The Scranton High Chums on the Cinder Path

A squirrel has bitten Julius Hobson, the old automobile is groaning under sacks of nuts, and Hugh Morgan is still studying the roads. His shortcut to victory runs near a deserted quarry—and Julius would rather not go there.

On a crisp October afternoon outside Scranton, five high-school chums head home from a nutting expedition while the whole school prepares for a county-wide athletic tournament. Hugh has his eye on the fifteen-mile Marathon: he believes a route across the Juniper Swamp trail could save precious ground and help Scranton win. But the shortcut passes close to an abandoned quarry with a haunted reputation, and the boys are not all eager to test their courage there. With the race drawing near and the course full of questions, will Hugh’s clever plan lead to glory—or into trouble?

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