THE RACE IS WON
Lake Luna was a blaze of glory between Centerport and Cavern Island--the
June sunshine over all and every boat along the racing course bright
with pennants and streamers. The two fussy little launches bearing the
officers who managed the races puffed up and down the open water, and
the big police launch kept the spectators' boats back of the line.
Ashore the highlands were black with spectators, while the driveway was
crowded with vehicles of every description. Keyport and Lumberport had
been drawn upon to swell the crowds of lookers-on. The railroads and
steam-boats had brought crowds to the race. It was indeed a gala day.
Promptly at one o'clock the events began. The trial of speed between the
boys' eight-oared shells was the first of the juvenile contests, and
these latter trials gained almost as much interest from the crowds as
did the first races.
The boys of Central High, with Chet and Lance and six others at the
sculls, and Short and Long to steer, pulled a splendid race, and came in
second--the junior crew of the famous Luna Boat Club being the winner.
At least the boys of Central High won over the crews of all the other
high schools on the lake.
The canoe race was a mixed event, for there was no sex limitation in
canoeing. The Lockwood twins had been chosen, after all, to represent
Central High, and Hester Grimes and Lily Pendleton were not even among
the spectators at the races. They had accused Mrs. Case of "favoritism,"
although their record for speed was much below that of the twins.
Dora and Dorothy did their very best; but they could scarcely expect to
win over all comers in this race. Like the boys' eight, however, they
came in ahead of all the other school crews, being Number 3 at the
finish. The race was won by grown men belonging to the Luna Boat Club.
After that the interest centered in the trial of speed between the
girls' eights of the five high' schools. They had already been flashing
about the lower course, "warming up," and as the five came into line at
the signal of the starter, they presented a pretty sight.
Blue and white and crimson and white were the prevailing colors of the
girls' blouses and skirts; but the East High girls wore black and gold.
Blue blouses and skirts, with narrow white trimming, was the costume of
Central High, and the nine girls in the graceful, polished cedar shell
were cheered again and again as they came opposite the grandstand and
boathouses.
There was Colonel Richard Swayne, who used to be so much opposed to
girls' athletics, waving his cap, his bald head shining in the sun. And
Principal Sharp was beside him, likewise cheering for his own crew.
Back on the driveway Aunt Dora actually stood up and waved her umbrella
in recognition of the twins as the shell belonging to Central High came
easily to the line. There were Laura's and Chet's parents, too, in the
automobile; with Mrs. Morse and the doctor's wife; and even Alice Long,
with Tommy, the irrepressible, and Katie and May, were all there,
shouting and waving handkerchiefs, all hoping that the girls in the
eight-oared shell would notice them.
Eve and Otto Sitz had ridden in to view the race; but they were in
Prettyman Sweet's repaired launch, and Laura could hear the voice of the
Swiss girl calling to her. The twins saw Aunt Dora and their father
standing up in the carriage; but it was against the rules for the
participants to notice the cheering crowd.
"Eyes in the boat, girls! Make ready!" snapped Bobby, bending forward in
her seat. "He's getting ready to fire that pistol."
Celia Prime settled herself for the first stroke. "All ready?" she
asked, and the girls behind her--Jess Morse, Dorothy Lockwood, Mary
O'Rourke, Roberta Fish, Nellie Agnew, Dora Lockwood and Laura
Belding--all murmured their acquiescence. The starter looked along the
line of shells and got a nod from each coxswain.
The pistol spoke, and "They're off!" shouted the crowd. Like five huge
water-spiders, the eight-oared shells darted along the course. With a
strain and a heave at the end of every stroke, the boats were propelled
in a magnificent burst of speed. For some rods there was scarcely any
difference in the standing of the five crews.
Then, as in old times, Keyport drew ahead.
"Hang to 'em! Like bulldogs!" shouted Bobby Hargrew through the
megaphone she wore strapped to her mouth.
Instantly Celia stretched out a little more and the clack of the oars in
Central High boat sounded quicker. The new shell sped on and its bow was
almost instantly at the stern of Keyport's boat. Behind, the other three
crews were spread out badly. Only Lumberport was coming up at all. East
and West Highs were no-where from the start.
The Keyport crew were pulling with all their might and main then, and
they were still a long way from the line.
