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  The Speedwell Boys and Their Racing Auto

  Or

  A Run for the Golden Cup

  BY ROY ROCKWOOD AUTHOR OF “THE SPEEDWELL BOYS ON MOTORCYCLES,” “THE DAVE DASHAWAY SERIES,” “THE GREAT MARVEL SERIES,” ETC.

  ILLUSTRATED

  NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY PUBLISHERS

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  BOOKS FOR BOYS BY ROY ROCKWOOD

  THE SPEEDWELL BOYS SERIES 12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

  THE SPEEDWELL BOYS ON MOTORCYCLES THE SPEEDWELL BOYS AND THEIR RACING AUTO THE SPEEDWELL BOYS AND THEIR POWER LAUNCH THE SPEEDWELL BOYS IN A SUBMARINE

  THE DAVE DASHAWAY SERIES 12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

  DAVE DASHAWAY THE YOUNG AVIATOR DAVE DASHAWAY AND HIS HYDROPLANE DAVE DASHAWAY AND HIS GIANT AIRSHIP DAVE DASHAWAY AROUND THE WORLD

  THE GREAT MARVEL SERIES 12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

  THROUGH THE AIR TO THE NORTH POLE UNDER THE OCEAN TO THE SOUTH POLE FIVE THOUSAND MILES UNDERGROUND THROUGH SPACE TO MARS LOST ON THE MOON

  CUPPLES & LEON CO. PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK

  Copyrighted 1913, by CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

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  THE SPEEDWELL BOYS AND THEIR RACING AUTO

  Printed in U. S. A.

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  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER PAGE I. THE MAN?'UVERS OF MAXEY 1 II. DAN SPEEDWELL AT HIS BEST 7 III. MYSTERY OF THE MAROON CAR 14 IV. BILLY ACTS ON IMPULSE 25 V. THE ROBBERY OF THE BANK 32 VI. A FIRST DIFFICULTY 39 VII. THE HAND IN THE DARK 48 VIII. ON WATCH 57 IX. THIEVES IN THE NIGHT 64 X. JOSIAH SOMES ON THE WARPATH 72 XI. ON A HOT TRAIL 79 XII. A GREAT RUN 84 XIII. A SHARP TURN 93 XIV. A FAILURE AND A SUCCESS 99 XV. SECRET SERVICE 105 XVI. INGRATITUDE OF CHANCE AVERY 113 XVII. A FRIEND IN NEED 118 XVIII. ON THE ROAD TO KARNAC LAKE 126 XIX. AN EXCITING RUN 135 XX. ON THE ENDURANCE TEST 145 XXI. THE FIRST TEN HOURS 156 XXII. UNDERHAND WORK 167 XXIII. QUEER ACTIONS OF NO. 41 177 XXIV. AN OBSTACLE RACE 189 XXV. THE CAR AND THE CUP 197

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  THE SPEEDWELL BOYS AND THEIR RACING AUTO