RALPH ON THE MIDNIGHT FLYER
Reading edition
THE FIRE WAS SWEEPING CLOSER AND CLOSER.
RALPH ON THE MIDNIGHT FLYER
OR
THE WRECK AT SHADOW VALLEY
BY
ALLEN CHAPMAN
AUTHOR OF “RALPH OF THE ROUNDHOUSE,” “RALPH ON THE
ARMY TRAIN,” “THE RADIO BOYS’ FIRST WIRELESS,”
“THE RADIO BOYS TRAILING A VOICE,” ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS
Made in the United States of America
BOOKS FOR BOYS
BY ALLEN CHAPMAN
12mo. Cloth, Illustrated.
THE RAILROAD SERIES
RALPH OF THE ROUNDHOUSE
Or Bound to Become a Railroad Man
RALPH IN THE SWITCH TOWER
Or Clearing the Track
RALPH ON THE ENGINE
Or The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail
RALPH ON THE OVERLAND EXPRESS
Or The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer
RALPH, THE TRAIN DISPATCHER
Or The Mystery of the Pay Car
RALPH ON THE ARMY TRAIN
Or The Young Railroader’s Most Daring Exploit
RALPH ON THE MIDNIGHT FLYER
Or The Wreck at Shadow Valley
THE RADIO BOYS SERIES
THE RADIO BOYS’ FIRST WIRELESS
Or Winning the Ferberton Prize
THE RADIO BOYS AT OCEAN POINT
Or The Message that Saved the Ship
THE RADIO BOYS AT THE SENDING STATION
Or Making Good in the Wireless Room
THE RADIO BOYS AT MOUNTAIN PASS
Or The Midnight Call for Assistance
THE RADIO BOYS TRAILING A VOICE
Or Solving a Wireless Mystery
THE RADIO BOYS WITH THE FOREST RANGERS
Or The Great Fire on Spruce Mountain
GROSSET & DUNLAP, Publishers, New York
COPYRIGHT, 1923, BY GROSSET & DUNLAP
Ralph on the Midnight Flyer
CONTENTS
IThe Trouble-Maker
IIDiscipline
IIIA Good Deal to Think of
IVZeph Fathers an Idea
VOn the Heels of a Shadow
VITouch and Go
VIISomething Bad
VIIIA Clash of Authority
IXIt Happens Again
XThe Night of the Strike
XIMore Friction
XIITreachery
XIIINews from Shadow Valley
XIVA Tragedy
XVOnce More on the Rails
XVIThrough Shadow Valley
XVIIMore Discipline
XVIIIFrom Bad to Worse
XIXThe Hold-Up in Shadow Valley
XXStrange Signals
XXIAbout Cherry
XXIIThe Threat Direct
XXIIIWhat Lies Ahead?
XXIVTerrible News
XXVThrough the Flaming Forest
XXVIThe Wreck
XXVIIWhere Is Cherry?
XXVIIIRalph on the Trail
XXIXThe Run Is Ended