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JACK RANGER'S GUN CLUB
Or
From Schoolroom to Camp and Trail
BY CLARENCE YOUNG
AUTHOR OF "JACK RANGER'S SCHOOLDAYS," "JACK RANGER'S WESTERN TRIP," "JACK RANGER'S OCEAN CRUISE," "THE MOTOR BOYS," "THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE CLOUDS," ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
BOOKS BY CLARENCE YOUNG
THE JACK RANGER SERIES
12mo. Finely Illustrated
JACK RANGER'S SCHOOLDAYS Or The Rivals of Washington Hall
JACK RANGER'S WESTERN TRIP Or From Boarding School to Ranch and Range
JACK RANGER'S SCHOOL VICTORIES Or Track, Gridiron and Diamond
JACK RANGER'S OCEAN CRUISE Or The Wreck of the Polly Ann
JACK RANGER'S GUN CLUB Or From Schoolroom to Camp and Trail
THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES
(_Trade Mark, Reg. U. S. Pat. Of._)
12mo. Illustrated
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 Lighthouse
THE MOTOR BOYS IN STRANGE WATERS Or Lost in a Floating Forest
THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE PACIFIC Or The Young Derelict Hunters
THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE CLOUDS Or A Trip for Fame and Fortune
Copyright, 1910, by CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
JACK RANGER'S GUN CLUB
Printed in U. S. A.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I Jack Wins a Race 1
II The New Boy 12
III A Curious Lad 22
IV Bully Snaith 30
V A German-French Alliance 36
VI A Snowstorm 46
VII A Strange Confession 55
VIII The Midnight Feast 64
IX An Alarm of Fire 71
X Saving the Flags 78
XI The Gun Club 85
XII Will Runs Away 93
XIII Off on the Trip 101
XIV The Broken Train 108
XV Jack Meets a Girl 117
XVI A Dangerous Descent 125
XVII Thirsty on the Desert 133
XVIII Lost in the Bad Lands 146
XIX A Perilous Slide 155
XX Long Gun Is Afraid 162
XXI The Deadly Gas 171
XXII An Unexpected Encounter 178
XXIII Another Night Scare 184
XXIV Jack Gets a Bear 191
XXV Some Peculiar Marks 199
XXVI The Spring Trap 206
XXVII Ordered Back 212
XXVIII Will Saves Jack's Life 223
XXIX The Blizzard 231
XXX Jack's Hazardous Plan 238
XXXI A Perilous Ride 245
XXXII Into a Strange Camp 254
XXXIII Held Captives 262
XXXIV The Mystery Explained 272
XXXV Jack Meets Mabel--Conclusion. 283
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