02375cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000370011324500680015026400510021830000470026933600260031633700260034233800360036850000310040450800840043552011430051953400450166265300290170765300350173665300310177165300430180265300210184565300310186670000440189785600430194199900170198450983UtSlPG20260610134155.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aBarbour, Ralph Henry,d1870-194410aFour Afoot: Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Highway 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-01-20  aE-text prepared by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"Four Afoot: Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Highway" by Ralph Henry Barbour is a work of fiction written in the early 20th century. This engaging and light-hearted narrative follows four friends—Dan, Nelson, Bob, and Tommy—as they embark on a walking trip through Long Island. Their adventure promises excitement, exploration, and the joys of youthful camaraderie infused with humor and mischief.  At the start of the story, the four boys set out from Locust Park with high spirits and ambitious plans to reach Jericho, their journey marked by lively conversations, mishaps, and lighthearted banter. They encounter a farmer who provides them with directions, offering a glimpse into their characters as they navigate the rural landscape and deal with unplanned delays, most notably Tommy's overindulgence in pie. The opening serves to establish the personalities of each character, highlighting Dan's energetic leadership, Bob's practicality, Nelson's athleticism, and Tommy's mix of humor and clumsiness, all while hinting at the adventures that await them on their journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aDogs -- Juvenile fiction  aFriendship -- Juvenile fiction  aCircus -- Juvenile fiction  aLong Island (N.Y.) -- Juvenile fiction  aBaseball stories  aWalking -- Juvenile fction1 aRelyea, C. M.q(Charles M.),d1863-193240uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50983  c91821d91821