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“HERE THEY BE!”—PAGE 260.

BEN STONE AT

OAKDALE

By MORGAN SCOTT

Author of

“Boys of Oakdale Academy,” “Rival Pitchers of

Oakdale,” “Oakdale Boys in Camp,” “The

Great Oakdale Mystery,” “The New Boys

at Oakdale,” etc.

A. L. BURT COMPANY

Publishers New York

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. Ben Stone 5

II. The Pariah 16

III. One Ray of Light 26

IV. A Brave Heart 40

V. One More Chance 49

VI. Into the Shadows 61

VII. A Desperate Encounter 71

VIII. A Rift 83

IX. Proffered Friendship 96

X. Stone’s Story 105

XI. On the Threshold 118

XII. The Skies Brighten 127

XIII. Hayden’s Demand 135

XIV. The Bone of Contention 142

XV. The Fellow Who Wouldn’t Yield 152

XVI. Stone’s Defiance 162

XVII. An Armed Truce 170

XVIII. The Game 179

XIX. Between the Halves 190

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

XX. One Who Was True 198

XXI. A Surprising Meeting 209

XXII. A Sympathetic Soul 218

XXIII. The Blind Fugitive 228

XXIV. Clouds Gather Again 235

XXV. Flight 247

XXVI. The Arrest 256

XXVII. The Darkest Hour 265

XXVIII. On Trial 280

XXIX. Sleuth’s Clever Work 296

XXX. Clear Skies 309

BEN STONE AT OAKDALE.