"Raise him up!" Skip shouted, and in another instant Fredwas suspended over the old shaft.DOWN THE SLOPE
BY
JAMES OTIS
Author of "Telegraph Tom's Venture," "Messenger No. 48," "Toby Tyler,""The Boy Captain," "Silent Peter," etc., etc.
ILLUSTRATED
M. A. DONOHUE & COMPANY
407-429 Dearborn Street
CHICAGO
COPYRIGHT 1899
BY
THE WERNER COMPANY
M. A. DONOHUE & COMPANY
PRINTERS AND BINDERS
407-429 DEARBORN STREET
CHICAGO
CONTENTS
PAGES
Chapter I—The Breaker Boy 7-14
Chapter II—The Warning 14-24
Chapter III—In the Shaft 24-33
Chapter IV—The Barrier 33-41
Chapter V—The Mob 41-50
Chapter VI—On Duty 51-59
Chapter VII—The Struggle 59-66
Chapter VIII—The Pursuit 67-75
Chapter IX—Joe Brace 75-84
Chapter X—The Rescue 85-93
Chapter XI—Billings and Skip 94-101
Chapter XII—A Singular Accident 101-110
Chapter XIII—Buried Alive 110-118
Chapter XIV—Precautions 118-126
Chapter XV—A Discovery 126-134
Chapter XVI—Good Samaritans 134-142
Chapter XVII—Down the Slope 142-150
Chapter XVIII—Shut Down 150-158
Chapter XIX—The Consultation ...