------------------------------------------------------------------------ LITTLE SNAP, THE POSTBOY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration: "Looking up with dread expectations of what he was to witness, the Post Boy reeled back in his saddle." ] LITTLE SNAP THE POSTBOY OR Working for Uncle Sam BY VICTOR ST. CLAIR AUTHOR OF "Cast Away in the Jungle," "From Switch to Lever," "For Home and Honor," "Zip, The Acrobat," etc. [Illustration] PHILADELPHIA DAVID McKAY, PUBLISHER 610 SOUTH WASHINGTON SQUARE Copyright, 1903 By STREET & SMITH Little Snap, The Postboy CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I—A Postboy's Courage 7 II—The Missing Mail 17 III—"I Will Be Back" 28 IV—What Little Snap Saw 33 V—Close Quarters 42 VI—Little Snap's Troubles Increase 50 VII—"The Truth in a Nutshell" 59 VIII—"I am Standing on My Own Feet" 66 IX—A Terrific Trap 75 X—Little Snap's Remarkable Ride 83 XI—The Ride Through Blazed Acre 92 XII—The Postboy's Arrest 99 XIII—A Curious Court 106 XIV—An Unexpected Climax 113 XV—A Long and a Vain Watch 121 XVI—A Lonely Night Ride 129 XVII—Little Snap's Disappointment 136 XVIII—A Perilous Undertaking 143 XIX—The Bushbinder's Plans 150 XX—A Startling Discovery 157 XXI—"What Jack Rimmons Says, Goes" 163 XXII—An Underground Race 172 XXIII—The Registered Letters Again 181 XXIV—Driven to the Wall 187 XXV—Startling Surprises 194 XXVI—A Life for a Life 201 XXVII—Little Snap's Surprise 206 XXVIII—The Strange Horseman 213 XXIX—A River Let Loose 220