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Show j NARRATIVE FOR BOYS Ma k T dd in the Ba k woods By Claren e B. -Kc o4 Autho of Ma It Tldd I ustra ed. ; Pub shed by Harpe & Bro hers. "Sew To k i Th s admirable storv teller has written i f airotl er ideal narrati e for bo s and, as i in hu former book. Mark T dd again pla s a pron nent part v B nnej Jenks rece ves a letter from ft , his Lncle I leronymous ( Alphabet r Bell ) who 1 ves In the backwoods in Tlting Blnnev and his pals Mark Tidd f t Tallow and Plunk to spend the r Aaca W-rftf tion with him The boys are well p eased laTj&&nd the day after school Is adjourned B&r finds them on their journev Mark Tidd Hra the Tat youth a the strategist of the Hfcflpafhy and usually succeeds in getting the Bh1mqs oat of a I of t e r d fficult es. Lpon at the uncle s home the 5 meet HSfetapt wo men who the find are aware that BEJeronyxnouss land contains a -valuable Barafceral depo t Of this the unc e is fioanr Shortly after the arrival of the HSbl$t'5lu the uncle finds it necessary to go BHOMi neighboring town and in his ab-Ceim ab-Ceim while flsbJn the bovs hear the HKtjj&leDTiplrators p ann ng to buv the land Hje uncle. The boys betrav them Hffil&eS'&.ttd' the n en chase them back to BB $otise and under threat of bodily Hpatro- ftemand of them to remain there. KEMaTto Tidd proves the hero and dlas his HfoaJXttt and finds an old canoe and goes Hffoffquest. of Kieronymous He soon d s BR$J?rs fe Is pursued by the men and Kqanaesj to.hde until thev pass when HBTesttse3 nis jo rne Lpon arri ng H&Lme Till a e the conspirators And the BnHndftake Mm to a lawer of shady Bapfcter sfao is a, friend of the men Kr-$aT'aPers' conveying the property to the Barodsp razors" arer -about to be s gned when He&'V jJoor is broken open by Mark Tidd Hnlej'uvcle earned and the prope ty B&csetL The defrauders have to concede HgfiajtTthe-r are bested by the fat youtl Bswrnte tfcue bov character Is excellent HHB tfortrayed by Mr Keiland the lUustra HgmUpna are numerous and of a high order Hfef .guS a rare treat Is n store for boys so gEf -fortunate as to read this narrative |