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Motor Matt's Clue; or, The Phantom Auto by Stanley R. Matthews
"Oh, py shiminy! Look at dere, vonce! Vat it iss, Matt? Br-r-r! I feel like I vould t'row some fits righdt on der shpot! It's a shpook, ...
Kayla Draney
Jan 23, 20247 min read


Motor Matt's Red Flyer; or, On the High Gear by Stanley R. Matthews
"Help! Some ob yo' folks ahead, dar! Unc' Tawm's in de ruvver! He drapped de box, an' went in afteh hit head first lak er frawg. He's ...
Kayla Draney
Jan 23, 20247 min read


Motor Matt's Mystery; or, Foiling a Secret Plot by Stanley R. Matthews
Whiz, bang!
"Dutchee boy no good! Have gotee mon, no makee pay. Whoosh! Allee same cheap skate!"
Whiz, bang, clatter, bang!
"Vat's ...
Kayla Draney
Jan 22, 20247 min read


Motor Matt's Race; or, The Last Flight of the Comet by Stanley R. Matthews
"Ye're afeared! Yah, that's what ye are! Motor Matt's scared, an' I never thought ye was afeared o' nothin'. Go ahead! I dare ye!"
An ...
Kayla Draney
Jan 22, 20247 min read


Motor Matt's "Century" Run; or, The Governor's Courier by Stanley R. Matthews
"Ready, Perk?"
"Hold up there, Chub! Don't ye git in sich a tarnal hurry. What am I goin' to do with this here rope?"
"Why, cast it ...
Kayla Draney
Jan 22, 20247 min read


Motor Matt's Daring; or, True to His Friends by Stanley R. Matthews
"Shade o' Gallopin' Dick! Say, allow me to rise an' explain that I kin ride anythin' from a hoss to a streak o' greased lightnin'. I ...
Kayla Draney
Jan 22, 20247 min read


Motor Matt; or, The King of the Wheel by Stanley R. Matthews
"Hello, peaches!"
The girl in the calico dress turned quickly. There was a startled look in her brown eyes, and she drew back a little ...
Kayla Draney
Jan 22, 20247 min read


Shadow, the Mysterious Detective by Police Captain Howard
It was a dark and stormy night. The rain fell heavily and steadily, and what wind there was roamed through the streets with a peculiar, ...
Kayla Draney
Jan 22, 20246 min read


The Twin Ventriloquists; or, Nimble Ike and Jack the Juggler by Old Sleuth
Nimble Ike encounters an extraordinary adventure and two wonderful ventriloquists play parts against each other with astonishing results.
Kayla Draney
Jan 22, 20248 min read
The Mystery of a Turkish Bath by Rita
“I take them for rheumatic gout,” said a slight, dark-haired woman to her neighbor, as she leaned back in a low lounging chair, and ...
Kayla Draney
Jan 19, 202414 min read


The Lost Trail by Edward S. Ellis
One day in the spring of 1820, a singular occurrence took place on one of the upper tributaries of the Mississippi.
The bank, some ...
Kayla Draney
Jan 16, 202418 min read
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