"Steady!" said Celia, through her teeth. "This will pass them."
Bobby gave the order to increase the stroke. The crew of Central High
responded nobly. The bow of their boat crept up, slowly but surely,
along the side of the Keyport craft. They could have passed the rival
boat more quickly; but Celia was holding back reserve force for a spurt
if such a thing became necessary.
The twins' toughened muscles did not feel the strain at first; but
before the end of the course was sighted they were working blindly, like
the other girls--mere pieces of mechanism engaged in a task that, as it
continued, became a punishment! But that was what all the long weeks of
practice and exercise had been for. Their bodies had learned to endure
strains like this--and their wills, too.
The crowds in the boats and along the banks had never ceased to cheer
and shout encouragement to their favorite crews. The race ended in a
whirlwind finish, for Keyport endeavored to rally at the last. But then
Central High with their new shell were a boat's length ahead, and they
had kept that lead until they crossed the line.
Central High had won! The race had been a better one than that rowed a
few weeks before between the same crews. The beautiful cup presented by
the Luna Boat Club would have the place of honor in the Girls' Branch
Athletic League house, when the latter structure was completed.
"We sha'n't have a chance to row with you infants again," said Mary
O'Rourke, one of the seniors, who would be graduated from Central High
in a few days; "but see that you do as well next term."
"And keep all friction out of the crew,'" advised Celia, as they pulled
easily back to the boathouse.
"That means keep out Hester Grimes," said Bobby, _sotto-voce_. "We want
to keep her out of all athletics if we are to win over the other
schools. She'll queer our basketball team next."
Whether Bobby's prophecy was correct, or no, must be judged by the
perusal of the next volume of this series, entitled "The Girls of
Central High at Basketball; Or, The Great Gymnasium Mystery."
When the crew of the eight-oared shell reached the boathouse they
learned of a happening which interested them deeply. The minute the
boys' eight-oared shell of Central High had come in, a policeman had
beckoned Chetwood Belding and Billy Long away. The boys were highly
excited by this incident, and naturally their girl friends were, too.
But it was not until the last event of the day had been decided and the
crowd of spectators had broken up and gone their ways that the young
folk learned the mystery. Chet and Billy had been called to the
Detective Bureau, where the chief met them with rather a severe
countenance.
"So you two boys had no idea what was in that lard can you brought in
here the other day?" he demanded.
"No, sir," said Chet, manfully. "Billy heard those two men talking about
it. And he found it. He says he thinks there is money in it."
"And I should say there was!" ejaculated the police detective, with
disgust. "Those Italians had us all fooled. We got the big fellow, who
was sneaking back to try and get on the island again, and of course Tony
Allegretto and his monkey has always been right under our eyes.
"By the way, Master Long!"
"Yes, sir?" answered Billy, wondering what was coming.
"You said you thought those men surveying back of Stresch & Potter's the
day before the burglary, were working for the railroad?"
"That's what I thought, sir. I gathered it from what they said."
"And so they were. They were from the engineer's office of the C, P. &
L. We found 'em. They had nothing to do with the robbery."
"I didn't think they had. These two dagoes know about the robbery,
though!" exclaimed Short and Long, his eyes twinkling.
"I guess they do! I guess they do!" repeated the detective. "And the
money stolen from Stresch & Potter was in that soldered can. We got it.
We got the men. And the five hundred dollars will be divided between
this office and you boys."
"Not me!" cried Chet. "It belongs to Billy. He dived and found the can.
And--and I rather think he's paid for his reward by what he went through
over there on Cavern Island."
"Perhaps that's so," said the official, chuckling.
"But tell me, sir!" cried Billy, eagerly, "who got through that little
window and opened the door for the Italians?"
"Ha! that puzzled us a bit until one of our sharp young men watched Tony
putting that monkey of his through its tricks. Then we all saw a great
light."
"Great Scott! And so do I see a light!" cried Chet.
"Me, too," grumbled Billy. "But why didn't I guess it before and save
myself all that trouble I had?"
"The monkey is the guilty party," said the detective. "The bigger
Italian is a famous safe-cracker. He hired Tony Allegretto and his
monkey to help him get into the building, and to watch outside. Then the
two men quarreled as to the division of the loot after it was hidden.
