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Title: The Moving Picture Boys at Panama
Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal

Author: Victor Appleton

Release Date: January 22, 2004 [EBook #10776]

Language: English

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[Illustration: WITH A GRINDING CRASH THE EARTH ON WHICH JOE
STOOD WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM.]

THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS AT PANAMA

OR

Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal

By

VICTOR APPLETON

1915

CONTENTS

CHAPTER
I TO THE RESCUE
II ON THE BRINK
III A SURPRISE
IV A DELAYED LETTER
V ANOTHER SURPRISE
VI SOMETHING QUEER
VII IN NEW YORK
VIII OFF FOR PANAMA
IX THE LITTLE BOX
X THE SECRET CONFERENCE
XI ALONG THE CANAL
XII ALMOST AN ACCIDENT
XIII IN THE JUNGLE
XIV IN DIRE PERIL
XV IN CULEBRA CUT
XVI THE COLLISION
XVII THE EMERGENCY DAM
XVIII THE BIG SLIDE
XIX JOE'S PLIGHT
XX AT GATUN DAM
XXI MR. ALCANDO'S ABSENCE
XXII A WARNING
XXIII THE FLASHLIGHT
XXIV THE TICK-TICK
XXV MR. ALCANDO DISAPPEARS

THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS AT PANAMA

CHAPTER I

TO THE RESCUE

With a series of puffs and chugs a big, shiny motor
cycle turned from the road into the graveled drive at the side of
a white farmhouse. Two boys sat on the creaking saddles. The one
at the front handle bars threw forward the clutch lever, and then
turned on the power sharply to drive the last of the gases out of
the twin cylinders.

The motor cycle came to a stop near a shed, and the two lads,
swinging off, looked at each other for a moment.

"Some ride, that!" observed one. "You had her going then, Blake!"

"Just a little, Joe--yes. It was a nice level stretch, and I
wanted to see what she could do."

"You didn't let her out to the full at that; did you?"

"I should say not!" answered the one who had ridden in front, and
guided the steed of steel and gasoline. "She'll do better than
ninety miles an hour on the level;