Copyright 1956 by George O. Smith Highways in Hiding is based upon material originally copyrighted by Greenleaf Publishing Co., 1955.

All rights reserved Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 56-10457 Printed in the U.S.A. Cover painting by Roy G. Krenkel

A LANCER BOOK, 1967 LANCER BOOKS, INC., 185 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016

For my drinking uncle DON and, of course MARIAN

Historical Note STALEMATE I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI XXII XXIII XXIV XXV

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