But they are both in jail, now--and the monkey, too. But Mr. Monk will
never have a chance to open his master's cell-door again. Now, you'll
hear all about this later, boys, and you will both have to testify when
the case comes to trial. That's all."
"Huh!" exclaimed Short and Long, as he went away with Chet, "looks like
as though! everybody had the laugh on me--eh?"
"How's that?" queried Chet, in some surprise.
"Why, I needn't have made such a Jack of myself as to run away and hide
over there on the island. Father's said a-plenty to me about it. He says
that any boy who runs away instead of, facing the music makes himself
appear guilty right at the start."
"Well--I--don't--know," said his friend, slowly. "Certain sure you
worried your folks a whole lot--and worried your friends, too."
"I never thought of that."
"I s'pose not. That detective chasing you up so, was what scared you."
"And you'd have been scared, too. He said he could put me in jail. Now,
I'd just as soon be half starved over there on Cavern Island as to be in
jail," declared Billy, with conviction.
"Say! One thing you got out of it young fellow," said Chet, suddenly,
with a laugh. "And you wouldn't have got that if you hadn't run away."
"Oh! do you really think they'll give me part of the reward?"
"Of course they will. They'll have to. Father will have his lawyer 'tend
to that for you, Billy. The police sha'n't cheat you out of your
rights."
"Then," cried Billy, delight showing in his face. "I tell you what's
going to happen if I get all that money."
"What?" asked Chet, curiously.
"Alice is going back to Central High to finish out her last year. You
know, she would have graduated two years ago this June if it hadn't been
for her having to stay home to 'tend to the kids. She shall come back. I
know she wants to be a teacher, and without her High School certificate
she cannot go to Normal."
"Well, you're a good kind of a kid, after all, Billy," said Chet
Belding. "Even if you are full of tickle," and he grinned at the small
boy.
"Thanks," sniffed Billy Long. "Did you think that nobody but _you_
appreciates a good sister? Lemme tell you, Mother Wit isn't the only
girl around these corners that's as good as any boy alive!"
Chet laughed aloud at this. "That's sure a backhand compliment," he
said. "Most of the girls of Central High think they're a whole lot
better than the boys."
"And gee! Ain't they?" rejoined Billy, with feeling.
They were back at the landing in time to escort the winning girls' crews
up to the athletic field and listen to the speeches. Colonel Swayne made
the best one of the day, and certainly the one that was most appreciated
by the girls of Central High when he announced that the contracts for
the building of the new gymnasium were closed and that the building was
bound to surpass anything of the kind in the State.
"And I declare you deserve it!" said Colonel Swayne, in conclusion. "You
certainly are the finest class of girls I ever did see. You are not like
what girls were when I was a boy--I must say that. But, I guess
different times breeds different folks. It must be all right for girls
now to be athletic and be able to row like boys, and play ball, and all
that.
"And I certainly was proud that I lived on the Hill to-day, and that my
neighbors' daughters were such strong and healthy young ladies. It has
been the greatest day we've seen on Lake Luna for many a year. I'm proud
of you all!"
There was a reception that evening at the chapter house of the M. O.
R.'s, Central High's very popular secret society, and the girls who had
taken part in the aquatic events were feasted and made much of by the
members of the society and the teachers and friends invited for the
occasion.
It was a very Happy time for the girls of Central High. Even Miss
Carrington was in an especially gracious mood; but Aunt Dora, who had
come with the twins, refused to speak to "that four-eyed teacher."
Bobby Hargrew was there, although she could never hope to be a member of
the M. O. R.'s herself, unless she changed her mischievous ways. "But,"
as Laura quoted, "can the leopard change his spots?"
"He most certainly can--unless he goes dead lame," cried Bobby,
grinning. "You wait till I'm a junior! I'm going to make the M. O. R.'s
and be Gee Gee's prize scholar next year."
"Better practice a little now, Bobby," advised Nellie Agnew. "Then it
won't come so hard to begin in September."
Dora and Dorothy went home early from the "party" with Aunt Dora. The
old lady was still afraid of the night air.
