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Title: Kiddie the Scout

Author: Robert Leighton

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KIDDIE THE SCOUT

[Illustration: Cover art]

[Frontispiece: "That's the way of it," he said.]

KIDDIE THE SCOUT

by

ROBERT LEIGHTON

Author of

"Kiddie of the Camp,"
"Gildersley's Tenderfoot,"
"Cooee,"
"Rattlesnake Ranch," etc.

Illustrated by Frank R. Grey

London
C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd.
18 Henrietta Street, W.C. 2
1920

_TO_

_BERNARD EVERETT, Esq._

_My dear Everett,--It was you who suggested this continuation of the
story of Kiddie, and it is my pleasure to inscribe the volume with your
name._

_R. L._

CONTENTS

CHAP.

I THE MYSTERIOUS SNIPER
II THE UNIFORM OF THE PLAINS
III A DANGEROUS ENEMY
IV BROKEN FEATHER'S WAY
V BLAZING THE TRAIL
VI JIM THURSTON'S SUBSTITUTE
VII RUBE CARTER'S VISITOR
VIII KIDDIE'S LUCK
IX KIDDIE'S "SELFISHNESS"
X THE GUARDIAN OF THE HONEYCOMB
XI LESSONS IN TRACKING
XII A MOONLIGHT VISITOR
XIII A MATTER OF BUSINESS
XIV LONE WOLF CANYON
XV THE CRY OF THE JAY
XVI THE SIGN OF THE BROKEN FEATHER
XVII THE RUSE OF THE BUFFALO TRAIL
XVIII THE BATTLE OF POISON SPIDER CREEK
XIX KIDDIE'S ANSWER
XX FOUL PLAY
XXI THE CLUE OF YELLOW WORSTED
XXII RUBE CARTER'S THEORY--AND KIDDIE'S
XXIII EVIDENCE FOR THE PROSECUTION

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"THAT'S THE WAY OF IT," HE SAID . . . . . . _Frontispiece_

KIDDIE SAW THE MUSTANG REAR ON ITS HIND LEGS

RUBE TURNED SHARPLY ROUND AND LOOKED UP AT THE IN