The Motor Boys Across the Plains

revived. His eyes opened, and he sat up, muttering

ghten up. He drank some water, and then, at the suggestion of Mr. Snodgrass the

to talk rapidly to the profes

ouble?" asked

ly everything he had and beat him. Then, driving him into the forest they left him. Only just now did he dare to venture ba

ave him a sum of money, which, while it was small enough to the travel

was found that the native was not badly hurt, and that he was able to summon help from fri

the Rio Grande, which river separated them from the Uni

ne morning after a sleepless night, passed in the open

at the boys and the professor found themselves on a road, which, upon inquiry led to

professor of the boys. "Probably it would be better to wait un

etc., after his name, all indicating some college honor conferred upon him, never seemed to tire. He was making a c

we can," said Ned, and he seemed t

h, to run the automobile on the big flat-bottomed scow,

children and dogs were in danger of being run over until Ned, who was steering, cut out the muffler, and the explos

inquiries it was learned that the captain and crew of

n this side after all," remar

to catch sight of something on the shoulder of one of th

d the professor, as with cat-like

ered the man, thinking, evidently, tha

his hearer could not understand his language. "There is a beautiful specimen of a Mexica

, and, seemingly thinking he was about to be assaulted, raise

ut it knocked the scientist d

" Mr. Snodgrass exclaimed, not seeming t

th his companions, and, all at once there was a wild scramble after katy-dids. So successful was the hunt that the professo

dly and, the Mexican on whom the professor had seen

e, though not large, was well fitted up. The boys and the professor e

the night here," said th

, we will," replied the professor. "We must make an early star

ble," replied Senor

y s

which lasts for three days, and not a soul in town,

to do?" asked

not be able to make the passage until

oke Jerry. "We went over the Ri

referring to the collision they had with the hou

the ferry-master was away

he knew the Americanos wanted him, and would go for him in their big marvelous-fire-spitting wago

the line and into the United States. A stay of several days may mean one

, so as not to offe

in the auto for the ferry-master, and summon him to the

were soon mounted and galloped along, Jerry running the auto slowly to keep pace with them. The five miles were quickly covered and, while half the population of the v

big flat-bottomed boat grounded on

. "Now I can get a decent meal without having

o feed his stomach. I believe if he had been with Christopher Columbus the first thing he wou

d as I am, every

or a hotel, a store and a few houses where the small population lived. It was on the e

he dock to see the unusual sight of a big touring automobile on the

cow, and the travelers, glad to feel that they were once more in

hotel?" asked Jerry

u," was the reply, as the cowboy pointed to a small, on

a voice as the travelers were contemplating t

lied the scientist, looking tow

nyhow I'm th' postmaster here, an' I've been holdin' a letter for ye most a week. It says it's

rom?" asked M

place in the mining section," was the reply. "Th' letter to