"And I'll come to see you--for a while--right after graduation," Dora
said to her aunt, cheerfully. "And then Dorothy will take my place----"
"No. You can both come--come together. I couldn't stand you more than a
week at a time, I'm sure," said Aunt Dora, with a sigh. "You girls of
the new generation are too much for me; though I must admit that you are
pretty nice girls, at that! But your father needs you most of the
time--needs you to help him cultivate that seedless watermelon, I
expect!
"Girls aren't what they were when _I_ was a girl. You twins don't know
how to knit, or to make tatting, or to embroider. It seems a shame--for
you'll never have any tidies for your chairs in your house.
"But I must admit that you are well and strong, you two girls. And your
ma was that delicate! For those that like 'em I s'pose these athletics
are good. I only hope we won't have women pugilists and seven-day
bicycle riders!
"When girls like you and your friends race in boats and--ahem!--I hope
you won't let any club of girls from the other High Schools take that
handsome silver cup away from you, girls," concluded Aunt Dora, with
sudden asperity. "That _would_ be a pretty dido, I must say! Don't you
let me hear of its passing out of the possession of the girls of Central
High."
"We'll do _our_ best, Auntie," replied Dora and Dorothy, their bright
eyes dancing at the good old lady's emphasis.
THE END
BY GERTRUDE W. MORRISON
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH SERIES
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH
Or, Rivals for All Honors
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON LAKE LUNA
Or, The Crew That Won
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH AT BASKETBALL
Or, The Great Gymnasium Mystery
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGE
Or, The Play That Took the Prize
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON TRACK AND FIELD
Or, The Champions of the School League
By LAURA LEE HOPE
AUTHOR OF THE EVER POPULAR "BOBBSEY TWINS BOOKS"
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS SERIES
These tales take in the various adventures participated in by
several bright, up-to-date girls who love outdoor life. They are
clean and wholesome, free from sensationalism, absorbing from the
first chapter to the last.
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE
Or Camping and Tramping for Fun and Health.
Telling how the girls organized their Camping and Tramping Club,
how they went on a tour, and of various adventures which befell
them.
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE
Or Stirring Cruise of the Motor Boat Gem.
One of the girls becomes the proud possessor of a motor boat and at
once invites her club members to take a trip with her down the
river to Rainbow Lake, a beautiful sheet of water lying between the
mountains.
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN A MOTOR CAR
Or The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley.
One of the girls has learned to run a big motor car, and she
invites the club to go on a tour with her, to visit some distant
relatives. On the way they stop at a deserted mansion, said to be
haunted and make a most surprising discovery.
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN A WINTER CAMP
Or Glorious Days on Skates and Ice Boats.
In this story, the scene is shifted to a winter season. The girls
have some jolly times skating and ice boating, and visit a hunters'
camp in the big woods.
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN FLORIDA
Or Wintering in the Sunny South.
The parents of one of the girls have bought an orange grove in
Florida, and her companions are invited to visit the place. They do
so, and take a trip into the wilds of the interior, where several
unusual things happen.
* * * * *
THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS SERIES
The adventures of Ruth and Alice DeVere. Their father, a widower, is an
actor who has taken up work for the "movies." Both girls wish to aid him
in his work. At first, they, do work in "parlor dramas" only, but later
on, visit various localities to act in all sorts of pictures.
THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS
Or First Appearance in Photo Dramas.
Having lost his voice, the father of the girls goes into the movies
and the girls follow. Tells how many "parlor dramas" are filmed.
THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS AT OAK FARM
Or Queer Happenings While Taking Rural Plays.
Full of fun in the country, the haps and mishaps of taking film
plays, and giving an account of two unusual discoveries.
THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS SNOWBOUND
Or The Proof on the Film.
A tale of winter adventures in the wilderness, showing how the
photo-play actors sometimes suffer. The proof on the film was most
convincing.
THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS UNDER THE PALMS
Or Lost in the Wilds of Florida.
How they went to the land of palms, played many parts in dramas
before the clicking machine, and were lost and aided others who
were also lost.
THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS AT ROCKY RANCH
Or Great Days Among the Cowboys.
All who have ever seen moving pictures of the great West will want
to know just how they are made. This volume gives every detail and
is full of clean fun and excitement.
