CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.[A Midnight Expedition]1
II.[The Missing Diamond Bracelet]8
III.[A Fruitless Search]24
IV.[In the Shooting Gallery]35
V.[An Initiation]49
VI.[An Unexpected Meeting]57
VII.[Getting Ready for Camp]67
VIII.[An Odd Letter]77
IX.[Off to Camp]84
X.[A Railroad Accident]91
XI.[Putting up the Tents]97
XII.[The Place of the Turtles]106
XIII.[The Mud Volcano]111
XIV.[Bart’s First Shot]119
XV.[Fenn Falls in]125
XVI.[Frank Makes Pancakes]132
XVII.[Treed by a Wildcat]141
XVIII.[The Mysterious Man Again]153
XIX.[Lost in the Woods]160
XX.[A Night of Misery]167
XXI.[Unexpected Help]173
XXII.[Christmas in Camp]179
XXIII.[Footprints in the Snow]187
XXIV.[A Shot in Time]193
XXV.[Ned’s Rabbit Trap]200
XXVI.[A Visit to Town]206
XXVII.[The Man with the Turtle]212
XXVIII.[The Pursuit]217
XXIX.[Bart’s Best Shot]227
XXX.[The Diamond Bracelet—Conclusion]232

BART KEENE’S HUNTING
DAYS

CHAPTER I

A MIDNIGHT EXPEDITION

“Hold on there! Go easy, now, fellows,” cautioned Bart Keene to his two chums, as they stole softly along in the darkness. “What are you making all that racket for, Ned?”

“It wasn’t me; it was Frank.”