The Project Gutenberg eBook, Ben Stone at Oakdale, by Morgan Scott

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“HERE THEY BE!”—PAGE 260.

BEN STONE AT

OAKDALE

By MORGAN SCOTT

Author of

“Boys of Oakdale Academy,” “Rival Pitchers of

Oakdale,” “Oakdale Boys in Camp,” “The

Great Oakdale Mystery,” “The New Boys

at Oakdale,” etc.

A. L. BURT COMPANY

Publishers New York

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.[Ben Stone]5
II.[The Pariah]16
III.[One Ray of Light]26
IV.[A Brave Heart]40
V.[One More Chance]49
VI.[Into the Shadows]61
VII.[A Desperate Encounter]71
VIII.[A Rift]83
IX.[Proffered Friendship]96
X.[Stone’s Story]105
XI.[On the Threshold]118
XII.[The Skies Brighten]127
XIII.[Hayden’s Demand]135
XIV.[The Bone of Contention]142
XV.[The Fellow Who Wouldn’t Yield]152
XVI.[Stone’s Defiance]162
XVII.[An Armed Truce]170
XVIII.[The Game]179
XIX.[Between the Halves]190

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
XX.[One Who Was True]198
XXI.[A Surprising Meeting]209
XXII.[A Sympathetic Soul]218
XXIII.[The Blind Fugitive]228
XXIV.[Clouds Gather Again]235
XXV.[Flight]247
XXVI.[The Arrest]256
XXVII.[The Darkest Hour]265
XXVIII.[On Trial]280
XXIX.[Sleuth’s Clever Work]296
XXX.[Clear Skies]309