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Dapples of the Circus

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Dapples of the Circus (1943)
by Clarence Hawkes
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Dapples of the Circus

The Story of a Shetland Pony and a Boy

Dapples of the Circus
The Story of a Shetland Pony and a Boy

By
Clarence Hawkes

Author of "Big Brother, The Bear," "Silversheene, King of Sled Dogs."

·New·York·
·The·Platt·&·Munk·Co
Inc·

Copyright, MCMXXIII
By Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.

All Rights Reserved
Copyright, MCMXLIII
By
The Platt & Munk Co., Inc.Made in U. S. A.Dapples of the Circus

To all who love the musical creak of saddle leather, and the rhythmic sound of galloping hoofs, this book is fraternally dedicated

Contents

Chapter Page
Introduction. The Home of the Shetland Pony. 11
I. The Rivals 21
II. The Battle 29
III. Farewell to Little Dapples 47
IV. The Circus Comes to Town 66
V. Freckles and Dapples 94
VI. Over the Ringing Rails 130
VII. The Circus Wreck at Cedar Bend 155
VIII. The Land of Sunshine 169
IX. Shipwrecked on the Spanish Main 185
X. The Rescue 205
XI. Northward Bound 218


This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in 1923, before the cutoff of January 1, 1929.


The longest-living author of this work died in 1954, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 69 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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