See Transcriber’s Note at end of text.
LARRY DEXTER
AND THE
STOLEN BOY
Larry Dexter and the Stolen Boy.
LARRY DEXTER
AND THE
STOLEN BOY
OR
A YOUNG REPORTER ON
THE LAKES
BY
HOWARD R. GARIS
AUTHOR OF “LARRY DEXTER’S GREAT SEARCH,” “LARRY DEXTER,REPORTER,” “DICK HAMILTON’S FORTUNE,” “DICK HAMILTON’SCADET DAYS,” “DICK HAMILTON’S FOOTBALL TEAM,” ETC.
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THE YOUNG REPORTER SERIES
FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER
Or The First Step In Journalism
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LARRY DEXTER’S GREAT SEARCH
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LARRY DEXTER AND THE BANK MYSTERY
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LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY
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Copyright, 1912, by
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Larry Dexter and the Stolen Boy
PREFACE
My Dear Boys:
Most unexpected things happen to newspaperreporters. That is one reason why, in spite ofthe hard work attached to the profession, so manybright young lads like it. It was that way withLarry Dexter. It was the unexpected that hewas always looking for, and nearly alwayshe found it.
In this, the fifth book of “The Young ReporterSeries,” I have related for you somethingthat happened when Larry unexpectedly went t