Front matter

AVIATION

THE SKY DETECTIVES

OR

How Jack Ralston Got His Man

BY

AMBROSE NEWCOMB

Author of “Eagles of the Sky,” etc., etc.

THE GOLDSMITH PUBLISHING CO.

CHICAGO

The Sky Detectives

Copyright 1930

The Goldsmith Publishing Co.

Made in U.S.A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE

IReady for the Takeoff13

IIThe Luck of Scotty23

IIIHeaded South32

IVThe Grim Pursuer40

VA Duel in the Air47

VIParachute Jumpers55

VIIStriking the Fog Belt64

VIIINew Orleans, First Stop71

IXCoaching Perk79

XLaying Plans89

XIThe Night Alarm97

XIIPlaying with Fire104

XIIIThe Hop-Off113

XIVSkirting the Gulf120

XVPerk as a Fire Fighter127

XVIIn the Grip of the Storm136

XVIIA Fight Well Won143

XVIIIThe Deserted Shack152

XIXFortune Knocks at the Door161

XXSpringing the Trap168

XXIPicking Up Clues177

XXIIOver Arizona Deserts184

XXIIIOn to the Colorado193

XXIVSimeon Grows Desperate200

XXVThe Stage Set for Battle209

XXVIOn the Face of the Moon217

XXVIIThe Sierra Madre Chain225

XXVIIIClose to the Tiger’s Lair232

XXIXNearing the Goal239

XXXJack Gets His Man247