“A FIGURE CATAPULTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE” (See page 295)

Copper Coleson’s
Ghost

By
EDWARD P. HENDRICK
Author of
“THE CRUISE OF THE SALLY”

Illustrated by
HAROLD CUE

L. C. PAGE & COMPANY
BOSTON PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1930
By L. C. Page & Company
(INCORPORATED)
All rights reserved

Made in U. S. A.

First Impression, August, 1930

COMPOSED, PLATED AND PRINTED BY
C. H. SIMONDS COMPANY
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A.

BECAUSE THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT AND CRITICISM HAVE
BEEN HELPFUL TO ME DURING THE WRITING OF
THIS STORY, I AM DEDICATING IT TO MY BOYS
BOB AND JACK

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. Friends—New and Old 1

II. Copper Coleson 19

III. The Haunted Mine 29

IV. The Race 37

V. A Strange Conversation 52

VI. In Training 64

VII. The Big Game 74

VIII. A Summer Proposition 87

IX. Housecleaning 103

X. A Note from a Ghost 110

XI. The Light on the Wall 118

XII. Warnings 127

XIII. The Night Watch 140

XIV. The Mystery Ship 152

XV. Weary Ceases to Scoff 167

XVI. Puzzled 182

XVII. A Sinister Discovery 191

XVIII. The Apparition at the Dance 212

XIX. A Startling Disclosure 229

XX. Exploring the Tunnel 243

XXI. Trapped in the Mine 252

XXII. A Daring Attempt 262

XXIII. Escape 273

XXIV. The Chase and Capture 285

XXV. Profits 298

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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“A figure catapulted from the rear of the vehicle” (See page 295) Frontispiece

“‘We’ve got ’em licked!’ screamed Dick” 46