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CONTENTS

[Chapter I. The Bootblack and the Deacon.]

[Chapter II. A Boy to the Rescue.]

[Chapter III. An Astounding Proposition.]

[Chapter IV. A Bold Stand.]

[Chapter V. Surprise Upon Surprise.]

[Chapter VI. Carrying the News.]

[Chapter VII. The Deacon’s Story.]

[Chapter VIII. A Prince in Rags.]

[Chapter IX. A Startling Surprise.]

[Chapter X. ’Squire Hardy Outwitted.]

[Chapter XI. The Newcomers.]

[Chapter XII. Little Hickory Aroused.]

[Chapter XIII. An Unexpected Champion.]

[Chapter XIV. A Written Notice.]

[Chapter XV. Defying a Tiger.]

[Chapter XVI. A Tussle With a Tiger.]

[Chapter XVII. A Friendly Call.]

[Chapter XVIII. The Rebellion at Dawn.]

[Chapter XIX. A Fight to the Finish.]

[Chapter XX. A Shower of Bullets.]

[Chapter XXI. A Startling Predicament.]

[Chapter XXII. A Fourth of July “Oration.”]

[Chapter XXIII. “Stop! That’s My Oration!”]

[Chapter XXIV. “Hide Me Somewhere!”]

[Chapter XXV. Trials and Triumphs.]

[Chapter XXVI. From Bad to Worse.]

[Chapter XXVII. “It Never Rains But It Pours.”]

[Chapter XXVIII. The Skeleton in the Cellar.]

[Chapter XXIX. “I Am Gideon Bayne.”]

[Chapter XXX. The Triumph of Right.]

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LITTLE HICKORY

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