The Sky Pilot's Great Chase; Or, Jack Ralston's Dead Stick Landing

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Newcomb Ambrose. The Sky Pilot's Great Chase; Or, Jack Ralston's Dead Stick Landing

CHAPTER I. THE CLANG OF THE FIRE BELL

II. TRAPPED BY THE FLAMES

III. BRIDGING THE GAP

IV. THE RESCUE

V. AT THE FLYING FIELD

VI. A BLOW IN THE DARK

VII. PERK HEARS THRILLING NEWS

VIII. THE TAKE-OFF

IX. A BROKEN PADDLE

X. IN A SNUG HARBOR

XI. A STORMY NIGHT

XII. THE LAY-OVER AT SPOKANE

XIII. OVER THE MOUNTAIN TRAILS

XIV. THE BOOTLEG PACK-MULE TRAIN

XV. WINGING INTO THE NORTHLAND

XVI. BAFFLED BY HEAD WINDS

XVII. JACK’S DEAD STICK LANDING

XVIII. AROUND THE CAMPFIRE

XIX. PERK GETS A SHOCK

XX. THE FUR-TRADING STATION

XXI. OLD JIMMY, THE FACTOR

XXII. PICKING UP CLUES

XXIII. THE NORTHWEST MOUNTED POLICE POST

XXIV. READY TO START

XXV. AN OVERNIGHT BIVOUAC

XXVI. THE WOLF PACK

XXVII. ON THE DANGEROUS TRAIL

XXVIII. DODGING THE LOOKOUT

XXIX. THE HAWK AT BAY

XXX. BACK OVER THE BORDER – CONCLUSION

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Jack seemed perfectly willing to accompany his chum, even if it did put a damper on their supper. Possibly he was like the vast majority of American youngsters in his youth, and could never resist the lure of a fire.

Accordingly they hurried down to the lower floor and dashed outside.

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There seemed to be a rear entrance for a cop was standing guard there, apparently to keep any frantic tenant from rushing inside in the mad hope of rescuing some cherished object that had been forgotten in the frantic dash from the building earlier in the evening.

Flames were now coming out of several windows in the upper part of the doomed structure. On seeing this Jack lost all hope of the house being saved through the heroic efforts of the striving firemen.

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