Otis James. The Adventures of a Country Boy at a Country Fair
CHAPTER I. A YOUNG FAKIR
CHAPTER II. AN OLD FAKIR
CHAPTER III. A FRIEND
CHAPTER IV. UNCLE NATHAN
CHAPTER V. THE FAIR
CHAPTER VI. A CLUE
CHAPTER VII. THE CLERK
CHAPTER VIII. THE JEWELRY FAKIR
CHAPTER IX. A BRAVE RESCUE
CHAPTER X. AN ENCOUNTER
CHAPTER XI. LONG JIM
CHAPTER XII. A DISCOVERY
CHAPTER XIII. AMATEUR DETECTIVES
CHAPTER XIV. THE RENDEZVOUS
CHAPTER XV. SAM'S ADVENTURES
CHAPTER XVI. MISSING
CHAPTER XVII. A TERRIBLE NIGHT
CHAPTER XVIII. A NARROW ESCAPE
CHAPTER XIX. THE ARREST
CHAPTER XX. A PROPOSITION
CHAPTER XXI. WITH THE BURGLARS
CHAPTER XXII. A DISASTER
CHAPTER XXIII. A SECOND ARREST
CHAPTER XXIV. A THIRD ARREST
CHAPTER XXV. ON BAIL
CHAPTER XXVI. THE FAKIRS' PARTY
CHAPTER XXVII. IN HIDING
CHAPTER XXVIII. A FAILURE
CHAPTER XXIX. THE TESTIMONIAL
CHAPTER XXX. THE TRIAL
CHAPTER XXXI. AN ARRIVAL
CHAPTER XXXII. IN CONCLUSION
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Sam had very much advice to give during the short walk, and while the greater portion of it was worthless, there were bits which might be of value to the young "fakir."
"Don't buy anything till you have seen all there is in town, an' then you'll know which is the cheapest," Sam repeated several times, with an air of wisdom, and Teddy believed this to be a good idea.
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"All I can get for fifteen dollars. Don't you think that will be enough?"
"It depends," the stranger replied, reflectively. "If you buy the goods here you'll have to pay such a big price that it won't be much of a pile. Now, if – I've got the very thing in mind! You'll remember the day you saw me if my plan works. I know a fakir here who has a fine layout that he wants to sell. You can get fifty dollars' worth of stuff for – well, he asks twenty; but I'll say you are friends of mine, an' the chances are you can make a trade."
