CONTENTS

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I[A Storm Cloud Gathers]9
II[An Emissary from the Enemy]22
III[The Battle at the Old Sycamore]35
IV[The Bitter Fruits of Defeat]49
V[Mr. Trevor’s Mysterious Invitation]61
VI[What Came Out of a Tea Party]73
VII[Arthur’s Deal with a Circus Hand]88
VIII[An Afternoon at the Circus]102
IX[The Circus Loses Its Aviator]118
X[The Boy Scouts’ First Salute]133
XI[The “Coyotes” Invade Elm Street]147
XII[The Cask in the River]161
XIII[Midnight Marauders]175
XIV[Marshal Walter Makes a Capture at Last]189
XV[Goosetown’s Prodigal Sons]202
XVI[When Scout Meets Scout]216
XVII[The Aeroplane Spy]232