Patchin, Frank Gee, 1861-1925 / 2008-07-02 00:00:00

EBOOK, THE PONY RIDER BOYS IN THE OZARKS ***

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The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks
By Frank Gee Patchin



CHAPTER I
A MYSTERIOUS VISITOR

"Boys! B-o-y-s!"
There was no response to the imperative summons.
Professor Zepplin sat up in his cot, listening intently. Something
had awakened him suddenly, but just what he was unable to decide.
"Be quiet over there, young men," he admonished, adding in a lower
tone, "I'm sure I heard some one moving about."
The camp of the Pony Rider Boys lay wrapped in darkness, the camp-fire
having long since died out. Not a sound disturbed the stillness of
the night save the soft murmurings of the foliage, stirred in a gentle
breeze that was drifting in from the southwest.
The Professor climbed from his cot, and, without waiting to draw on
his clothes, stepped outside. He stood listening in front of his tent
for several minutes, but heard nothing of a disturbing nature.
"I believe those young rascals are up to some of their pranks--either
that, or I have been having bad dreams. While I'm up I might as well
make sure," he decided, tip-toeing to the tent occupied by Tad Butler
and Walter Perkins.
Both were apparently sleeping soundly, while in an adjoining tent Ned
Rector and Stacy Brown were breathing regularly, sleeping the sleep
that naturally comes after a day in the saddle over the rugged, uneven
slopes of the Ozark Mountains.
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