Chapter XXVI · MAJOR TOPPLETON’S PROPOSITION.

“What does Toppleton want with you?” asked Colonel Wimpleton, coming up to me after the major and his son had retired.

The magnate of Centreport looked ugly, as though, in the moment of his great triumph, he feared a conspiracy to rob the steamboat company of the laurels it had won.

“Nothing in particular, that I am aware of,” I replied, not exactly pleased to have even an unkind look bestowed upon me, after the victory which I had been instrumental in winning.

“You seem to be on excellent terms with him,” sneered the colonel.

“I do not wish to quarrel with any one.”

“What did Toppleton want?” demanded the great man, rather more sharply than the occasion seemed to require.

“I don’t know that he wants anything. He invited me to call at his house, and I promised to do so,” I answered candidly.

“You did!”

“I did, sir. Both the major and Tommy were kind enough to say that they did not wish to quarrel with me; and certainly I have no ill-will against them.”

“You have not!” repeated Colonel Wimpleton, with emphasis. “Am I not your bail on a groundless charge preferred by them?”

“But they have done me more of good than of evil; and the major said no harm should come to me on account of the trial.”

“Wolf, I don’t like this way of doing things. If you are in my service, I don’t want you to have anything to do with my enemies. If three dollars a day is not enough for a boy like you, I will give you four or five; but you mustn’t play into the hands of Toppleton.”

“I don’t intend to do so, sir. I never yet deserted those who used me well, and I don’t intend to begin now. If you think you cannot trust me, sir, don’t do it.”

The time for starting having arrived, the conversation, which did not promise very agreeable results, was interrupted. The band struck up its music, and the Ucayga left the wharf. I went into my stateroom for the purpose of being alone a moment, for I wanted to think over what the colonel had just said to me. He was evidently jealous of anything like intimacy between the Toppletons and myself, and was afraid I would “sell out” the steamboat company. I was not flattered by the suspicion. I considered the subject very faithfully; but I decided that it was unreasonable in my present patron to insist that I should have nothing to do with the Toppletons. As long as Grace lived and smiled upon me, I could assent to nothing of the kind, even if I lost my situation. At the same time, I intended to be true to my employers, even if Grace ceased to smile upon me for doing so.

On the up trip the Ucayga was even uncomfortably crowded; for, besides the excursion party, we had a large number of through passengers. But, as soon as the boat was clear of the wharf, they began to settle down, and to cease to crowd each other. The band played splendidly, and everybody seemed to be satisfied. At Centreport we left the crowd, though the boat was still well filled. The program of the preceding day was repeated. We passed the old Ruoara near Gulfport, and arrived at Hitaca a little before the time in my table. As we had kept all our promises, the new line was in high favor with the public.

The next morning, the old boat departed with hardly a corporal’s guard of passengers, while the Ucayga was crowded. We landed our freight at Ucayga on time, and everybody was satisfied that the new line was an assured success. I need not follow its triumphs any further, for it would be only a repetition of what has already been said. The steamboat line was carrying nearly all the passengers. The old-line boats had hardly business enough to pay for the oil used on the machinery, though the Lake Shore Railroad did tolerably well with its local trade.

When the Ucayga arrived at Centreport, on the day after the excursion, I crossed the lake; and, after a short visit to my mother, I hastened to the mansion of Major Toppleton. I was not only curious to know what the major wanted of me, but I was thirsting for the opportunity to meet Grace. The latter motive was doubtless the stronger one; for, since the poor girl had risked so much to give me warning of the intended arrest, I flattered myself that she was not wholly indifferent to me.

With a fluttering heart I rang the bell at the door of Major Toppleton’s house. I was admitted to the library. Neither the great man nor his son was at home; but the servant assured me they would soon return, for it wanted but a few minutes of lunch-time. I ventured to ask if Miss Grace was at home. I knew she was, for I heard the piano in one of the neighboring rooms, and the music was so sweet I was sure no hands but hers could produce it. In a moment she entered the library, her soft cheeks crimsoned with a blush, which made me feel exceedingly awkward.

“Why, Mr. Wolf! I am so glad to see you!” said she; and, in the enthusiasm of the moment, she advanced toward me, and gave me her hand.

“I’m sure you cannot be as glad to see me as I am to see you,” I replied, pressing the little hand in mine.

Dear me! What was I doing? Straightway I began to feel very queer and awkward, and cheap and mean. She was confused, and apparently astonished by the boldness of my remark, for she retired to a sofa on the other side of the room. I was beginning to thank her for the great service she had rendered me on Monday, when Major Toppleton and Tommy, whom the stupid servant had taken the trouble to summon, entered the library. I wished they had deferred their coming for half an hour. Both of them seemed to be very glad to see me, and took no notice of the presence of Grace. To my astonishment, the magnate invited me to lunch with him. I had not the courage to refuse, or, in other words, to banish myself from the presence of Grace.

“Wolf, we had just nine passengers from Hitaca this morning,” said the major, with a chuckling laugh, as though he intended to make the best of his discomfiture.

“We had over two hundred and fifty,” I replied.

“Yesterday afternoon we had a fair freight down; but we can’t do anything against that new steamer, especially when you have a band of music on board,” added the major. “Will you take some of this cold chicken?”

