Chapter I: Front Matter

THE OUTDOOR CHUMS IN THE FOREST

OR

Laying the Ghost of Oak Ridge

BY CAPTAIN QUINCY ALLEN

AUTHOR OF "THE OUTDOOR CHUMS," "THE OUTDOOR CHUMS ON THE LAKE," "THE
OUTDOOR CHUMS AFTER BIG GAME," ETC.

_ILLUSTRATED_

NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS

COPYRIGHT, 1911 BY
GROSSET & DUNLAP

THE OUTDOOR CHUMS SERIES

BY CAPTAIN QUINCY ALLEN

THE OUTDOOR CHUMS
Or The First Tour of the Rod, Gun and Camera Club

THE OUTDOOR CHUMS ON THE LAKE
Or Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island

THE OUTDOOR CHUMS IN THE FOREST
Or Laying the Ghost of Oak Ridge

THE OUTDOOR CHUMS ON THE GULF
Or Rescuing the Lost Balloonists

THE OUTDOOR CHUMS AFTER BIG GAME
Or Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I A QUESTION OF NERVE 1

II LAYING PLANS 12

III THE CAMP BY THE WAYSIDE 21

IV THINGS BEGIN TO HAPPEN 30

V JED, THE RUNAWAY BOUND BOY 38

VI FARMER DOBSON CHANGES HIS MIND 47

VII THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS 57

VIII EVERYTHING SEEMS TO COME THEIR WAY 66

IX FRANK TRIES TO SOLVE THE RIDDLE 75

X THE "TOTE" ROAD IN THE FOREST 84

XI FARMER DOBSON AND HIS PRIZE BULL 93

XII THE NIGHT ALARM 101

XIII A CHANGE OF BASE 110

XIV FIGHTING THE QUICKSAND 121

XV JERRY MAKES A GUESS 129

XVI A TIME FOR QUICK ACTION 137

XVII THE NEWS ADOLPHUS BROUGHT 146

XVIII THE DEN OF VIPERS 155

XIX AN ORDER TO VACATE 164

XX A MORNING WITH THE BLACK BASS 172

XXI THE SHERIFF DIPS INTO FAIRY STORIES 183

XXII PADDLING ACROSS LAKE SURPRISE 192

XXIII DOCTOR WILL TO THE FRONT 200

XXIV THE PROOF OF THE NEGATIVE 208

XXV CONCLUSION 217

THE OUTDOOR CHUMS IN THE FOREST