The story is laid in Missouri, the land of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn,
and contains every element guaranteed to please American boys and
girls--from the secret cave and mysterious stranger to the treasure.
Bolivar and Skeets go through the same vicissitudes lovingly inflicted
by fond parents, on boys everywhere--suffered by Bide Dudley, himself.
In fact, speaking of Bolivar, Mr. Dudley says, “I was that boy.”