By GERTRUDE W. MORRISON
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH SERIES
Here is a series full of the spirit of high school life of to-day. The
girls are real flesh-and-blood characters, and we follow them with
interest in school and out. There are many contested matches on track
and field, and on the water, as well as doings in the classroom and on
the school stage. There is plenty of fun and excitement, all clean, pure
and wholesome.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH
Or Rivals for all Honors.
A stirring tale of high school life, full of fun, with a touch of
mystery and a strange initiation.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON LAKE LUNA
Or The Crew That Won.
Telling of water sports and fun galore, and of fine times in camp.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH AT BASKETBALL
Or The Great Gymnasium Mystery.
Here we have a number of thrilling contests at basketball and in
addition, the solving of a mystery which had bothered the high
school authorities for a long while.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGE
Or The Play That Took the Prize.
How the girls went in for theatricals and how one of them wrote a
play which afterward was made over for the professional stage and
brought in some much-needed money.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON TRACK AND FIELD
Or The Girl Champions of the School League.
This story takes in high school athletics in their most approved
and up-to-date fashion. Full of fun and excitement.
By VICTOR APPLETON
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS SERIES
Moving pictures and photo plays are famous the world over, and in this
line of books the reader is given a full description of how the films
are made--the scenes of little dramas, indoors and out, trick pictures
to satisfy the curious, soul-stirring pictures of city affairs, life in
the Wild West, among the cowboys and Indians, thrilling rescues along
the seacoast, the daring of picture hunters in the jungle among savage
beasts, and the great risks run in picturing conditions in a land of
earthquakes. The volumes teem with adventures and will be found
interesting from first chapter to last.
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS
Or Perils of a Great City Depicted.
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN THE WEST
Or Taking Scenes Among the Cowboys and Indians.
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS ON THE COAST
Or Showing the Perils of the Deep.
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN THE JUNGLE
Or Stirring Times Among the Wild Animals.
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN EARTHQUAKE LAND
Or Working Amid Many Perils.
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS AND THE FLOOD
Or Perilous Days on the Mississippi.
* * * * *
THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS SERIES
In these stories we follow the adventures of three boys, who, after
purchasing at auction the contents of a moving picture house, open a
theatre of their own. Their many trials and tribulations, leading up to
the final success of their venture, make very entertaining stories.
THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS' FIRST VENTURE
Or Opening a Photo Playhouse in Fairlands.
The adventures of Frank, Randy and Pep in running a Motion Picture
show. They had trials and tribulations but finally succeed.
THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS AT SEASIDE PARK
Or The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk.
Their success at Fairlands encourages the boys to open their show
at Seaside Park, where they have exciting adventures--also a
profitable season.
THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS ON BROADWAY
Or The Mystery of the Missing Cash Box.
Backed by a rich western friend the chums established a photo
playhouse in the great metropolis, where new adventures await them.
THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS' OUTDOOR EXHIBITION
Or The Film that Solved a Mystery.
This time the playhouse was in a big summer park. How a film that
was shown gave a clew to an important mystery is interestingly
related.
THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS' NEW IDEA
Or The First Educational Photo Playhouse.
In this book the scene is shifted to Boston, and there is intense
rivalry in the establishment of photo playhouses of educational
value.
* * * * *
THE TOM SWIFT SERIES
These spirited tales convey in a realistic way the wonderful advances in
land and sea locomotion. Stories like these are impressed upon the
youthful memory and their reading is productive only of good.
TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR CYCLE
Or Fun and Adventure on the Road
TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR BOAT
Or The Rivals of Lake Carlopa
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIRSHIP
Or The Stirring Cruise of the Red Cloud
TOM SWIFT AND HIS SUBMARINE BOAT
Or Under the Ocean, for Sunken Treasure
TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RUNABOUT
Or The Speediest Car on the Road
TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIRELESS MESSAGE
Or The Castaways of Earthquake Island
TOM SWIFT AMONG THE DIAMOND MAKERS
Or The Secret of Phantom Mountain
TOM SWIFT IN THE CAVES OF ICE
Or The Wreck of the Airship
TOM SWIFT AND HIS SKY RACER
Or The Quickest Flight on Record
TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RIFLE
Or Daring Adventures in Elephant Land
TOM SWIFT IN THE CITY OF GOLD
Or Marvellous Adventures Underground
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIR GLIDER
Or Seeking the Platinum Treasure
TOM SWIFT IN CAPTIVITY
Or A Daring Escape by Airship
TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIZARD CAMERA
Or The Perils of Moving Picture Taking
TOM SWIFT AND HIS GREAT SEARCHLIGHT
Or On the Border for Uncle Sam
TOM SWIFT AND HIS GIANT CANNON
Or The Longest Shots on Record
TOM SWIFT AND HIS PHOTO TELEPHONE
Or The Picture that Saved a Fortune
By CAPTAIN QUINCY ALLEN
The Outdoor Chums Series
The outdoor chums are four wide-awake lads, sons of wealthy men of a
small city located on a lake. The boys love outdoor life, and are
greatly interested in hunting, fishing, and picture taking. They have
motor cycles, motor boats, canoes, etc., and during their vacations go
everywhere and have all sorts of thrilling adventures. The stories give
full directions for camping out, how to fish, how to hunt wild animals
and prepare the skins for stuffing, how to manage a canoe, how to swim,
etc. Full of the very spirit of outdoor life.
THE OUTDOOR CHUMS
Or, The First Tour of the Rod, Gun and Camera Club.
THE OUTDOOR CHUMS ON THE LAKE
Or, Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island.
THE OUTDOOR CHUMS IN THE FOREST
Or, Laying the Ghost of Oak Ridge.
THE OUTDOOR CHUMS ON THE GULF
Or, Rescuing the Lost Balloonists.
THE OUTDOOR CHUMS AFTER BIG GAME
Or, Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness.
By GRAHAM B. FORBES
THE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGH SERIES
Never was there a cleaner, brighter, more manly boy than Frank Allen,
the hero of this series of boys' tales, and never was there a better
crowd of lads to associate with than the students of the School. All
boys will read these stories with deep interest. The rivalry between the
towns along the river was of the keenest, and plots and counterplots to
win the championships, at baseball, at football, at boat racing, at
track athletics, and at ice hockey, were without number. Any lad reading
one volume of this series will surely want the others.
The Boys of Columbia High;
Or The All Around Rivals of the School.
The Boys of Columbia High on the Diamond;
Or Winning Out by Pluck.
The Boys of Columbia High on the River;
Or The Boat Race Plot that Failed.
The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron;
Or The Struggle for the Silver Cup.
The Boys of Columbia High on the Ice;
Or Out for the Hockey Championship.
By ARTHUR W. WINFIELD
THE FAMOUS ROVER BOYS SERIES
American Stories of American Boys and Girls
THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL
Or The Cadets of Putnam Hall
THE ROVER BOYS ON THE OCEAN
Or A Chase for a Fortune
THE ROVER BOYS IN THE JUNGLE
Or Stirring Adventures in Africa
THE ROVER BOYS OUT WEST
Or The Search for a Lost Mine
THE ROVER BOYS ON THE GREAT LAKES
Or The Secret of the Island Cave
THE ROVER BOYS IN THE MOUNTAINS
Or A Hunt for Fame and Fortune
THE ROVER BOYS ON LAND AND SEA
Or The Crusoes of Seven Islands
THE ROVER BOYS IN CAMP
Or The Rivals of Pine Island
THE ROVER BOYS ON THE RIVER
Or The Search for the Missing Houseboat
THE ROVER BOYS ON THE PLAINS
Or The Mystery of Red Rock Ranch
THE ROVER BOYS IN SOUTHERN WATERS
Or The Deserted Steam Yacht
THE ROVER BOYS ON THE FARM
Or The Last Days at Putnam Hall
THE ROVER BOYS ON TREASURE ISLE
Or The Strange Cruise of the Steam Yacht
THE ROVER BOYS AT COLLEGE
Or The Right Road and the Wrong
THE ROVER BOYS DOWN EAST
Or The Struggle for the Stanhope Fortune
THE ROVER BOYS IN THE AIR
Or From College Campus to the Clouds
THE ROVER BOYS IN NEW YORK
Or Saving Their Father's Honor
THE ROVER BOYS IN ALASKA
Or Lost in the Fields of Ice
* * * * *
The Putnam Hall Series
Companion Stories to the Famous Rover Boys Series
Open-air pastimes have always been popular with boys, and should always
be encouraged. These books mingle adventure and fact, and will appeal to
every manly boy.
