A COUNTRY FAIR***


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[Illustration: In an instant Sam was off at full speed, crying, "Stop
thief!" at the full strength of his lungs.]


THE ADVENTURES OF A COUNTRY BOY AT A COUNTRY FAIR

by

James Otis

Author of Toby Tyler Etc.

Illustrated







Boston
Charles E. Brown & Co.

Copyright, 1893,
By Charles E. Brown & Co.

S. J. Parkhill & Co., Printers
Boston




CONTENTS.


    CHAPTER.
          I.--A Young Fakir
         II.--An Old Fakir
        III.--A Friend
         IV.--Uncle Nathan
          V.--The Fair
         VI.--A Clue
        VII.--The Clerk
       VIII.--The Jewelry Fakir
         IX.--A Brave Rescue
          X.--An Encounter
         XI.--Long Jim
        XII.--A Discovery
       XIII.--Amateur Detectives
        XIV.--The Rendezvous
         XV.--Sam's Adventures
        XVI.--Missing
       XVII.--A Terrible Night
      XVIII.--A Narrow Escape
        XIX.--The Arrest
         XX.--A Proposition
        XXI.--With the Burglars
       XXII.--A Disaster
      XXIII.--A Second Arrest
       XXIV.--A Third Arrest
        XXV.--On Bail
       XXVI.--The Fakirs' Party
      XXVII.--In Hiding
     XXVIII.--A Failure
       XXIX.--The Testimonial
        XXX.--The Trial
       XXXI.--An Arrival
      XXXII.--In Conclusion




_THE ADVENTURES OF A COUNTRY BOY AT A COUNTRY FAIR._




CHAPTER I.

_A YOUNG FAKIR._


"I'm going to try it. Deacon Jones says I can have the right to run both
things for ten dollars, and Uncle Nathan is going to lend me money
enough to get the stock."

"What scheme have you got in your head now, Teddy Hargreaves?" and Mrs.
Fernald looked over her spectacles at the son of her widowed sister, who
was literally breathless in his excitement.

"I'm going