title: The Tamerlane Trap: The Third Adventure from the Biblio Files
author: Ralph Raab
description: Ralph Raab began his writing career at the age of 10, when his teachers made him write things 100 times after school. He's been writing his way into and out of trouble ever since. A teacher of music, computers, and study skills for over 20 years, Ralph lives with his wife, daughters, and an annoying parrot in a town in New Jersey that closely resembles Bleakhouse. He looks just like his author photo, but somewhat fatter and very, very much older. Ralph is currently at work on two books-one for children and one for adults.
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  Try and Trust
  
  
  CHAPTER I. AROUND THE BREAKFAST TABLE
  
  CHAPTER II. INTRODUCING THE HERO
  
  CHAPTER III. A COLLISION
  
  CHAPTER IV. A DISAGREEABLE SURPRISE
  
  CHAPTER V. THE ENVELOPE
  
  CHAPTER VI. ON THE WAY
  
  CHAPTER VII. A NEW HOME
  
  CHAPTER VIII. THE GHOST IN THE ATTIC
  
  CHAPTER IX. EXPOSING A FRAUD
  
  CHAPTER X. THE CLOUDS GATHER
  
  CHAPTER XI. A CRISIS
  
  CHAPTER XII. RALPH THE RANGER
  
  CHAPTER XIII. A MOMENT OF PERIL
  
  CHAPTER XIV. TAKEN PRISONER
  
  CHAPTER XV. A FOUR-FOOTED FOE
  
  [CHAPTER XVI. JUST TOO LATE](Try%20and%20Trust_split_001.html#filepos197245)
  
  [CHAPTER XVII. NEW
  ACQUAINTANCES](Try%20and%20Trust_split_001.html#filepos209118)
  
  [CHAPTER XVIII. A YOUNG
  ARISTOCRAT](Try%20and%20Trust_split_001.html#filepos221234)
  
  [CHAPTER XIX. A SUSPICIOUS
  CHARACTER](Try%20and%20Trust_split_001.html#filepos233705)
  
  [CHAPTER XX. FACING A BURGLAR](Try%20and%20Trust_split_001.html#filepos244697)
  
  [CHAPTER XXI. HERBERT'S
  REWARD](Try%20and%20Trust_split_001.ht