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THE DAREWELL CHUMS THE DAREWELL CHUMS IN THE CITY THE DAREWELL CHUMS IN THE WOODS THE DAREWELL CHUMS ON A CRUISE THE DAREWELL CHUMS IN A WINTER CAMP
BOYS OF PLUCK SERIES 12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.
THE YOUNG EXPRESS AGENT TWO BOY PUBLISHERS MAIL ORDER FRANK A BUSINESS BOY'S PLUCK THE YOUNG LAND AGENT
CUPPLES & LEON CO. PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK
Copyrighted 1913, by CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
FRED FENTON ON THE CREW
Printed in U. S. A.
CONTENTS
I. The Finger of Suspicion 1
II. The Tricky Canoe 9
III. A Boat Club Meeting 17
IV. In Camp on the Mohunk 26
V. Hoofs and Horns 33
VI. A Sudden Awakening 41
VII. Ice Cold Waters 49
VIII. A Surprise 56
IX. A Lucky Win 63
X. Fred's Home Coming 71
XI. News From Over Sea 79
XII. Bristles Has an Idea 87
XIII. A Call for Help 96
XIV. The Missing Opals Again 104
XV. Fred's Brave Stand 113
XVI. The Trial Spin 121
XVII. Snagged and Wrecked 130
XVIII. Lying in Wait 138
XIX. Nipped in the Bud 147
XX. In the Hollow Oak 156
XXI. A Plan to Catch the Thief 165
XXII. Telling the Good News 173
XXIII. The Start of the Race 181
XXIV. A Great Victory 189
XXV. Bright Skies 198
CHAPTER I
THE FINGER OF SUSPICION
"Hello! there, Bristles!"
"Hello! yourself, Fred Fenton!"
"Why, what ails you this fine summer morning, Bristles? You don't look as jolly as you might."
"Well, I was only waiting to see if you cared to speak to me, Fred."
"Why in the wide world shouldn't I, when you're one of my chums, Bristles Carpenter?"
Andy Carpenter was known far and wide around the town of Riverport as "Bristles," on account of the way in which his mop of hair stood upright most of the time, mu