“Thank you, sir—a little. For your sake I am sorry the steamboat line is doing so well.”

“You can do anything you please with Colonel Wimpleton, just now,” he added.

“I think not, sir.”

“I believe you can. The fact is, you suggested the plan by which the railroad line has been defeated.”

“But the plan is already in working order, and it will go on just as well without me as with me.”

“I am sorry we had any trouble with you, Wolf, for suddenly from a boy you have become a man, and a dangerous man, too, for our side of the lake.”

I was forced to believe that this was mere flattery, intended to help along some object not yet mentioned.

“I have done the best I could for my employers, on whichever side I happened to be engaged.”

“That’s true. I am going to speak plainly now, Wolf. We are beaten; but we don’t intend to remain beaten for any great length of time. The prosperity of Middleport depends greatly upon the Lake Shore Railroad, and I intend to make that a success if it costs me all I am worth. I shall build a bridge at the foot of the lake, so that I can go into Ucayga without the aid of a ferry-boat. A Lightning Express is going through from Middleport to the station at Ucayga in three-quarters of an hour. So far I am determined.”

“That will not help your case much, so far as through travel is concerned.”

“Considerable, Wolf. We shall save fifteen minutes.”

“But we shall still beat you by half an hour.”

“Very true; but I don’t intend to stop here. I shall either build a steamer equal or superior to the Ucayga, to run between Hitaca and Middleport, or I shall run the railroad to the head of the lake.”

“Will it pay?”

“I think it will, but, though Wimpleton and I have always quarreled of late years, I am willing to be fair. I have a plan, which I will state to you. If Wimpleton will run the Ucayga from Hitaca to Middleport in connection with the railroad, I will take off my boats. This will be a fair thing for both of us. You may state the case to him. If he agrees to it, all right; if not, I shall make my next move.”

This, then, was what the major was driving at, and I was to be the ambassador between the rivals. I was willing to do the best I could, but I proposed that Tommy and Waddie should meet and discuss the matter. The little magnate of Middleport promptly and indignantly refused to meet the other little magnate. I promised to report the next day on my mission. As I was leaving, I invited Mrs. Toppleton and Grace to make a trip with me up or down the lake. Somewhat to my surprise, at the suggestion of the major, they accepted the invitation for that day. We crossed the lake, and I assure the reader I took every pains to make my guests happy.

Neither Waddie nor his father was on board again that day; but the latter went up to Hitaca with me in the afternoon. Cautiously approaching the subject I stated Major Toppleton’s proposition. The colonel would hardly listen to it, much less accept it. He swore, and abused his great rival. He would have nothing to do with Toppleton. He would sink the Ucayga before he would help the railroad to a single passenger. He was very savage, and, before he had finished, poured out the vials of his wrath upon me for mentioning the subject.

The next day I reported the result of my mission; and Major Toppleton was quite as savage as the colonel had been. He swore, too, and declared that he would run the Ucayga off the route before another summer.

I spoke to Waddie on the subject, and he expressed a strong desire to meet Tommy, and to be friends with him. He favored the plan of Major Toppleton, and if he had possessed as much influence over his father as Tommy over his, the arrangement would doubtless have been made. I was not without hope that the plan might yet be adopted.

But I have told my story as a steamboat captain; and anything more would be but a repetition. I had labored to make peace, but had failed. If there were olive branches in the future, there were none in the present. I continued to run the Ucayga during the winter, with the same success which attended her from the first of my connection with her. We did about all the through business, and the Lake Shore Railroad languished under the competition.

At the next meeting of the steamboat company Waddie resigned, to the intense indignation of his father, and Dick Bayard was elected president. He also declined a reelection as major of the battalion, and Ben Pinkerton was chosen to the command. Thus far Waddie was true to his good resolutions, though he had much difficulty with his father on account of the change. He often came to me for advice, for the students of the institute seemed to distrust him still. No mutiny or rebellion occurred on his side of the lake, for the resigning of his offices prevented any collision.

Tom Walton made a good thing out of the Belle, and when the season closed, I obtained a place for him as deck-hand on board of the Ucayga, where he did tolerably well for the winter.

In November our family moved up to Hitaca, for my father and I were compelled to spend our nights and Sundays at that port. Our place in Middleport was let for the winter. Occasionally, while lying at Centreport, I made an errand over to Major Toppleton’s that I might see Grace; but I seldom met her. I hoped, most earnestly, that the two lines might be united, and peace restored between the two great houses. As Waddie was in favor of it, the prospect was not altogether dark. As the union meant peace, I continued to labor for it. If effected, the Ucayga would lie at the wharf in Middleport between trips. I earnestly desired it. Then Grace would be a frequent passenger on the boat.

I have told the story of “The Young Captain of the Ucayga Steamer;” how he became captain, and how well he succeeded in this capacity. The story is complete, and nothing more remains to be said of him; but the history of the great quarrel between the two sides of the lake, which has other phases, is not finished. There is another story to be told; but, as most of its events transpired while I was absent, I could only tell it from hearsay. I prefer that it should be related by an actual witness, and for this reason I have invited my friend Ned Skotchley to take the pen, and write “Switch Off; or, The War of the Students.”

