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C. A. Stephens. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's
A Busy Year at the Old Squire's
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I
MASTER PIERSON COMES BACK
CHAPTER II
CUTTING ICE AT 14° BELOW ZERO
CHAPTER III
A BEAR'S "PIPE" IN WINTER
CHAPTER IV
WHITE MONKEY WEEK
CHAPTER V
WHEN OLD ZACK WENT TO SCHOOL
CHAPTER VI
THE SAD ABUSE OF OLD MEHITABLE
CHAPTER VII
BEAR-TONE
CHAPTER VIII
WHEN WE HUNTED THE STRIPED CATAMOUNT
CHAPTER IX
THE LOST OXEN
CHAPTER X
BETHESDA
CHAPTER XI
WHEN WE WALKED THE TOWN LINES
CHAPTER XII
THE ROSE-QUARTZ SPRING
CHAPTER XIII
FOX PILLS
CHAPTER XIV
THE UNPARDONABLE SIN
CHAPTER XV
THE CANTALOUPE COAXER
CHAPTER XVI
THE STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE OF GRANDPA EDWARDS
CHAPTER XVII
OUR FOURTH OF JULY AT THE DEN
CHAPTER XVIII
JIM DOANE'S BANK BOOK
CHAPTER XIX
GRANDMOTHER RUTH'S LAST LOAD OF HAY
CHAPTER XX
WHEN UNCLE HANNIBAL SPOKE AT THE CHAPEL
CHAPTER XXI
THAT MYSTERIOUS DAGUERREOTYPE SALOON
CHAPTER XXII
"RAINBOW IN THE MORNING"
CHAPTER XXIII
WHEN I WENT AFTER THE EYESTONE
CHAPTER XXIV
BORROWED FOR A BEE HUNT
CHAPTER XXV
WHEN THE LION ROARED
CHAPTER XXVI
UNCLE SOLON CHASE COMES ALONG
CHAPTER XXVII
ON THE DARK OF THE MOON
CHAPTER XXVIII
HALSTEAD'S GOBBLER
CHAPTER XXIX
MITCHELLA JARS
CHAPTER XXX
WHEN BEARS WERE DENNING UP
CHAPTER XXXI
CZAR BRENCH
CHAPTER XXXII
WHEN OLD PEG LED THE FLOCK
CHAPTER XXXIII
WITCHES' BROOMS
CHAPTER XXXIV
THE LITTLE IMAGE PEDDLERS
CHAPTER XXXV
A JANUARY THAW
CHAPTER XXXVI
UNCLE BILLY MURCH'S HAIR-RAISER
CHAPTER XXXVII
ADDISON'S POCKETFUL OF AUGER CHIPS
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C. A. Stephens
Published by Good Press, 2019
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The girls climbed upon a large rock among the spruces. The old Squire, with one of the guns, took up a position beside a tree about fifty feet from the "hole." He posted Asa, who was a pretty good shot, beside another tree not far away. Halstead and I had to content ourselves with axes for weapons, and kept pretty well to the rear.
Addison was now getting his pepper ready. Expectancy ran high when at last he blew it down the hole and rushed back. We had little doubt that an angry bear would break out, sneezing and growling.
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