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"Raise him up!" Skip shouted, and in another instant Fredwas suspended over the old shaft.]
DOWN THE SLOPE
BY
JAMES OTIS
_Author of "Telegraph Tom's Venture," "Messenger No. 48," "Toby Tyler,""The Boy Captain," "Silent Peter," etc., etc._
_ILLUSTRATED_
M. A. DONOHUE & COMPANY
407-429 Dearborn Street
CHICAGO
COPYRIGHT 1899
BY
THE WERNER COMPANY
M. A. DONOHUE & COMPANYPRINTERS AND BINDERS407-429 DEARBORN STREETCHICAGO
PAGES
CHAPTER I--THE BREAKER BOY 7-14
CHAPTER II--THE WARNING 14-24
CHAPTER III--IN THE SHAFT 24-33
CHAPTER IV--THE BARRIER 33-41
CHAPTER V--THE MOB 41-50
CHAPTER VI--ON DUTY 51-59
CHAPTER VII--THE STRUGGLE 59-66
CHAPTER VIII--THE PURSUIT 67-75
CHAPTER IX--JOE BRACE 75-84
CHAPTER X--THE RESCUE 85-93
CHAPTER XI--BILLINGS AND SKIP 94-101
CHAPTER XII--A SINGULAR ACCIDENT 101-110
CHAPTER XIII--BURIED ALIVE 110-118
CHAPTER XIV--PRECAUTIONS 118-126
CHAPTER XV--A DISCOVERY 126-134
CHAPTER XVI--GOOD SAMARITANS 134-142
CHAPTER XVII--DOWN THE SLOPE 142-150
CHAPTER XVIII--SHUT DOWN 150-158
CHAPTER XIX--THE CONSULTATION 158-165
CHAPTER XX--THE ACCUSED 165-172
CHAPTER XXI--AMATEUR DETECTIVES 173-180
CHAPTER XXII--UNEXPECTED NEWS 180-187
CHAPTER XXIII--A MISADVENTURE 187-195
CHAPTER XXIV--BILL'S MISHAP 195-202
CHAPTER XXV--JOE'S INTERVIEW 203-210
CHAPTER XXVI--TURNING THE TABLES 210-217
CHAPTER XXVII--AN UNLOOKED-FOR DENIAL 217-224
CHAPTER XXIX--A QUESTION OF TITLE 231-237
CHAPTER XXX--A SUIT AT LAW 237-244
CHAPTER XXXI--SKIP 244-253
CHAPTER XXXII--ACQUITTED 253-262
CHAPTER XXXIII--VICTORIOUS 262-269
CHAPTER XXXIV--THE NEW MINE 270-273
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
"Raise him up!" Skip shouted, and in another instant Fred wassuspended over the old shaft _Frontispiece_
Fred set off at full speed, and almost immediately a shout wentup from the rioters: "The sneaks are sending for help! Stopthat boy!" 74
"You four are to act as sentinels," said the superintendent. "Studythis map and you will hit upon a scheme" 95
"Please don't drag me off," Skip said, piteously. "I'll never hurtyou or anybody else again" 128
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