I told Ned not to say anything more about me than he was obliged to do; but he is an obstinate fellow, and I find, by looking over his manuscript, that he has, to a very great extent, disregarded my instructions. But I am not responsible for the praise he bestows upon me, though, whatever he says of me, I am conscious that I have tried to be a Christian, to be faithful to my employers, and always to be “On Time.”

THE END

“Switch Off” is the title of the next volume in the Alger Series, No. 150, by Oliver Optic, in which there are many rare adventures and an ending which is eminently satisfactory.

NICK CARTER STORIES

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The author of these stories knew more about writing detective stories than any other single person.

Following is a list of the best Nick Carter stories. They have been selected with extreme care, and we unhesitatingly recommend each of them as being fully interesting as any detective story between cloth covers which sells at ten times the price.

If you do not know Nick Carter, buy a copy of any of the New Magnet Library books, and get acquainted. He will surprise and delight you.

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850—Wanted: A ClewBy Nicholas Carter

851—A Tangled SkeinBy Nicholas Carter

852—The Bullion MysteryBy Nicholas Carter

853—The Man of RiddlesBy Nicholas Carter

854—A Miscarriage of JusticeBy Nicholas Carter

855—The Gloved HandBy Nicholas Carter

856—Spoilers and the SpoilsBy Nicholas Carter

857—The Deeper GameBy Nicholas Carter

858—Bolts from Blue SkiesBy Nicholas Carter

859—Unseen FoesBy Nicholas Carter

860—Knaves in High PlacesBy Nicholas Carter

861—The Microbe of CrimeBy Nicholas Carter

862—In the Toils of FearBy Nicholas Carter

863—A Heritage of TroubleBy Nicholas Carter

864—Called to AccountBy Nicholas Carter

865—The Just and the UnjustBy Nicholas Carter

866—Instinct at FaultBy Nicholas Carter

867—A Rogue Worth TrappingBy Nicholas Carter

868—A Rope of Slender ThreadsBy Nicholas Carter

869—The Last CallBy Nicholas Carter

870—The Spoils of ChanceBy Nicholas Carter

871—A Struggle With DestinyBy Nicholas Carter

872—The Slave of CrimeBy Nicholas Carter

873—The Crook’s BlindBy Nicholas Carter

874—A Rascal of QualityBy Nicholas Carter

875—With Shackles of FireBy Nicholas Carter

876—The Man Who Changed FacesBy Nicholas Carter

877—The Fixed AlibiBy Nicholas Carter

878—Out With the TideBy Nicholas Carter

879—The Soul DestroyersBy Nicholas Carter

880—The Wages of RascalityBy Nicholas Carter

881—Birds of PreyBy Nicholas Carter

882—When Destruction ThreatensBy Nicholas Carter

883—The Keeper of Black HoundsBy Nicholas Carter

884—The Door of DoubtBy Nicholas Carter

885—The Wolf WithinBy Nicholas Carter

886—A Perilous ParoleBy Nicholas Carter

887—The Trail of the Finger PrintsBy Nicholas Carter

888—Dodging the LawBy Nicholas Carter

889—A Crime in ParadiseBy Nicholas Carter

890—On the Ragged EdgeBy Nicholas Carter

891—The Red God of TragedyBy Nicholas Carter

892—The Man Who PaidBy Nicholas Carter

893—The Blind Man’s DaughterBy Nicholas Carter

894—One Object in LifeBy Nicholas Carter

895—As a Crook SowsBy Nicholas Carter

896—In Record TimeBy Nicholas Carter

897—Held in SuspenseBy Nicholas Carter

898—The $100,000 KissBy Nicholas Carter

899—Just One SlipBy Nicholas Carter

900—On a Million-dollar TrailBy Nicholas Carter

901—A Weird TreasureBy Nicholas Carter

902—The Middle LinkBy Nicholas Carter

903—To the Ends of the EarthBy Nicholas Carter

904—When Honors PallBy Nicholas Carter

905—The Yellow BrandBy Nicholas Carter

906—A New Serpent in EdenBy Nicholas Carter

907—When Brave Men TrembleBy Nicholas Carter

908—A Test of CourageBy Nicholas Carter

909—Where Peril BeckonsBy Nicholas Carter

910—The Gargoni GirdleBy Nicholas Carter

911—Rascals & Co.By Nicholas Carter

912—Too Late to TalkBy Nicholas Carter

913—Satan’s Apt PupilBy Nicholas Carter

914—The Girl PrisonerBy Nicholas Carter

915—The Danger of FollyBy Nicholas Carter

916—One Shipwreck Too ManyBy Nicholas Carter

