Oakdale Boys in Camp
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Scott Morgan. Oakdale Boys in Camp
CHAPTER I. THE CAMPING PARTY
CHAPTER II. MAKING CAMP
CHAPTER III. EVENING AT PLEASANT POINT
CHAPTER IV. A BAD NIGHT FOR PIPER
CHAPTER V. WITH ROD AND REEL
CHAPTER VI. A MORNING’S SPORT
CHAPTER VII. THE ENCOUNTER AT THE BROOK
CHAPTER VIII. ONE FROM THE SHOULDER
CHAPTER IX. CARL DUCKELSTEIN FISHES
CHAPTER X. AN EXPERIMENT WITH FLAPJACKS
CHAPTER XI. THE LEGEND OF LOVERS’ LEAP
CHAPTER XII. THE STORY OF THE HERMIT
CHAPTER XIII. QUEER SLEUTH
CHAPTER XIV. THE HAUNTED ISLAND
CHAPTER XV. THE MYSTERIOUS LIGHT
CHAPTER XVI. ANOTHER ENCOUNTER
CHAPTER XVII. WHAT CARL’S PAIL CONTAINED
CHAPTER XVIII. DISPOSING OF UNWELCOME NEIGHBORS
CHAPTER XIX. THE HERMIT’S CABIN
CHAPTER XX. GRANT TO THE RESCUE
CHAPTER XXI. ESTABLISHING FRIENDLY RELATIONS
CHAPTER XXII. PIPER GROWS SECRETIVE
CHAPTER XXIII. CRANE RELENTS
CHAPTER XXIV. STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF SLEUTH
CHAPTER XXV. A TERRIBLE PREDICAMENT
CHAPTER XXVI. PIPER MEETS THE GHOST
CHAPTER XXVII. THE SECRET
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Carl, the German boy, was dozing again upon the wagon-seat. When they awoke him he grumbled a little, but they did not ask him to assist in unloading, knowing that he would simply be in the way. It required only a few minutes to remove the boxes, bales and bundles, which were piled together promiscuously.
“Is there a spring near by, Carl?” asked Grant.
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“That’s right. We’ve bread and some canned stuff. You can get out the stove top and cooking utensils and build the fireplace, with the help of Piper, who will bring such extra stones as you may need. Springer, I reckon you and I had better clear away here, unpack the tent and get it ready for pitching. When we need the others we can call them to give us a helping hand.”
In this manner he set them all at work, and, to their credit, every fellow took hold with a will. While Springer and Grant were ripping up the small bushes by the roots, removing the loose stones and smoothing out the ground for the tent floor, Piper, red-faced and grunting, brought rocks for Stone to build the fireplace, and, that being done, aided him in constructing the cook’s table. The ring of Crane’s axe resounded through the near-by woods, and presently he appeared with a huge armful of dry sugar maple cut from a fallen tree.
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