E-text prepared by Mark C. Orton, Thomas Strong, Linda McKeown, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustration. See 21841-h.htm or 21841-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/1/8/4/21841/21841-h/21841-h.htm) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/1/8/4/21841/21841-h.zip) THE SADDLE BOYS IN THE GRAND CANYON Or The Hermit of the Cave by CAPTAIN JAMES CARSON Author of "The Saddle Boys of the Rockies," "The Saddle Boys on the Plains," "The Saddle Boys at Circle Ranch," Etc. Illustrated New York Cupples & Leon Company Publishers * * * * * * BOOKS FOR BOYS BY CAPTAIN JAMES CARSON THE SADDLE BOYS SERIES 12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. THE SADDLE BOYS OF THE ROCKIES Or, Lost On Thunder Mountain THE SADDLE BOYS IN THE GRAND CANYON Or, The Hermit of the Cave THE SADDLE BOYS ON THE PLAINS Or, After a Treasure of Gold THE SADDLE BOYS AT CIRCLE RANCH Or, In At The Grand Round-Up CUPPLES & LEON CO PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK. * * * * * * Copyrighted 1913, by Cupples & Leon Company THE SADDLE BOYS IN THE GRAND CANYON Printed in U.S.A. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. THE WORK OF THE WOLF PACK 1 II. RIDDING THE RANGE OF A PEST 11 III. THE FLOATING BOTTLE 21 IV. THE LISTENER UNDER THE WINDOW 34 V. STARTING FOR THE GRAND CANYON 46 VI. BUCKSKIN ON GUARD 54 VII. STANDING BY THE LAW 62 VIII. THE MOQUI WHO WAS CAUGHT NAPPING 71 IX. "TALK ABOUT LUCK!" 79 X. THE COPPER-COLORED MESSENGER 87 XI. AT THE GRAND CANYON 98 XII. HOW THE LITTLE TRAP WORKED 105 XIII. GOING DOWN THE CANYON TRAIL 116 XIV. THE HOME OF THE CLIFF DWELLERS 124 XV. THE TREACHEROUS GUIDE 135 XVI. A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY 143 XVII. THE WINDOWS IN THE ROCKY WALLS 151 XVIII. FINDING A WAY UP 158 XIX. FORTUNE STILL FAVORS THE BRAVE 167 XX. ANOTHER SURPRISE 175