917—Scourged by FearBy Nicholas Carter

918—The Red PlagueBy Nicholas Carter

919—Scoundrels RampantBy Nicholas Carter

920—From Clew to ClewBy Nicholas Carter

921—When Rogues ConspireBy Nicholas Carter

922—Twelve in a GraveBy Nicholas Carter

923—The Great Opium CaseBy Nicholas Carter

924—A Conspiracy of RumorsBy Nicholas Carter

925—A Klondike ClaimBy Nicholas Carter

926—The Evil FormulaBy Nicholas Carter

927—The Man of Many FacesBy Nicholas Carter

928—The Great EnigmaBy Nicholas Carter

929—The Burden of ProofBy Nicholas Carter

930—The Stolen BrainBy Nicholas Carter

931—A Titled CounterfeiterBy Nicholas Carter

932—The Magic NecklaceBy Nicholas Carter

933—’Round the World for a QuarterBy Nicholas Carter

934—Over the Edge of the WorldBy Nicholas Carter

935—In the Grip of FateBy Nicholas Carter

936—The Case of Many ClewsBy Nicholas Carter

937—The Sealed DoorBy Nicholas Carter

938—Nick Carter and the Green Goods MenBy Nicholas Carter

939—The Man Without a WillBy Nicholas Carter

940—Tracked Across the AtlanticBy Nicholas Carter

941—A Clew From the UnknownBy Nicholas Carter

942—The Crime of a CountessBy Nicholas Carter

943—A Mixed Up MessBy Nicholas Carter

944—The Great Money Order SwindleBy Nicholas Carter

945—The Adder’s BroodBy Nicholas Carter

946—A Wall Street HaulBy Nicholas Carter

947—For a Pawned CrownBy Nicholas Carter

948—Sealed OrdersBy Nicholas Carter

949—The Hate That KillsBy Nicholas Carter

950—The American MarquisBy Nicholas Carter

951—The Needy NineBy Nicholas Carter

952—Fighting Against MillionsBy Nicholas Carter

953—Outlaws of the BlueBy Nicholas Carter

954—The Old Detective’s PupilBy Nicholas Carter

955—Found in the JungleBy Nicholas Carter

956—The Mysterious Mail RobberyBy Nicholas Carter

957—Broken BarsBy Nicholas Carter

958—A Fair CriminalBy Nicholas Carter

959—Won by MagicBy Nicholas Carter

960—The Piano Box MysteryBy Nicholas Carter

961—The Man They Held BackBy Nicholas Carter

962—A Millionaire PartnerBy Nicholas Carter

963—A Pressing PerilBy Nicholas Carter

964—An Australian KlondykeBy Nicholas Carter

965—The Sultan’s PearlsBy Nicholas Carter

966—The Double Shuffle ClubBy Nicholas Carter

967—Paying the PriceBy Nicholas Carter

968—A Woman’s HandBy Nicholas Carter

969—A Network of CrimeBy Nicholas Carter

970—At Thompson’s RanchBy Nicholas Carter

971—The Crossed NeedlesBy Nicholas Carter

972—The Diamond Mine CaseBy Nicholas Carter

973—Blood Will TellBy Nicholas Carter

974—An Accidental PasswordBy Nicholas Carter

975—The Crook’s BaubleBy Nicholas Carter

976—Two Plus TwoBy Nicholas Carter

977—The Yellow LabelBy Nicholas Carter

978—The Clever CelestialBy Nicholas Carter

979—The Amphitheater PlotBy Nicholas Carter

980—Gideon Drexel’s MillionsBy Nicholas Carter

981—Death in LifeBy Nicholas Carter

982—A Stolen IdentityBy Nicholas Carter

983—Evidence by TelephoneBy Nicholas Carter

984—The Twelve Tin BoxesBy Nicholas Carter

985—Clew Against ClewBy Nicholas Carter

986—Lady VelvetBy Nicholas Carter

987—Playing a Bold GameBy Nicholas Carter

988—A Dead Man’s GripBy Nicholas Carter

989—Snarled IdentitiesBy Nicholas Carter

990—A Deposit Vault PuzzleBy Nicholas Carter

991—The Crescent BrotherhoodBy Nicholas Carter

992—The Stolen Pay TrainBy Nicholas Carter

993—The Sea FoxBy Nicholas Carter

994—Wanted by Two ClientsBy Nicholas Carter

995—The Van Alstine CaseBy Nicholas Carter

996—Check No. 777By Nicholas Carter

997—Partners in PerilBy Nicholas Carter

998—Nick Carter’s Clever ProtégéBy Nicholas Carter

999—The Sign of the Crossed KnivesBy Nicholas Carter

1000—The Man Who VanishedBy Nicholas Carter

1001—A Battle for the RightBy Nicholas Carter

1002—A Game of CraftBy Nicholas Carter

1003—Nick Carter’s RetainerBy Nicholas Carter

1004—Caught in the ToilsBy Nicholas Carter

1005—A Broken BondBy Nicholas Carter

1006—The Crime of the French CaféBy Nicholas Carter

1007—The Man Who Stole MillionsBy Nicholas Carter

1008—The Twelve Wise MenBy Nicholas Carter

1009—Hidden FoesBy Nicholas Carter

1010—A Gamblers’ SyndicateBy Nicholas Carter

