Chapter I: Front Matter

THE MYSTERIOUS TRAMP

Dedication

TO MY CUBBY FRIENDS IN THE
ALL SOULS’ PACK, PETERBOROUGH

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THE MYSTERIOUS
TRAMP

BY
VERA C. BARCLAY

Author of “Danny the Detective,” etc.

London
C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd.
Henrietta Street, W.C.2
1920

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
I BY FIRELIGHT 9

II A COUNCIL OF WAR 13

III THE COMING OF MISS PRINCE 16

IV “DANNY THE DETECTIVE” 19

V IN THE WOODS 22

VI THE LAW OF THE WOLF CUB PACK 26

VII A WOLF CUB COUNCIL 31

VIII “I PROMISE....” 33

IX THE COMING OF THE MYSTERIOUS TRAMP 37

X BY MOONLIGHT 42

XI THE TRAMP’S STORY 45

XII THE SECOND QUEST 52

XIII ELEPHANTS 58

XIV THE CIRCUS 61

XV A KNIGHT OF KING ARTHUR 67

XVI DANNY FINDS MARIETTE--AND IS KIDNAPPED 74

XVII THE CUBS TO THE RESCUE 79

XVIII DETECTIVES 86

XIX BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN 91

XX A CONSPIRACY OVERHEARD 94

XXI THE “WICKED UNCLE” FOUND AT LAST 97

XXII AT DAWN 104

XXIII “WHAT’S UP?” 107

XXIV BLACK BILL IS QUESTIONED 112

XXV THE RESCUE OF DANNY 116

XXVI WHERE’S THE TRAMP? 119

XXVII THE FINDING OF MARIETTE 124

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Black Bill led the girl through the crowd to the big tent
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“Well,” said Bill, “is war declared?” “Yes,” came the determined
reply 14

“Hush,” said David. “Squat down before he sees us” 23

Danny led the mysterious tramp to a deserted cottage 50

“All right, young scoundrel,” said Black Bill. “That’s your little
game, is it?” 76

Unmistakably it was Black Bill and the stranger 97

Crawling through the narrow window, Danny stepped into the punt 118

The Cubs cheered and threw themselves upon Danny, like so many
wild animals 121

THE MYSTERIOUS TRAMP