The Y. M. C. A. Boys of Cliffwood

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I. Out with the Boys on Hallowe’en[ 1]
II. A Scheme that Went Wrong[ 9]
III. The Man Who Had Faith[ 18]
IV. Some Wonderful News[ 27]
V. Setting the Fox Trap[ 36]
VI. Taking the Bait[ 45]
VII. Organizing the Boys’ Department[ 54]
VIII. The Fighting Parson[ 63]
IX. In Self-Defense[ 72]
X. Nat Enters the List[ 81]
XI. How the Plan Worked[ 91]
XII. The Man Who Did Not Know Boys [ 98]
XIII. Met on the Highway[ 105]
XIV. Leslie on Guard[ 113]
XV. Counter Currents in the “Gym”[ 123]
XVI. The Night Alarm[ 132]
XVII. At the Fire[ 140]
XVIII. The Daring Rescue[ 147]
XIX. Hurrying Matters Along[ 154]
XX. The Deacon Surrenders[ 162]
XXI. The Boys’ Library[ 170]
XXII. Did Uncle Silas’ Ears Burn?[ 177]
XXIII. The Lure of the Steel Runners[ 184]
XXIV. A Lesson in Life Saving[ 192]
XXV. Dick Has a Select Audience[ 199]
XXVI. Bad News[ 207]
XXVII. What Happened on Christmas Eve[ 215]
XXVIII. Uncle Silas, the Wizard[ 223]
XXIX. The End of the Struggle[ 231]
XXX. Conclusion[ 240]

THE Y. M. C. A. BOYS
OF CLIFFWOOD

CHAPTER I
OUT WITH THE BOYS ON HALLOWE’EN

“How’s that, fellows?”

“Everything’s lovely, and the gate hangs high, not the goose!”

“Mr. Philpot is going to have some climb, believe me, before he gets it down out of that big oak, as sure as my name’s Dan Fenwick!”

“And say, wouldn’t you like to see Farmer Hasty in the morning when he rubs his eyes and stares up at his wagon, all taken apart, and strung along the ridge-pole of his barn roof?”

“That was a cracking good idea of yours, Dick, and no mistake!”