1011—A Chance DiscoveryBy Nicholas Carter

1012—Among the CounterfeitersBy Nicholas Carter

1013—A Threefold DisappearanceBy Nicholas Carter

1014—At Odds With Scotland YardBy Nicholas Carter

1015—A Princess of CrimeBy Nicholas Carter

1016—Found on the BeachBy Nicholas Carter

1017—A Spinner of DeathBy Nicholas Carter

1018—The Detective’s Pretty NeighborBy Nicholas Carter

1019—A Bogus ClewBy Nicholas Carter

1020—The Puzzle of Five PistolsBy Nicholas Carter

1021—The Secret of the Marble MantelBy Nicholas Carter

1022—A Bite of an AppleBy Nicholas Carter

1023—A Triple CrimeBy Nicholas Carter

1024—The Stolen Race HorseBy Nicholas Carter

1025—WildfireBy Nicholas Carter

1026—A Herald PersonalBy Nicholas Carter

1027—The Finger of SuspicionBy Nicholas Carter

1028—The Crimson ClewBy Nicholas Carter

1029—Nick Carter Down EastBy Nicholas Carter

1030—The Chain of ClewsBy Nicholas Carter

1031—A Victim of CircumstancesBy Nicholas Carter

1032—Brought to BayBy Nicholas Carter

1033—The Dynamite TrapBy Nicholas Carter

1034—A Scrap of Black LaceBy Nicholas Carter

1035—The Woman of EvilBy Nicholas Carter

1036—A Legacy of HateBy Nicholas Carter

1037—A Trusted RogueBy Nicholas Carter

1038—Man Against ManBy Nicholas Carter

1039—The Demons of the NightBy Nicholas Carter

1040—The Brotherhood of DeathBy Nicholas Carter

1041—At the Knife’s PointBy Nicholas Carter

1042—A Cry for HelpBy Nicholas Carter

1043—A Stroke of PolicyBy Nicholas Carter

1044—Hounded to DeathBy Nicholas Carter

1045—A Bargain in CrimeBy Nicholas Carter

1046—The Fatal PrescriptionBy Nicholas Carter

1047—The Man of IronBy Nicholas Carter

1048—An Amazing ScoundrelBy Nicholas Carter

1049—The Chain of EvidenceBy Nicholas Carter

1050—Paid with DeathBy Nicholas Carter

1051—A Fight for a ThroneBy Nicholas Carter

1052—The Woman of SteelBy Nicholas Carter

1053—The Seal of DeathBy Nicholas Carter

1054—The Human FiendBy Nicholas Carter

1055—A Desperate ChanceBy Nicholas Carter

1056—A Chase in the DarkBy Nicholas Carter

1057—The Snare and the GameBy Nicholas Carter

1058—The Murray Hill MysteryBy Nicholas Carter

1059—Nick Carter’s Close CallBy Nicholas Carter

1060—The Missing Cotton KingBy Nicholas Carter

1061—A Game of PlotsBy Nicholas Carter

1062—The Prince of LiarsBy Nicholas Carter

1063—The Man at the WindowBy Nicholas Carter

1064—The Red LeagueBy Nicholas Carter

1065—The Price of a SecretBy Nicholas Carter

1066—The Worst Case on RecordBy Nicholas Carter

1067—From Peril to PerilBy Nicholas Carter

1068—The Seal of SilenceBy Nicholas Carter

1069—Nick Carter’s Chinese PuzzleBy Nicholas Carter

1070—A Blackmailer’s BluffBy Nicholas Carter

1071—Heard in the DarkBy Nicholas Carter

1072—A Checkmated ScoundrelBy Nicholas Carter

1073—The Cashier’s SecretBy Nicholas Carter

1074—Behind a MaskBy Nicholas Carter

1075—The Cloak of GuiltBy Nicholas Carter

1076—Two Villains in OneBy Nicholas Carter

1077—The Hot Air ClewBy Nicholas Carter

1078—Run to EarthBy Nicholas Carter

1079—The Certified CheckBy Nicholas Carter

1080—Weaving the WebBy Nicholas Carter

1081—Beyond PursuitBy Nicholas Carter

1082—The Claws of the TigerBy Nicholas Carter

1083—Driven from CoverBy Nicholas Carter

1084—A Deal in DiamondsBy Nicholas Carter

1085—The Wizard of the CueBy Nicholas Carter

1086—A Race for Ten ThousandBy Nicholas Carter

1087—The Criminal LinkBy Nicholas Carter

1088—The Red SignalBy Nicholas Carter

1089—The Secret PanelBy Nicholas Carter

1090—A Bonded VillainBy Nicholas Carter

1091—A Move in the DarkBy Nicholas Carter

1092—Against Desperate OddsBy Nicholas Carter

1093—The Telltale PhotographsBy Nicholas Carter

1094—The Ruby PinBy Nicholas Carter

1095—The Queen of DiamondsBy Nicholas Carter

1096—A Broken TrailBy Nicholas Carter

1097—An Ingenious StratagemBy Nicholas Carter

1098—A Sharper’s DownfallBy Nicholas Carter

1099—A Race Track GambleBy Nicholas Carter

1100—Without a ClewBy Nicholas Carter

1101—The Council of DeathBy Nicholas Carter

1102—The Hole in the VaultBy Nicholas Carter

1103—In Death’s GripBy Nicholas Carter

