CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER. | PAGE. | |
| [I]. | A Young Fakir | 9 |
| [II]. | An Old Fakir | 18 |
| [III]. | A Friend | 27 |
| [IV]. | Uncle Nathan | 36 |
| [V]. | The Fair | 45 |
| [VI]. | A Clue | 54 |
| [VII]. | The Clerk | 63 |
| [VIII]. | The Jewelry Fakir | 72 |
| [IX]. | A Brave Rescue | 81 |
| [X]. | An Encounter | 90 |
| [XI]. | Long Jim | 99 |
| [XII]. | A Discovery | 108 |
| [XIII]. | Amateur Detectives | 117 |
| [XIV]. | The Rendezvous | 126 |
| [XV]. | Sam's Adventures | 135 |
| [XVI]. | Missing | 144 |
| [XVII]. | A Terrible Night | 153 |
| [XVIII]. | A Narrow Escape | 162 |
| [XIX]. | The Arrest | 171 |
| [XX]. | A Proposition | 180 |
| [XXI]. | With the Burglars | 189 |
| [XXII]. | A Disaster | 198 |
| [XXIII]. | A Second Arrest | 207 |
| [XXIV]. | A Third Arrest | 216 |
| [XXV]. | On Bail | 225 |
| [XXVI]. | The Fakirs' Party | 234 |
| [XXVII]. | In Hiding | 243 |
| [XXVIII]. | A Failure | 252 |
| [XXIX]. | The Testimonial | 261 |
| [XXX]. | The Trial | 270 |
| [XXXI]. | An Arrival | 279 |
| [XXXII]. | In Conclusion | 288 |
THE ADVENTURES OF A COUNTRY BOY AT A COUNTRY FAIR.
CHAPTER I.
A YOUNG FAKIR.
"I'm going to try it. Deacon Jones says I can have the right to run both things for ten dollars, and Uncle Nathan is going to lend me money enough to get the stock."
"What scheme have you got in your head now, Teddy Hargreaves?" and Mrs. Fernald looked over her spectacles at the son of her widowed sister, who was literally breathless in his excitement.
"I'm going to run a cane an' knife board at the Peach Bottom fair, and try to make money enough to pay the debt mother owes on the place."