TOP NOTCH DETECTIVE STORIES
By WILLIAM HALL
_Each story complete in itself_
_A new group of detective stories carefully written, with corking plots;modern, exciting, full of adventure, good police and detective work._
_Large 12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. Jacket in color. Price 50 cents pervolume._
_Postage 10 cents additional._
1. SLOW VENGEANCE _or the Mystery of Pete Shine_
A young newspaper man, whose brother is on the police force, becomesstrangely involved in the mysterious killing of an Italian bootblack.Suspicion points to a well-known politician but he proves that it wasimpossible for him to have done the deed. Then the reporter, who for atime turns detective, gets a clue revolving about a startling, ancientmethod of combat. He follows this up, watches a masked duelist and, withthe help of a girl, catches the murderer who justifies his deed on theplea of Slow Vengeance. You will be interested in reading how thereporter got out of a tight corner.
2. GREEN FIRE _or Mystery of the Indian Diamond_
A golf caddy who has a leaning toward amateur detective work, togetherwith his younger cousin, are accidentally mixed up in the strange loss,or theft, of a valuable diamond, known as Green Fire. It was once theeye of an East Indian idol. To clear his young cousin of suspicion, theolder boy undertakes to solve the mystery which deepens when one mandisappears and another is found murdered on the golf course. But, by aseries of clever moves on the part of the young sleuth, the crime issolved and the diamond found in a most unusual hiding place. A rapidlymoving, exciting tale. You will like it.
3. HIDDEN DANGER _or The Secret of the Bank Vault_
A young detective, who, in his private capacity, has solved severalmysteries, decides to open an office in another city. He meets a youngbank clerk and they become partners just when the clerk's bank ismysteriously bombed and the cashier is reported missing. It is not untilnext day that it is discovered that the bank vault has been entered insome secret manner and a large sum stolen. The regular detectivesdeclared "spirits" must have robbed the bank but the two youngdetectives prove that a clever gang did it and also kidnapped the agedcashier. Not a dull page from first to last. A clever story.
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY, Publishers New York
NORTHWEST STORIES
By LeROY W. SNELL
_A new group of stories laid in the Canadian Northwest by Mr. Snell, amaster writer of the glories and the thrilling adventures of theCanadian Northwest Mounted Police. Each book is an individual story,well written, beautifully bound, and contains a story that all boys willenjoy._
_Large 12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. Jacket in color. Price 50 cents pervolume._
_Postage 10 cents additional._
1. THE LEAD DISK
Tom Baley, leaving college goes north into Canada, hoping to join theNorthwest Mounted Police. His application is turned down by his ownuncle, an officer on the force, but after many thrilling adventures andencounters with the Disk Gang he is able to win the coveted uniform.
2. SHADOW PATROL
Luke Myers is sent into the Caribou Mountains to solve the mystery ofThe Shadow, about whom many conflicting stories are told. There arestruggles with the outlaws, and finally a great running battle down thefog-obscured mountain trails ... at the end of which the outlaws arecaptured and the mystery of The Shadow is solved.
3. THE WOLF CRY
Donald Pierce is sent to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance,into the unmapped barrens where King Stively weaves his web ofwickedness, and rules a territory the size of a small empire with aruthlessness and cunning that baffles the best of the Mounted Police.Behind all is the dread Wolf Cry which causes brave men to shudder....
4. THE SPELL OF THE NORTH
Sergeant David Stanlaw, stationed at Spirit River, is puzzled by a localkilling, the disappearance of the body, the finding of a code message,and by the mystery of the "Listening Forest," which casts a shadow ofdread over the little town of Wiggin's Creek. With the help of JerryBartlett they capture the leaders of the gang and solve the mystery ofthe "Listening Forest."
5. THE CHALLENGE OF THE YUKON
Robert Wade whose patrol runs from Skagway on Chattam Strait north intothe Yukon country follows in the wake of a stampede to a new goldstrike. With the aid of his friend, Jim MacPhail, Wade frustrates theoutlaws, who try to trap the whole town behind the "Pass of the ClosingDoor," and then races them to and across the breaking ice floes of theYukon. A strong adventure story all boys will enjoy.
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY, Publishers New York
Transcriber's Notes:
--Text in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_).
--Punctuation and spelling inaccuracies were silently corrected.
--Archaic and variable spelling has been preserved.
--Variations in hyphenation and compound words have been preserved.
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