1104—A Great ConspiracyBy Nicholas Carter

1105—The Guilty GovernorBy Nicholas Carter

1106—A Ring of RascalsBy Nicholas Carter

1107—A Masterpiece of CrimeBy Nicholas Carter

1108—A Blow For VengeanceBy Nicholas Carter

1109—Tangled ThreadsBy Nicholas Carter

1110—The Crime of the CameraBy Nicholas Carter

1111—The Sign of the DaggerBy Nicholas Carter

1112—Nick Carter’s PromiseBy Nicholas Carter

1113—Marked for DeathBy Nicholas Carter

1114—The Limited HoldupBy Nicholas Carter

1115—When the Trap Was SprungBy Nicholas Carter

1116—Through the Cellar WallBy Nicholas Carter

1117—Under the Tiger’s ClawsBy Nicholas Carter

1118—The Girl in the CaseBy Nicholas Carter

1119—Behind a ThroneBy Nicholas Carter

1120—The Lure of GoldBy Nicholas Carter

1121—Hand to HandBy Nicholas Carter

1122—From a Prison CellBy Nicholas Carter

1123—Dr. Quartz, MagicianBy Nicholas Carter

1124—Into Nick Carter’s WebBy Nicholas Carter

1125—The Mystic DiagramBy Nicholas Carter

1126—The Hand That WonBy Nicholas Carter

1127—Playing a Lone HandBy Nicholas Carter

1128—The Master VillainBy Nicholas Carter

1129—The False ClaimantBy Nicholas Carter

1130—The Living MaskBy Nicholas Carter

1131—The Crime and the MotiveBy Nicholas Carter

1132—A Mysterious FoeBy Nicholas Carter

1133—A Missing ManBy Nicholas Carter

1134—A Game Well PlayedBy Nicholas Carter

1135—A Cigarette ClewBy Nicholas Carter

1136—The Diamond TrailBy Nicholas Carter

1137—The Silent GuardianBy Nicholas Carter

1138—The Dead StrangerBy Nicholas Carter

1140—The Doctor’s StratagemBy Nicholas Carter

1141—Following a Chance ClewBy Nicholas Carter

1142—The Bank Draft PuzzleBy Nicholas Carter

1143—The Price of TreacheryBy Nicholas Carter

1144—The Silent PartnerBy Nicholas Carter

1145—Ahead of the GameBy Nicholas Carter

1146—A Trap of Tangled WireBy Nicholas Carter

1147—In the Gloom of NightBy Nicholas Carter

1148—The Unaccountable CrookBy Nicholas Carter

1149—A Bundle of ClewsBy Nicholas Carter

1150—The Great Diamond SyndicateBy Nicholas Carter

1151—The Death CircleBy Nicholas Carter

1152—The Toss of a PennyBy Nicholas Carter

1153—One Step Too FarBy Nicholas Carter

1154—The Terrible ThirteenBy Nicholas Carter

1155—A Detective’s TheoryBy Nicholas Carter

1156—Nick Carter’s Auto TrailBy Nicholas Carter

1157—A Triple IdentityBy Nicholas Carter

1158—A Mysterious GraftBy Nicholas Carter

1159—A Carnival of CrimeBy Nicholas Carter

1160—The Bloodstone TerrorBy Nicholas Carter

1161—Trapped in His Own NetBy Nicholas Carter

1162—The Last Move in the GameBy Nicholas Carter

1163—A Victim of DeceitBy Nicholas Carter

1164—With Links of SteelBy Nicholas Carter

1165—A Plaything of FateBy Nicholas Carter

1166—The Key Ring ClewBy Nicholas Carter

1167—Playing for a FortuneBy Nicholas Carter

1168—At Mystery’s ThresholdBy Nicholas Carter

1169—Trapped by a WomanBy Nicholas Carter

1170—The Four Fingered GloveBy Nicholas Carter

1171—Nabob and KnaveBy Nicholas Carter

1172—The Broadway CroftsBy Nicholas Carter

1173—The Man Without a ConscienceBy Nicholas Carter

1174—A Master of DeviltryBy Nicholas Carter

Western Stories About

BUFFALO BILL

Price, Fifteen Cents Red-blooded Adventure Stories for Men

There is no more romantic character in American history than William F. Cody, or, as he was internationally known, Buffalo Bill. He, with Colonel Prentiss Ingraham, Wild Bill Hickok, General Custer, and a few other adventurous spirits, laid the foundation of our great West.

There is no more brilliant page in American history than the winning of the West. Never did pioneers live more thrilling lives, so rife with adventure and brave deeds, as the old scouts and plainsmen. Foremost among these stands the imposing figure of Buffalo Bill.

All of the books in this list are intensely interesting. They were written by the close friend and companion of Buffalo Bill—Colonel Prentiss Ingraham. They depict actual adventures which this pair of hard-hitting comrades experienced, while the story of these adventures is interwoven with fiction; historically the books are correct.

