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  MOTOR STORIES

  THRILLING ADVENTURE

  MOTOR FICTION

  NO. 17 JUNE 19, 1909

  FIVE CENTS

  MOTOR MATT'S CLOSE CALL

  _OR_ THE SNARE OF DON CARLOS

  _BY THE AUTHOR OF MOTOR MATT_

  _"Up with the colors, Dick!" shouted Motor Matt. "Let's see if they dare fire on that flag."_]

  _STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK_

  MOTOR STORIES

  THRILLING ADVENTURE MOTOR FICTION

  _Issued Weekly. By subscription $2.50 per year. Entered according toAct of Congress in the year 1909, in the Office of the Librarian ofCongress, Washington, D. C., by_ STREET & SMITH, _79-89 Seventh Avenue,New York, N. Y._

  No. 17. NEW YORK, June 19, 1909. Price Five Cents.

  Motor Matt's Close Call;

  OR,

  THE SNARE OF DON CARLOS.

  By the author of "MOTOR MATT."

  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER I. CARL'S SERENADE. CHAPTER II. DON RAMON ORTEGA. CHAPTER III. THE SHADOW OF TREACHERY. CHAPTER IV. DON CARLOS LAYS HIS SNARE. CHAPTER V. A MUTINY. CHAPTER VI. A LESSON IN "WHO'S WHO." CHAPTER VII. THE SNARE TIGHTENS. CHAPTER VIII. THE DON'S PROPOSAL. CHAPTER IX. YSABEL SIXTY'S LOYALTY. CHAPTER X. AN OPPORTUNITY. CHAPTER XI. EXCITING WORK. CHAPTER XII. CAPTURING THE GENERAL. CHAPTER XIII. OFF FOR THE GULF. CHAPTER XIV. RUNNING THE BATTERY. CHAPTER XV. THE "SEMINOLE." CHAPTER XVI. CONCLUSION. PHILIP'S WAY. PERILOUS OCCUPATIONS. POI THEIR STAFF OF LIFE. A CITY BEGUN ON A RAFT.

  CHARACTERS THAT APPEAR IN THIS STORY.

  =Motor Matt=, a lad who is at home with every variety of motor, and whose never-failing nerve serves to carry him through difficulties that would daunt any ordinary young fellow. Because of his daring as a racer with bicycle, motor-cycle and automobile he is known as "Mile-a-minute Matt." Motor-boats, air ships and submarines come naturally in his line, and consequently he lives in an atmosphere of adventure in following up his "hobby."

  =Carl Pretzel=, a cheerful and rollicking German boy, stout of frame as well as of heart, who is led by a fortunate accident to link his fortunes with those of Motor Matt.

  =Dick Ferral=, a young sea dog from Canada, with all a sailor's superstitions, but in spite of all that a royal chum, ready to stand by the friend of his choice through thick and thin.

  =Don Carlos Valdez=, a Central American trouble-maker and adventurer, who lays a snare for Motor Matt and thereby wrecks a revolution and the fortunes of several of his own friends.

  =Captain Abner Fingal=, a ruffianly sea captain who assists the don when the snare begins to tighten.

  =General Pitou=, a little swashbuckler who aimed to steal a government and comes to grief through his two spurs and his sword.

  =Ysabel Sixty=, the daughter of the captured filibuster, James Sixty--a loyal friend who dares much for Motor Matt.

  =Pedro=, a revolutionist who aids Ysabel.

  =Don Ramon Ortega=, the Spanish consul at Belize, British Honduras; a gentleman of high character and ancient lineage, whose name is a thing to conjure with.

  =Gaines, Clackett and Speake=, crew of the _Grampus_.