Oakdale Boys in Camp
Morgan Scott
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“THE LEGEND OF LOVERS’ LEAP.” “YOU SEEM INCLINED TO TAKE EVERYTHING TOO LITERALLY,” SAID GRANGER. —Page 132]
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OAKDALE BOYS IN CAMP
BY MORGAN SCOTT AUTHOR OF “BEN STONE AT OAKDALE,” “BOYS OF OAKDALE ACADEMY,” “RIVAL PITCHERS OF OAKDALE,” ETC.
_WITH FOUR ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS BY MARTIN LEWIS_
NEW YORK HURST & COMPANY PUBLISHERS
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Copyright, 1912, BY HURST & COMPANY
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE I. THE CAMPING PARTY 5 II. MAKING CAMP 14 III. EVENING AT PLEASANT POINT 26 IV. A BAD NIGHT FOR PIPER 36 V. WITH ROD AND REEL 53 VI. A MORNING’S SPORT 64 VII. THE ENCOUNTER AT THE BROOK 74 VIII. ONE FROM THE SHOULDER 84 IX. CARL DUCKELSTEIN FISHES 91 X. AN EXPERIMENT WITH FLAPJACKS 106 XI. THE LEGEND OF LOVERS’ LEAP 117 XII. THE STORY OF THE HERMIT 131 XIII. QUEER SLEUTH 144 XIV. THE HAUNTED ISLAND 154 XV. THE MYSTERIOUS LIGHT 165 XVI. ANOTHER ENCOUNTER 176 XVII. WHAT CARL’S PAIL CONTAINED 188 XVIII. DISPOSING OF UNWELCOME NEIGHBORS 200 XIX. THE HERMIT’S CABIN 209 XX. GRANT TO THE RESCUE 221 XXI. ESTABLISHING FRIENDLY RELATIONS 232 XXII. PIPER GROWS SECRETIVE 244 XXIII. CRANE RELENTS 253 XXIV. STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF SLEUTH 262 XXV. A TERRIBLE PREDICAMENT 274 XXVI. PIPER MEETS THE GHOST 284 XXVII. THE SECRET 296
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ILLUSTRATIONS
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“The Legend of Lovers’ Leap.” “You seem inclined to take everything too literally,” said Granger. _Frontispiece_
There was a swirl, a snap at the line, a sharp bending of the rod—the fish was hooked. 63
He dove headlong from the canoe without upsetting it. 230
Parting the bushes gently, he thrust his head into them and looked forth into the clearing. 277
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Oakdale Boys in Camp
