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قراءة كتاب The Automobile Girls at Chicago; Or, Winning Out Against Heavy Odds
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The Automobile Girls at Chicago; Or, Winning Out Against Heavy Odds
The Automobile Girls
at Chicago
OR
Winning Out Against Heavy Odds
By
LAURA DENT CRANE
in the Berkshires, The Automobile Girls
Along the Hudson, etc.
Illustrated
P H I L A D E L P H I A
HENRY ALTEMUS COMPANY
Howard E. Altemus
Printed in the
United States of America
CONTENTS
| Chapter | Page | |
| I. | The Man in Section Thirteen | 7 |
| II. | The Missing Passenger | 19 |
| III. | A Dizzy Round of Pleasure | 32 |
| IV. | Battle of the Bulls and Bears | 45 |
| V. | An Embarrassing Moment | 56 |
| VI. | The Wreck of Mr. A. Bubble | 68 |
| VII. | The Mystery of the Iron Gates | 75 |
| VIII. | Exploring the Secret Passage | 84 |
| IX. | In an Indian Graveyard | 96 |
| X. | Meeting a Treasure Hunter | 106 |
| XI. | Giving an Attic Party | 116 |
| XII. | A Curious Old Journal | 127 |
| XIII. | The Mystery of the Attic | 136 |
| XIV. | Tommy Takes a Wild Ride | 143 |
| XV. | An Amazing Occurrence | 154 |
| XVI. | Bob Solves Another Mystery | 164 |
| XVII. | A Long-Remembered Christmas | 178 |
| XVIII. | Bab's Exciting Discovery | 187 |
| XIX. | A Bitter Disappointment | 195 |
| XX. | Conclusion | 204 |
The Automobile Girls at Chicago
CHAPTER I
THE MAN IN SECTION THIRTEEN
"Wha—a-at is it?" she muttered, then opened her eyes wide. In the darkness of the Pullman berth she could see nothing at all save a faint perpendicular line of light at the edges of the curtains that enclosed the section.
"I—I wonder what made me wake up so suddenly?" Barbara put out a groping hand. The hand came in contact with Mollie Thurston's face. Mollie brushed it away, muttering irritably in her sleep. Then all at once Barbara discovered what had awakened her. Close at hand she heard the voices of two men. They were conversing in low, cautious tones.
"I tell you I'll crush him! I'll crush them both. I'll make beggars of them!" declared one of the men in a slightly heightened tone.
The train had stopped, as Barbara realized at that moment. Otherwise she might not have been able to hear the words so plainly. The girl shuddered at the