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HE LANDED HIMSELF THROUGH THE AIR WITH A LONG GRACEFUL LEAP. —Page 31.

BOYS of OAKDALE

ACADEMY

BY

MORGAN SCOTT

AUTHOR OF “BEN STONE AT OAKDALE,” ETC.

With Four Original Illustrations

By MARTIN LEWIS

NEW YORK

HURST AND COMPANY

PUBLISHERS

Copyright, 1911,

BY

HURST & COMPANY

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.[A Boy of Mystery]5
II.[Playing the Part]13
III.[Rod's Wonderful Jump]26
IV.[The Fellow Who Refused]39
V.[Ambushed]50
VI.[The Result of a Practical Joke]61
VII.[The One Who Laughed Last]70
VIII.[The White Feather]80
IX.[Moments of Apprehension]88
X.[Who Told?]99
XI.[In Doubt]110
XII.[Cold Weather in Texas]118
XIII.[A Bond of Sympathy]129
XIV.[A Narrow Escape]136
XV.[When a Grant Fights]150
XVI.[Independent Rod]162
XVII.[The First Snow]170
XVIII.[Rabbit Hunting]179
XIX.[An Encounter in the Woods]192
XX.[A Sunday Morning Caller]200
XXI.[What Sleuth Piper Saw]208
XXII.[The Fate of Silver Tongue]218
XXIII.[Following the Trail]229
XXIV.[The Proof]239
XXV.[Settlement Day Draws Near]248
XXVI.[Grant’s Defiance]254
XXVII.[Spotty Refuses to Talk]264
XXVIII.[Aroused at Last]274
XXIX.[The Incriminating Letter]283
XXX.[The Reason Why]291
XXXI.[Something Worth Doing]300