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JOE STRONG THE BOY WIZARD OR THE MYSTERIES OF MAGIC EXPOSED
BY
VANCE BARNUM
Author of “Joe Strong on the Trapeze,” “Joe Strong, the Boy Fish,” “Joe Strong on the High Wire,” “Joe Strong and His Wings of Steel,” etc.
WHITMAN PUBLISHING CO.
RACINE, WISCONSIN
BOOKS FOR BOYS
BY
VANCE BARNUM
THE JOE STRONG SERIES
JOE STRONG, THE BOY WIZARD
Or, The Mysteries of Magic Exposed
JOE STRONG ON THE TRAPEZE
Or, The Daring Feats of a Young Circus Performer
JOE STRONG, THE BOY FISH
Or, Marvelous Doings in a Big Tank
JOE STRONG ON THE HIGH WIRE
Or, Motor-Cycle Perils of the Air
JOE STRONG AND HIS WINGS OF STEEL
Or, A Young Acrobat in the Clouds
JOE STRONG—HIS BOX OF MYSTERY
Or, The Ten Thousand Dollar Prize Trick
JOE STRONG, THE BOY FIRE EATER
Or, The Most Dangerous Performance on Record
COPYRIGHT, 1916
GEORGE SULLY & COMPANY
Printed by
WESTERN PRINTING & LITHOGRAPHING CO.
Racine, Wisconsin
Printed in U. S. A.
JOE STRONG, THE BOY WIZARD
1
CHAPTER I JOE SOLVES A PUZZLE
“How did he do it? That’s what I’d like toknow.”
“So would I. It sure was a queer trick all right—andit looked so easy, too.”
“Well, I’ve tried to guess, but I can’t. The moreI think of it the more I believe that the professorreally is a magician, in a certain way.”
“Pooh! It couldn’t be anything like that! Itwas just a trick, like all the others he did. But I’dlike to know how to do it.”
Four boys sat under the shade of a big willowtree in a grassy meadow on the bank of a stream.They were earnestly discussing something, the importof which may be gathered from their talk.