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Title: A Day at the County Fair

Author: Alice Hale Burnett

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The Merryvale Girls

A DAY AT THE COUNTY FAIR

by

ALICE HALE BURNETT

Author of "Beth's Garden Party,"
"Geraldine's Birthday Surprise,"
"A Day at the County Fair," Etc.

Pictures by Charles F. Lester

The New York Book Co.
201-213 East 12th Street New York

Copyright, 1916, by
American Authors Publishing Co.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. THE INVITATION 9

II. THE MOTOR TRIP 15

III. THE PICNIC LUNCH 22

IV. THE FUN BEGINS 25

V. THE GREASED POLE 32

VI. JERRY'S TREAT 37

VII. UNCLE BILLY'S STORY 44

VIII. AN EXCITING MOMENT 52

IX. HOME AGAIN 58

[Illustration: With a queer swaying motion the huge ball rose slowly in
the air.]

A DAY AT THE COUNTY FAIR

CHAPTER I

THE INVITATION

"Oh, push it harder, much harder, so I can go away up to the tree
tops," cried Jerry. "Don't you just love to fly through the air this
way?"

Mary Lee gave the swing one more push.

"There!" she exclaimed, "that's the best I can do, Geraldine White. I'm
hot all over now," and she dropped down on the sof