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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
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Copyrighted 1913, by CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
FRED FENTON ON THE TRACK
CONTENTS
I. THE CROSS COUNTRY RUNNERS 1
II. A STRANGE SOUND FROM A WELL 9
III. OUT OF THE DEPTHS 17
IV. FRED GETS A SHOCK 25
V. HOW GOOD SPRANG FROM EVIL 32
VI. THE NEWS CORNEY BROUGHT 40
VII. WHERE IS COLON? 49
VIII. A CLUE IN THE DITCH 58
IX. THE COVERED WAGON 66
X. THE AMBUSH 75
XI. THE HAUNTED MILL 83
XII. A BROKEN DOOR 92
XIII. HOW GABE MADE GOOD 100
XIV. PRACTICE FOR THE RACE 109
XV. THE ACCIDENT 117
XVI. A GLOOMY PROSPECT 126
XVII. AN UNEXPECTED ALLY 134
XVIII. FORCED TO LEND A HAND 142
XIX. GLORIOUS NEWS 150
XX. A WELCOME GUEST 158
XXI. THE ATHLETIC MEET 167
XXII. FRED ON THE TRACK 174
XXIII. A CLOSE COUNT 182
XXIV. THE LONE RUNNER 191
XXV. THE ALASKA CLAIM 200
CHAPTER I
THE CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNERS
"I see you're limping again, Fred."
"That's right, Bristles. I stubbed my toe at the very start of this cross-country run, and that lost me all chance of coming in ahead. That's why I fell back, and have been loafing for a stretch."
"And let me catch up with you; eh? Well, I reckon long-legged Colon will have a cinch in this race, Fred."
"Seems th