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CRACK! HIS RIFLE SPOKE JUST AS THE GREAT MOOSE LIFTED HISFOREFEET HIGH IN THE AIR TO STRIKE
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Frank Allen at Old Moose Lake
FRANK ALLEN AT
OLD MOOSE LAKE
OR
The Trail in the Snow
BY
GRAHAM B. FORBES
Author of “Frank Allen—Pitcher,”
“Frank Allen and His Motor Boat,” etc.
NEW YORK
GARDEN CITY
GARDEN CITY PUBLISHING CO., INC.
1926
THE FAMOUS
FRANK ALLEN SERIES
BY
GRAHAM B. FORBES
See back of book for list of titles
COPYRIGHT, 1926, BY
GARDEN CITY PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC.
Frank Allen at Old Moose Lake
MADE IN THE U. S. A.
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FRANK ALLEN ATOLD MOOSE LAKE
CHAPTER I
PREPARING FOR THE CAMP
“And I’ll be happy!” came the loudly sung finalline of a popular song, the words of which had beenchanged to inform the hearer that a camping partywas most in the mind of the singer.
Lanky Wallace, the slim, athletic, quick-thinkingpal of Frank Allen, was sauntering along the streettowards Frank’s home, a rifle carried jauntily on hisright shoulder, the singing being done by that youngman for the sole purpose of attracting the attentionof his friend.
Frank’s head popped out of an upper front windowof the house.
“Don’t! Don’t! You’ll get arrested for disturbingthe peace!” he cried, as Lanky looked up at him.
“What’s that? Get arrested for singing?” andLanky struck a hurt attitude.
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“Oh, that’s different! I didn’t know that waswhat you were doing. I thought you were callinghogs or selling peanuts!” called Frank, while Lankyswung the gun quickly from his shoulder as if hemight bring it up to kill such an insulting speaker.
“Be