       140
  XVIII. A CRY OF FIRE               150
    XIX. ON THE WAY                  158
     XX. STUCK                       166
    XXI. THE DESERTED CAMP           173
   XXII. SEARCHING                   182
  XXIII. IN THE GULCH                190
   XXIV. DISCLOSURES                 199
    XXV. OFF FOR HELP                205
   XXVI. A RACE FOR A LIFE           212
  XXVII. THE BROKEN SPRING           217
 XXVIII. THE LAST LAP