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1—Buffalo Bill, the Border KingBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

2—Buffalo Bill’s RaidBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

3—Buffalo Bill’s BraveryBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

4—Buffalo Bill’s Trump CardBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

5—Buffalo Bill’s PledgeBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

6—Buffalo Bill’s VengeanceBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

7—Buffalo Bill’s Iron GripBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

8—Buffalo Bill’s CaptureBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

9—Buffalo Bill’s Danger LineBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

10—Buffalo Bill’s ComradesBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

11—Buffalo Bill’s ReckoningBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

12—Buffalo Bill’s WarningBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

13—Buffalo Bill at BayBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

14—Buffalo Bill’s Buckskin PardsBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

15—Buffalo Bill’s BrandBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

16—Buffalo Bill’s HonorBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

17—Buffalo Bill’s Phantom HuntBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

18—Buffalo Bill’s Fight With FireBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

19—Buffalo Bill’s Danite TrailBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

20—Buffalo Bill’s Ranch RidersBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

21—Buffalo Bill’s Death TrailBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

22—Buffalo Bill’s TrackersBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

23—Buffalo Bill’s Mid-air FlightBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

24—Buffalo Bill, AmbassadorBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

25—Buffalo Bill’s Air VoyageBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

26—Buffalo Bill’s Secret MissionBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

27—Buffalo Bill’s Long TrailBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

28—Buffalo Bill Against OddsBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

29—Buffalo Bill’s Hot ChaseBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

30—Buffalo Bill’s Redskin AllyBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

31—Buffalo Bill’s Treasure TroveBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

32—Buffalo Bill’s Hidden FoesBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

33—Buffalo Bill’s Crack ShotBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

34—Buffalo Bill’s Close CallBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

35—Buffalo Bill’s Double SurpriseBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

36—Buffalo Bill’s AmbushBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

37—Buffalo Bill’s Outlaw HuntBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

38—Buffalo Bill’s Border DuelBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

39—Buffalo Bill’s Bid for FameBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

40—Buffalo Bill’s TriumphBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

41—Buffalo Bill’s Spy TrailerBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

42—Buffalo Bill’s Death CallBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

43—Buffalo Bill’s Body GuardBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

44—Buffalo Bill’s Still HuntBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

45—Buffalo Bill and the Doomed DozenBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

46—Buffalo Bill’s Prairie ScoutBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

47—Buffalo Bill’s Traitor GuideBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

48—Buffalo Bill’s BonanzaBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

49—Buffalo Bill’s SwoopBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

50—Buffalo Bill and the Gold KingBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

51—Buffalo Bill, Dead ShotBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

52—Buffalo Bill’s Buckskin BravosBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

53—Buffalo Bill’s Big FourBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

54—Buffalo Bill’s One-armed PardBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

55—Buffalo Bill’s Race for LifeBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

56—Buffalo Bill’s ReturnBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

57—Buffalo Bill’s ConquestBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

58—Buffalo Bill to the RescueBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

59—Buffalo Bill’s Beautiful FoeBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

60—Buffalo Bill’s Perilous TaskBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

61—Buffalo Bill’s Queer FindBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

62—Buffalo Bill’s Blind LeadBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

63—Buffalo Bill’s ResolutionBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

64—Buffalo Bill, the AvengerBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

65—Buffalo Bill’s Pledged PardBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

66—Buffalo Bill’s Weird WarningBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

67—Buffalo Bill’s Wild RideBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

68—Buffalo Bill’s Redskin StampedeBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

69—Buffalo Bill’s Mine MysteryBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

70—Buffalo Bill’s Gold HuntBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

71—Buffalo Bill’s Daring DashBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

72—Buffalo Bill on HandBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

73—Buffalo Bill’s AllianceBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

74—Buffalo Bill’s Relentless FoeBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

75—Buffalo Bill’s Midnight RideBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

76—Buffalo Bill’s ChivalryBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

77—Buffalo Bill’s Girl PardBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

78—Buffalo Bill’s Private WarBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

79—Buffalo Bill’s Diamond MineBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

80—Buffalo Bill’s Big ContractBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

81—Buffalo Bill’s Woman FoeBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

82—Buffalo Bill’s RuseBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

83—Buffalo Bill’s PursuitBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

84—Buffalo Bill’s Hidden GoldBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

85—Buffalo Bill in Mid-airBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

86—Buffalo Bill’s Queer MissionBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

87—Buffalo Bill’s VerdictBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

88—Buffalo Bill’s OrdealBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

89—Buffalo Bill’s Camp FiresBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

90—Buffalo Bill’s Iron NerveBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

91—Buffalo Bill’s RivalBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

92—Buffalo Bill’s Lone HandBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

93—Buffalo Bill’s SacrificeBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

94—Buffalo Bill’s ThunderboltBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

95—Buffalo Bill’s Black FortuneBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

96—Buffalo Bill’s Wild WorkBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

97—Buffalo Bill’s Yellow TrailBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

98—Buffalo Bill’s Treasure TrainBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

99—Buffalo Bill’s Bowie DuelBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

100—Buffalo Bill’s Mystery ManBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

101—Buffalo Bill’s Bold PlayBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

102—Buffalo Bill: PeacemakerBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

103—Buffalo Bill’s Big SurpriseBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

104—Buffalo Bill’s BarricadeBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

105—Buffalo Bill’s TestBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

106—Buffalo Bill’s PowwowBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

107—Buffalo Bill’s Stern JusticeBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

108—Buffalo Bill’s Mysterious FriendBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

109—Buffalo Bill and the BoomersBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

110—Buffalo Bill’s Panther FightBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

111—Buffalo Bill and the Overland MailBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

112—Buffalo Bill on the Deadwood TrailBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

113—Buffalo Bill in Apache LandBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

114—Buffalo Bill’s Blindfold DuelBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

