# Alden the Pony Express Rider

Book 1 (of 2) in the Overland series. Alden and Jethro, his servant, are on their way to rejoin his parents, when they find the body of a Pony Express rider who has been killed by the Indians. On the spur of the moment, Alden decides to complete the messenger's ride to the nearest station.
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THE OVERLAND SERIES
ALDEN THE PONY EXPRESS RIDER
The Youth Pulled the Trigger an Instant before the Other let Fly.
THE OVERLAND SERIES
Thrilling stories of adventures with Indians and wild animals which were daily incidents in the lives of the Pony Express Riders on the Old California Trail.
—by—
EDWARD S. ELLIS
First Volume ALDEN THE PONY EXPRESS RIDER,
or Racing for Life.
Second Volume
ALDEN AMONG THE INDIANS, or The
Search for the Missing Pony Express Rider.
The Overland Series is bound in uniform style of cloth, with side and back stamped in colors. Illustrated by Edwin J. Prittie.
THE OVERLAND SERIES
ALDEN ——THE—— Pony Express Rider ——OR—— Racing for Life
——BY—— EDWARD S. ELLIS Author of the Deerfoot Books, The Arizona Series, etc.
ILLUSTRATED BY EDWIN J. PRITTIE
THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY PHILADELPHIA
Copyright 1909, by
The John C. Winston Co.
CONTENTS
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* 1 .Introductory ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
* II.A Quarrel ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................24
* III.Westward Bound ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................39
* IV.The Danger Cloud ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................54
* V.On Guard ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................69
* VI.Aboriginal Cunning ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................84
* VII.Just in Time ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................99
* VIII.The Attack ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................114
* IX.Old Acquaintances ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................129
* X.A Hunt ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................145
* XI.A Disappointment ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................159
* XII.A Not Uncommon Incident ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................176
* XIII.“That’s Just Like Him” ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................191
* XIV.An Alarming Situation ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................204
* XV.Now for the Mail Station ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................219
* XVI.Cause and Effect ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................234
* XVII.At the Station ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................249
* XVIII.Outwitted ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................264
* XIX.A Blessing in Disguise ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................279
* XX.A Strange Proceeding ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................293
* XXI.A Setback ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................307
* XXII.Jethro’s Secret and What Followed ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................320
ILLUSTRATIONS
* The Youth Pulled the Trigger an Instant before the Other let Fly ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Frontispiece
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* The Sharp Cracks of Weapons Rang Out in the Stillness ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................115
* An Indian Arrow Told its Dreadful Story ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................209
* He had Discovered His Prey ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................224
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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