CHAPTER I. ADRIFT IN THE DESERT.

CHAPTER II. ON TO THE MOUNTAINS.

CHAPTER III. THE SKELETON.

CHAPTER IV. "INDIANS!"

CHAPTER V. BLUE WOLF TRIES THE BICYCLE.

CHAPTER VI. TRICK RIDING.

CHAPTER VII. ESCAPE.

CHAPTER VIII. THE MYSTERY EXPLAINED.

CHAPTER IX. A NIGHT ADVENTURE.

CHAPTER X. THE STORY.

CHAPTER XI. ANOTHER ESCAPE.

CHAPTER XII. AT LAKE TAHOE.

CHAPTER XIII. A RACE ON THE LAKE.

CHAPTER XIV. THE HERMIT'S POWER.

CHAPTER XV. RECOVERY.

CHAPTER XVI. LOST UNDERGROUND.

CHAPTER XVII. BROTHER AND SISTER.

CHAPTER XVIII. OLD FRIENDS.

CHAPTER XIX. BART HODGE MAKES A CONFESSION.

CHAPTER XX. FRANK BECOMES ALARMED.

CHAPTER XXI. ARREST AND ESCAPE.

CHAPTER XXII. ISA ISBAN.

CHAPTER XXIII. A KNOCK ON THE DOOR.

CHAPTER XXIV. THE SHERIFF'S SHOT.

CHAPTER XXV. ESCAPE CONCLUSION.

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DOING HIS BEST

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FRANK MERRIWELL’S ALARM.