Chapter I: Front Matter

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“POINT, ROY—POINT!” CALLED SAGE, SOFTLY.—Page 11.]

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THE GREAT OAKDALE MYSTERY

by

MORGAN SCOTT

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

New York Hurst & Company Publishers

Copyright, 1912, By Hurst & 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.