THE PUTNAM HALL MYSTERY
Or The School Chums' Strange Discovery
The particulars of the mystery and the solution of it are very
interesting reading.
THE PUTNAM HALL ENCAMPMENT
Or The Secret of the Old Mill
A story full of vim and vigor, telling what the cadets did during
the summer encampment, including a visit to a mysterious old mill,
said to be haunted. The book has a wealth of fun in it.
THE PUTNAM HALL REBELLION
Or The Rival Runaways
The boys had good reasons for running away during Captain Putnam's
absence. They had plenty of fun, and several queer adventures.
THE PUTNAM HALL CHAMPIONS
Or Bound to Win Out
In this volume the Putnam Hall Cadets show what they can do in
various keen rivalries on the athletic field and elsewhere. There
is one victory which leads to a most unlooked-for discovery.
THE PUTNAM HALL CADETS
Or Good Times in School and Out
The cadets are lively, flesh-and-blood fellows, bound to make
friends from the start. There are some keen rivalries, in school
and out, and something is told of a remarkable midnight feast and a
hazing that had an unlocked for ending.
THE PUTNAM HALL RIVALS
Or Fun and Sport Afloat and Ashore
It is a lively, rattling, breezy story of school life in this
country written by one who knows all about its pleasures and its
perplexities, its glorious excitements, and its chilling
disappointments.
By HOWARD R. GARIS
THE DICK HAMILTON SERIES
A SERIES THAT HAS BECOME VERY POPULAR
DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE
Or The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son.
Dick, the son of a millionaire, has a fortune left to him by his
mother. But before he can touch the bulk of this money it is
stipulated in his mother's will that he must do certain things, in
order to prove that he is worthy of possessing such a fortune. The
doings of Dick and his chums make the liveliest kind of reading.
DICK HAMILTON'S CADET DAYS
Or The Handicap of a Millionaire's Son.
The hero is sent to a military academy to make his way without the
use of money. Life at an up-to-date military academy is described,
with target shooting, broadsword exercise, trick riding, sham
battles etc. Dick proves himself a hero in the best sense of the
word.
DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT
Or A Young Millionaire and the Kidnappers.
A series of adventures while yachting in which our hero's wealth
plays a part. Dick is marooned on an island, recovers his yacht and
foils the kidnappers. The wrong young man is spirited away, Dick
gives chase and there is a surprising rescue at sea.
DICK HAMILTON'S FOOTBALL TEAM
Or A Young Millionaire on the Gridiron.
A very interesting account of how Dick developed a champion team
and of the lively contests with other teams. There is also related
a number of thrilling incidents in which Dick is the central
figure.
DICK HAMILTON'S AIRSHIP
Or A Young Millionaire in the Clouds.
Tells how Dick built an airship to compete in a twenty thousand
dollar prize contest, and of many adventures he experiences.
BY ALLEN CHAPMAN.
The Railroad Series
Ralph Fairbanks was bound to become a railroad man, as his father had
been before him. Step by step he worked his way upward, serving first in
the Roundhouse, cleaning locomotives; then in the Switch Tower, clearing
the tracks; then on the Engine, as a fireman; then as engineer of the
Overland Express; and finally as Train Dispatcher.
In this line of books there is revealed the whole workings of a great
American railroad system. There are adventures in abundance--railroad
wrecks, dashes through forest fires, the pursuit of a "wildcat"
locomotive, the disappearance of a pay car with a large sum of money on
board--but there is much more than this--the intense rivalry among
railroads and railroad men, the working out of running schedules, the
getting through "on time" in spite of all obstacles, and the
manipulation of railroad securities by evil men who wish to rule or
ruin.
Books that every American boy ought to own.
RALPH, THE TRAIN DISPATCHER
Or The Mystery of the Pay Car.
RALPH ON THE OVERLAND EXPRESS
Or The Trials and Triumph of a Young Engineer.
RALPH ON THE ENGINE
Or The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail.
RALPH OF THE ROUND HOUSE
Or Bound to Become a Railroad Man.
RALPH IN THE SWITCH TOWER
Or Clearing the Track.