115—Buffalo Bill and the Lone CamperBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

116—Buffalo Bill’s Merry WarBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

117—Buffalo Bill’s Star PlayBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

118—Buffalo Bill’s War CryBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

119—Buffalo Bill on Black Panther’s TrailBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

120—Buffalo Bill’s Slim ChanceBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

121—Buffalo Bill BesiegedBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

122—Buffalo Bill’s Bandit Round-upBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

123—Buffalo Bill’s Surprise PartyBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

124—Buffalo Bill’s Lightning RaidBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

125—Buffalo Bill in MexicoBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

126—Buffalo Bill’s Traitor FoeBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

127—Buffalo Bill’s Tireless ChaseBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

128—Buffalo Bill’s Boy BuglerBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

129—Buffalo Bill’s Sure GuessBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

130—Buffalo Bill’s Record JumpBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

131—Buffalo Bill in the Land of DreadBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

132—Buffalo Bill’s Tangled ClueBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

133—Buffalo Bill’s Wolf SkinBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

134—Buffalo Bill’s Twice Four PuzzleBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

135—Buffalo Bill and the Devil BirdBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

136—Buffalo Bill and the Indian’s MascotBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

137—Buffalo Bill EntrappedBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

138—Buffalo Bill’s Totem TrailBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

139—Buffalo Bill at Fort ChallisBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

140—Buffalo Bill’s DeterminationBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

141—Buffalo Bill’s Battle AxeBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

142—Buffalo Bill’s Game with FateBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

143—Buffalo Bill’s Comanche RaidBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

144—Buffalo Bill’s Aerial IslandBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

145—Buffalo Bill’s Lucky ShotBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

146—Buffalo Bill’s Sioux FriendsBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

147—Buffalo Bill’s Supreme TestBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

148—Buffalo Bill’s Boldest StrikeBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

149—Buffalo Bill and the Red HandBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

150—Buffalo Bill’s Dance with DeathBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

151—Buffalo Bill’s Running FightBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

152—Buffalo Bill in HarnessBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

153—Buffalo Bill CorralledBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

154—Buffalo Bill’s Waif of the WestBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

155—Buffalo Bill’s Wizard PardBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

156—Buffalo Bill and HawkeyeBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

157—Buffalo Bill and Grizzly DanBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

158—Buffalo Bill’s Ghost PlayBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

159—Buffalo Bill’s Lost PrisonerBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

160—Buffalo Bill and the Klan of KauBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

161—Buffalo Bill’s Crow ScoutsBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

162—Buffalo Bill’s Lassoed SpectreBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

163—Buffalo Bill and the WanderersBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

164—Buffalo Bill and the White QueenBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

165—Buffalo Bill’s Yellow GuardianBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

166—Buffalo Bill’s Double “B” BrandBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

167—Buffalo Bill’s Dangerous DutyBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

168—Buffalo Bill and the Talking StatueBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

169—Buffalo Bill Between Two FiresBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

170—Buffalo Bill and the Giant ApacheBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

171—Buffalo Bill’s Best BetBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

172—Buffalo Bill’s Blockhouse SiegeBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

173—Buffalo Bill’s Fight for RightBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

174—Buffalo Bill’s Sad TidingsBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

175—Buffalo Bill and “Lucky” BensonBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

176—Buffalo Bill Among the SiouxBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

177—Buffalo Bill’s Mystery BoxBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

178—Buffalo Bill’s Worst TangleBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

179—Buffalo Bill’s Clean SweepBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

180—Buffalo Bill’s Texas TangleBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

181—Buffalo Bill and the NihilistsBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

182—Buffalo Bill’s Emigrant TrailBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

183—Buffalo Bill at Close QuartersBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

184—Buffalo Bill and the Cattle ThievesBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

185—Buffalo Bill at Cimaroon BarBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

186—Buffalo Bill’s IngenuityBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

187—Buffalo Bill on a Cold TrailBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

188—Buffalo Bill’s Red Hot TotemBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

189—Buffalo Bill Under a War CloudBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

190—Buffalo Bill and the ProphetBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

191—Buffalo Bill and the Red RenegadeBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

192—Buffalo Bill’s Mailed FistBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

193—Buffalo Bill’s Round-upBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

194—Buffalo Bill’s Death MessageBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

195—Buffalo Bill’s Redskin DisguiseBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

196—Buffalo Bill, the WhirlwindBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

197—Buffalo Bill in Death ValleyBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

198—Buffalo Bill and the Magic ButtonBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

199—Buffalo Bill’s Friend in NeedBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

200—Buffalo Bill With General CusterBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

201—Buffalo Bill’s Timely MeetingBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

202—Buffalo Bill and the Skeleton ScoutBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

203—Buffalo Bill’s Flag of TruceBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

204—Buffalo Bill’s Pacific PowerBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

205—Buffalo Bill’s ImpersonatorBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

206—Buffalo Bill and the Red MaraudersBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

207—Buffalo Bill’s Long RunBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

208—Buffalo Bill and Red DoveBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

209—Buffalo Bill on the BoxBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

210—Buffalo Bill’s Bravo PartnerBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

211—Buffalo Bill’s Strange TaskBy Col. Prentiss Ingraham

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