THE OVERLAND SERIES
ALDEN THE PONY EXPRESS RIDER
The Youth Pulled the Trigger an Instant before the Other let Fly.
THE OVERLAND SERIES
Thrilling stories of adventures with Indians and wild animals which were daily incidents in the lives of the Pony Express Riders on the Old California Trail.
—by—
EDWARD S. ELLIS
First Volume
ALDEN THE PONY EXPRESS RIDER,
or Racing for Life.
Second Volume
ALDEN AMONG THE INDIANS, or The
Search for the Missing Pony Express Rider.
The Overland Series is bound in uniform style of cloth, with side and back stamped in colors. Illustrated by Edwin J. Prittie.
THE OVERLAND SERIES
ALDEN
THE
Pony Express Rider
OR
Racing for Life
BY
EDWARD S. ELLIS
Author of the Deerfoot Books,
The Arizona Series, etc.
ILLUSTRATED BY
EDWIN J. PRITTIE
THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA
Copyright 1909, by
The John C. Winston Co.
CONTENTS
Chapter Page 1 . 9 II. 24 III. 39 IV. 54 V. 69 VI. 84 VII. 99 VIII. 114 IX. 129 X. 145 XI. 159 XII. 176 XIII. 191 XIV. 204 XV. 219 XVI. 234 XVII. 249 XVIII. 264 XIX. 279 XX. 293 XXI. 307 XXII. 320
ILLUSTRATIONS
- The Youth Pulled the Trigger an Instant before the Other let Fly
Frontispiece Page - The Sharp Cracks of Weapons Rang Out in the Stillness
115 - An Indian Arrow Told its Dreadful Story
209 - He had Discovered His Prey
224
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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