Part 20

A golf caddy who has a leaning toward amateur detective work, together with his younger cousin, are accidentally mixed up in the strange loss, or theft, of a valuable diamond, known as Green Fire. It was once the eye of an East Indian idol. To clear his young cousin of suspicion, the older boy undertakes to solve the mystery which deepens when one man disappears and another is found murdered on the golf course. But, by a series of clever moves on the part of the young sleuth, the crime is solved and the diamond found in a most unusual hiding place. A rapidly moving, exciting tale. You will like it.

3. HIDDEN DANGER _or The Secret of the Bank Vault_

A young detective, who, in his private capacity, has solved several mysteries, decides to open an office in another city. He meets a young bank clerk and they become partners just when the clerk’s bank is mysteriously bombed and the cashier is reported missing. It is not until next day that it is discovered that the bank vault has been entered in some secret manner and a large sum stolen. The regular detectives declared “spirits” must have robbed the bank but the two young detectives prove that a clever gang did it and also kidnapped the aged cashier. Not a dull page from first to last. A clever story.

NORTHWEST STORIES

By LeROY W. SNELL

_A new group of stories laid in the Canadian Northwest by Mr. Snell, a master writer of the glories and the thrilling adventures of the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police. Each book is an individual story, well written, beautifully bound, and contains a story that all boys will enjoy._

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1. THE LEAD DISK

Tom Baley, leaving college goes north into Canada, hoping to join the Northwest Mounted Police. His application is turned down by his own uncle, an officer on the force, but after many thrilling adventures and encounters with the Disk Gang he is able to win the coveted uniform.

2. SHADOW PATROL

Luke Myers is sent into the Caribou Mountains to solve the mystery of The Shadow, about whom many conflicting stories are told. There are struggles with the outlaws, and finally a great running battle down the fog-obscured mountain trails ... at the end of which the outlaws are captured and the mystery of The Shadow is solved.

3. THE WOLF CRY

Donald Pierce is sent to solve the mystery of his father’s disappearance, into the unmapped barrens where King Stively weaves his web of wickedness, and rules a territory the size of a small empire with a ruthlessness and cunning that baffles the best of the Mounted Police. Behind all is the dread Wolf Cry which causes brave men to shudder....

4. THE SPELL OF THE NORTH

Sergeant David Stanlaw, stationed at Spirit River, is puzzled by a local killing, the disappearance of the body, the finding of a code message, and by the mystery of the “Listening Forest,” which casts a shadow of dread over the little town of Wiggin’s Creek. With the help of Jerry Bartlett they capture the leaders of the gang and solve the mystery of the “Listening Forest.”

5. THE CHALLENGE OF THE YUKON

Robert Wade whose patrol runs from Skagway on Chattam Strait north into the Yukon country follows in the wake of a stampede to a new gold strike. With the aid of his friend, Jim MacPhail, Wade frustrates the Outlaws, who try to trap the whole town behind the “Pass of the Closing Door,” and then races them to and across the breaking ice floes of the Yukon. A strong adventure story all boys will enjoy.

THE BOMBA BOOKS

By ROY ROCKWOOD

_12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. With Colored jacket._ _Price 50 cents per volume. Postage 10 cents additional._

_Bomba lived far back in the jungles of the Amazon with a half-demented naturalist who told the lad nothing of his past. The jungle boy was a lover of birds, and hunted animals with a bow and arrow and his trusty machete. He had only a primitive education, and his daring adventures will be followed with breathless interest by thousands._

1. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY 2. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AT THE MOVING MOUNTAIN 3. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AT THE GIANT CATARACT 4. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY ON JAGUAR ISLAND 5. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY IN THE ABANDONED CITY 6. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY ON TERROR TRAIL 7. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY IN THE SWAMP OF DEATH 8. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AMONG THE SLAVES 9. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY ON THE UNDERGROUND RIVER 10. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AND THE LOST EXPLORERS 11. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY IN A STRANGE LAND 12. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AMONG THE PYGMIES 13. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AND THE CANNIBALS 14. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AND THE PAINTED HUNTERS 15. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AND THE RIVER DEMONS 16. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AND THE HOSTILE CHIEFTAIN

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Transcriber’s Notes

--Copyright notice provided as in the original—this e-text is public domain in the country of publication.

--Research suggests that the copyright date in the printed text is not accurate.

--Silently corrected palpable typos; left non-standard spellings and dialect unchanged.