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Title: Mr. Stubbs's Brother
A Sequel to 'Toby Tyler'

Author: James Otis

Release Date: January 5, 2009 [EBook #27702]

Language: English

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MR. STUBBS'S BROTHER

[Illustration: MR. STUBBS'S BROTHER MISBEHAVES HIMSELF [See p. 205]]

MR. STUBBS'S BROTHER

A Sequel to "TOBY TYLER"

BY JAMES OTIS

AUTHOR OF "TIM AND TIP," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

[Illustration: Logo]

HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON

COPYRIGHT, 1882, 1910, BY HARPER & BROTHERS

COPYRIGHT, 1910, BY JAMES OTIS KALER

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. THE SCHEME 1

II. THE BLIND HORSE 14

III. ABNER BOLTON 31

IV. THE PONY 40

V. OLD BEN 54

VI. THE GREAT EVENT 66

VII. ATTRACTIONS FOR THE LITTLE CIRCUS 78

VIII. THE DINNER PARTY 91

IX. MR. STUBBS'S BROTHER 105

X. THE ACCIDENT 119

XI. CHANGE OF PLANS 131

XII. A REHEARSAL 143

XIII. THE RESULTS OF LONG TRAINING 156

XIV. RAISING THE TENT 170

XV. STEALING DUCKS 183

XVI. A LOST MONKEY 197

XVII. DRIVING A MONKEY 208

XVIII. COLLECTING THE ANIMALS 218

XIX. THE SHOW BROKE UP 231

XX. ABNER'S DEATH 237

ILLUSTRATIONS

MR. STUBBS'S BROTHER MISBEHAVES HIMSELF _Frontispiece_