CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.[The Hunters]5
II.[The Mysterious Stranger]17
III.[The Home of the Sages]28
IV.[A Man “Wanted”]40
V.[By the Light from the Window]54
VI.[Captain Quinn’s Monkey]68
VII.[Annoying Attentions]79
VIII.[Hooker has a Plan]89
IX.[The Camp in the Woods]99
X.[A Perplexing Question]109
XI.[The Hidden Sportsmen]118
XII.[Disappointed Duck Hunters]132
XIII.[The Tardy Quarterback]141
XIV.[The First Quarter]151
XV.[The Player Who Blundered]159
XVI.[Remarkable Behavior of Sage]169
XVII.[Work of the Young Detective]176
XVIII.[Sleuth’s Astonishing Theory]187
XIX.[The Night Alarm]197
XX.[In the Bank]204
XXI.[What Sleuth Learned]213
XXII.[Following the Trail]222
XXIII.[The Capture]235
XXIV.[Suspicion]245
XXV.[The Boy Who Acted Guilty]255
XXVI.[Another Capture]265
XXVII.[The Two Prisoners]271
XXVIII.[The Shreds of Hope]279
XXIX.[A Concession from Sleuth]291
XXX.[The Truth at Last]301

ILLUSTRATIONS

[“Point, Roy—point!” called Sage softly.]Frontispiece
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[Aaron Quinn hobbled back toward the hut, carrying the monkey.]74
[The fullback came charging across, forcing Rodney toward the side line.]156
[“Here he is! Come on; we’ve got him!”]242

The Great Oakdale Mystery.

CHAPTER I.
THE HUNTERS.