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  "THE BEAR CAME BOUNDING AFTER THEM!"]

  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.

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  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

  JACK RANGER'S GUN CLUB