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Title: Hallowe'en at Merryvale
Author: Alice Hale Burnett

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The Merryvale Boys
HALLOWE'EN AT MERRYVALE
by
ALICE HALE BURNETT
Author of "Circus Day at Merryvale," "Father Brown's Indian Tale,"
Etc.
Pictures by Charles F. Lester

[Illustration: "Keep this until I am gone, then hold it over yonder candle
light," she ordered.]

The New York Book Co. 201-213 East 12th Street New York
Copyright, 1916, by American Authors Publishing Co.
* * * * *
THE MERRYVALE BOYS
By ALICE HALE BURNETT
Six real stories for small boys, each complete in itself, telling about the
many interesting doings of "Toad" and "Chuck" Brown, and their
friends, "Fat," "Reddy" and others.
The books are written so the boy may read and understand them and the

action faithfully portrays boy life in a small town.
CIRCUS DAY AT MERRYVALE
"Toad" and "Reddy," by good fortune, each earn two tickets to the
circus, although they find watering elephants a harder task than it at
first seemed. A jolly party of boys visit the circus.
FATHER BROWN'S INDIAN TALE
Dad's story is followed by an unexpected visitor who at first startles
then interests all of the little party gathered around the fireside.
THE PICNIC AT MERRYVALE
Did you ever go to a picnic in a large farm wagon, filled with boys and
girls? Then did you catch a fine lot of trout and broil them before a
camp-fire? "Toad" and "Reddy" did these very things and had a day
long to be remembered.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS IN MERRYVALE
Daddy Williams' Toy Shop is the center of interest to "Toad" and his
friends long before Christmas arrives. They plan a surprise that brings
joy to a poor family. The boys erect snow forts and the two sides have a
battle royal.
MERRYVALE BOYS ON THE FARM
"Toad's" grandmother invites him and "Reddy" to spend a month in the
country. Their experiences at Sunnyside farm, with its horses, cows,
pigs and chickens, are most entertainingly told, and they have the time
of their lives boating, swimming and fishing in the creek.
HALLOWE'EN AT MERRYVALE
For many days the boys had been looking forward to the party to be
held at Toad Brown's house, but the evening finally arrived and a
number of new games were played, although a few things happened

which were not on the program.
Illustrations in Color 12mo. Cloth 40c per Vol., Postpaid
THE NEW YORK BOOK CO., 201 E. 12th St., New York
* * * * *
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. GETTING READY FOR THE PARTY 9 II. THE FUN BEGINS 15
III. THE SWINGING APPLES 24 IV. THE CANDY PULL 29 V.
THE WITCH TELLS FORTUNES 35 VI. BLOWING OUT THE
CANDLES 44 VII. THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER COIN 49 VIII.
THE WONDERFUL PIE 53

HALLOWE'EN
AT MERRYVALE
CHAPTER I
GETTING READY FOR THE PARTY
"What's Hallowe'en mean, Father?" asked Thomas Brown as the family
was seated at breakfast one morning late in October.
"It means the evening before All Saints Day," answered Father Brown.
"Do you remember what fun we had last year, Chuck?" remarked Toad,
for Thomas was called "Toad" by his friends, and Charley was known
as "Chuck."
"I should say I do," he answered.

The Browns had always lived in the town of Merryvale in a large,
white house, set far back from the street, and not far away was the
home of Toad's best friend Reddy and his brother Frank nick-named
"Fat."
"We had great fun when I was a boy," resumed Father Brown, "for my
birthday anniversary falls on Hallowe'en and your grandmother would
always have me invite the boys in the neighborhood to a party on that
night."
"Oh, I wish mine weren't two days later or I might have a party too,"
sighed Toad.
"There's no reason, Thomas," said his mother, with a smile, "why you
can't celebrate your birthday on Hallowe'en, if you'd like to."
"Oh, Mother, that's fine," cried Toad, jumping up