CHAPTER XIV

FUN AT THE SHOW

As soon as the family were assembled and Fred had been greeted all around, Sam told of what had happened since he had started out to have his hair cut.

"Well, you've had your share of happenings," declared Mrs. Rover. "It is a wonder you are alive to tell of them."

"We ought to go after Lew Flapp," said Dick. "He ought to be arrested by all means."

"Yes, but where are you going to look for him?"

"Perhaps he will take the late train to-night from Oak Run."

"That's an idea," came from Tom. "Let us watch the train."

This was decided upon, and he and Dick, accompanied by their father, went to Oak Run that evening for that purpose. But Lew Flapp and Dan Baxter took the train from a station three miles away, so the quest was unsuccessful.

"I guess he didn't let the grass grow under his feet," said Sam, the next morning. "No doubt he was badly scared."

"What could he have been doing in this neighborhood?" asked Dick.

"I give it up."

During the day Sam got his hair cut and also returned the clothing loaned to him by the cemetery keeper's daughter. While in Oak Run he met the fellow who was distributing circus bills.

"You want to be more careful when distributing bills," said he to the man.

"What's the matter with you?" growled the circus agent.

"You scared my horse yesterday and made him run away."

1. What was Sam having done?
2. When did he do that?
3. What else did he do after the hair cut?
4. Who did he give them to?
5. Who did Dick think needed to be arrested?
6. Where did he think he would go?
7. to where?
8. Who was helping Dick?
9. How did they think Lew would travel?
10. Were they right?
11. What train did they probably take?
12. So did they catch Lew?
1. his hair cut
2. As soon as the family were assembled
3. returned the clothing loaned to him
4. the cemetery keeper's daughter
5. Lew Flapp
6. To take the late train
7. Oak Run
8. Tom and his father
9. the late train
10. No
11. the train from a station three miles away
12. No