The Great Oakdale Mystery

  THE GREAT OAKDALE MYSTERY

  by

  MORGAN SCOTT

  Author of “Ben Stone at Oakdale,” “Boys of OakdaleAcademy,” “Rival Pitchers of Oakdale,”“Oakdale Boys in Camp,” etc.

  New YorkHurst & CompanyPublishers

  Copyright, 1912,ByHurst & Company

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  CONTENTS

  CHAPTER PAGE 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

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  ILLUSTRATIONS

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  “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

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  The Great Oakdale Mystery.