© _by Eddy Kjelgaard, 1959._
_Second printing_
_All rights reserved_
_No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without
permission in writing from the publisher_
_The general situation and many of the events described in this book
are based upon historical facts. However, the fictional characters
are wholly imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to
portray any actual persons._
_Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 59-6197_
_Printed in the United States of America by Vail-Ballou Press, Inc.,
Binghamton, N. Y._
_Dedicated to_ DOROTHY AND ED HANSEN