TOM SLADE AT BEAR MOUNTAIN [Illustration: THE LITTLE CAR DELIVERED A MASTERLY ASSAULT UPON AN OAK TREE.] TOM SLADE AT BEAR MOUNTAIN BY PERCY KEESE FITZHUGH Author of THE TOM SLADE BOOKS THE ROY BLAKELEY BOOKS THE PEE-WEE HARRIS BOOKS THE WESTY MARTIN BOOKS ILLUSTRATED BY HOWARD L. HASTINGS Published with the approval of THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS : : NEW YORK Made in the United States of America Copyright, 1925, by GROSSET & DUNLAP CONTENTS I. Springtime and Aunt Martha II. Past and Present III. A Stranger IV. The Obscure Trail V. Rattlesnake Gulch VI. Out of the Past VII. June and December VIII. Tom and Brent IX. End of the Trail X. The Storm Blows Over XI. News from Another Quarter XII. On the Scene XIII. Down-Down XIV. In the Circle of Light XV. The Trap XVI. In the Darkness XVII. Seen in the Twilight XVIII. Shining Eyes XIX. Oblivion XX. End of the Struggle XXI. Going Up XXII. At Home XXIII. Footsteps XXIV. Alias Spiff XXV. The Little Rascal XXVI. Watchful Waiting XXVII. A Visitor XXVIII. Three’s Company XXIX. The Old Elm XXX. A Loss and a Gain XXXI. Just the Two of Them XXXII. A New Foe XXXIII. David and Goliath XXXIV. The Sign of the Four XXXV. The Knock-Out XXXVI. Christmas and Aunt Martha TOM SLADE AT BEAR MOUNTAIN CHAPTER I—Springtime and Aunt Martha