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."
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·The·Platt·&·Munk·Co Inc·
By Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.
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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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