The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-01
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The Adventures Of a Country N
Boy at a Country Falr H
BY JAMES OTIS. III
Author OF Toby Tyl~,.~ III
Copyrighted by Charles Y. Brown q Col III
(Contlued from last week)
CHAPTER XVI.
nFICGT>'r
MISSING.

him in their powers, both the boys
were decidedly alarmed: but the matter
ceased to appear as serious after 1t had
been discussed in all its bearings.
Long Jim wouldn't have dared to
spirit him away when there are so |
many people around, Teddy said, after
Il long silence, during which he was
trying to imagine what sam might
have done. Besides, what would be
the good of taking him If we were left
behind?'
Perhaps they count on hauling us
in too"
THAT isn't to be thought of for a
moment. They don't want to burden
themselves with n lot Of boys when
every effort must be made to get the
stolen property out Of this section OF
the country before they are discov-
cred
IN allow all that sounds reasonable,
but where is SAM"
"Of course l don't know. DO you
think he would dare to go down the
river again after we landed"
NO. indeed; he $ too much Of cow
ard for that II there's been any funny
business it was done when the men got
back
Then we have no need to worry, for
there are hundreds Of people on the
bank Of the creek all the time, an Sam
idt, t.i',1 ~ stii,i Ii,, =,
1,Sa III, th.t H.. n,,,.te,,,. detocti,e
mini he atoian sasI,,s5 an conicelto Dan
that he gave way to mirth. and what
had promised TO be a most sorrOWful
visit speedily became a merry one
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screen for All those TO throw balls MT
who were inclined to nav the nrics
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| game" where Nyera snrsfad ~, a st,pl
a large collection Of chean. ca'1dv
goods. each bearing n rrinfad n,In,haf
everyone supposed to congressional vim
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mess rs was shown bv tha fa,t mi h.
could afford to hire -, harl,a, Who cri,l
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