GLORIOUS NEWS
"I guess they will never come," said Mollie, gazing despairingly out
over the water. "They must have been gone at least an hour."
"Goodness, Mollie!--an hour," echoed Betty, in imitation of Mollie's
tragic tones. "Don't you know that it would take at least three hours
for the boys to go over, find out what Mr. Mendall has to say to them
and get back here? Remember they have to wait for the ferry," she added
significantly.
"Well, I know, but if it is going to take that long, we won't get home
to-day," Mollie grumbled. "Besides, I've _got_ to hear the news."
It was early in the morning of the day on which the Outdoor Girls and
the boys had decided to start for home. For days they had expected word
from Mr. Mendall. The boys had haunted the town hoping to hear from
him--but no word had come. Then suddenly Will had burst in upon the
others with the great news that he had almost run into Mr. Mendall
turning a corner, and that genial man had expressed great pleasure at
sight of him.
"Why, he said----" Will had reported excitedly, "he said that if he
hadn't met me, he fully intended coming over to camp--that he had
something to tell me that might be of great interest. And he wants us
fellows to come over first thing in the morning," he had finished
exultantly.
So it was that the girls were waiting impatiently for confirmation of
their hopes.
"We don't really have to go home to-day," Amy was saying doubtfully. "I
don't see why we couldn't have waited until to-morrow."
"It does seem a shame to leave this wonderful place," sighed Grace
looking about her. "It seems to me it is more beautiful now than it ever
was. September is the best time in the year, anyway."
"Why can't we stay over anyway--to-morrow is Saturday. I think we might
as well finish out the week," cried Grace, seized with a bright idea.
"Maybe Mrs. Irving will consent, since it is bound to be late when we do
get home." She popped a chocolate in her mouth as she finished.
Betty regarded her chum pityingly.
"That _is_ clever," she said. "Especially since the boys have taken
down their tents, and we have everything packed up."
Grace looked rather crestfallen.
"Well, I suppose we couldn't," she admitted. "Just the same I would be
glad of any excuse that would keep us on the island a few days longer.
Oh, dear----" and she gazed about her longingly.
"Haven't we had a good time?" asked Betty, as she settled herself on the
steps. "This last week has been great, too--even though we were so
anxious to hear about Mollie's silver."
"Oh, and do you know what Anita said the other day?" Amy broke in
suddenly. "She said she had some distant relatives in Deepdale, and that
if she could fish around and get an invitation, she might see us there."
"Oh, wouldn't that be great!" said Mollie, with genuine enthusiasm.
"Yes, she's a fine girl," Betty echoed. "I only wish she lived in
Deepdale, so we might invite her to join our happy little party."
"Yes, and the boys like her brother, too," said Grace. "Will says he is
a fine fellow; and Will never says a thing like that unless he means
it."
"Do my eyes deceive me?" cried Betty, springing up and pointing toward
the mainland, "or is that the good old Pine Island dreadnaught steaming
majestically from the harbor? Tell me some one--am I right?"
"You are!" cried Grace, dramatically. "That noble ship could be no
other."
"Oh, do stop your nonsense," cried Mollie impatiently. "Are you sure
that's the ferry?"
"Since it is the only apology for a boat that ever comes this way,"
Grace remarked lazily, "I guess it must be."
"Oh, Grace, don't tease," warned the Little Captain, in an aside. "Can't
you see how worked up Mollie is? No wonder she is excited--the news may
mean a lot to her."
Grace glanced at her chum and saw that Betty had spoken the truth.
Mollie's hands were clenched tight to her side, crimson flamed in her
face, and her foot tapped nervously on the ground.
"Oh, they'll never get here," she was saying over and over again. "Can't
the old ferryboat get up any steam at all?"
"Perhaps we might help tow it in?" Betty suggested, striving to break
the tension. "I think we could paddle lots faster in the canoes."
"Goodness, I would almost like to try it!" Mollie exclaimed. "I think
they might get something modern on the lake--something real
modern--around the eighteenth century."
"Oh, isn't she sarcastic," said Amy, putting an arm about her friend and
patting her hand gently. "Never mind, Mollie, all things come in time."
Of course she was right, even Mollie had to admit it.
At the end of one of the longest half hours the girls had ever spent,
the rickety little ferryboat scraped against the dock, and they ran down
to meet the boys. The latter almost fell out of the boat, careless of
what any one might think. At the first sight of them the girls were
convinced their news was of the best.
"Oh, oh, hurry!" cried Mollie. "I thought you would never get here. Oh,
you have something wonderful to tell us--I know it!"
"You bet we have!" cried Allen. "We have the very finest news you ever
heard."
"Oh, what is it?" the girls cried in unison, and Mollie added
pleadingly: "Don't keep us waiting any longer, boys, please."
"All right," Will agreed; for he was as anxious to tell as the girls
were to hear. "Come to the house and we will tell you the whole story."
"But did you get them?" Mollie demanded. "I don't see why you have to
wait till you get to the house to tell me that."
"You can see by their faces they have, Mollie," Betty assured her. "You
had better not interfere--they will tell the story their own way,
whatever you say."
By this time they had reached the house and called to Mrs. Irving to
come and hear the news.
She joined them in a moment, and Will began.
"Well, you see," he said, "in the first place, Mr. Mendall didn't want
to raise our hopes until he found out definitely whether anything there
belonged to us."
"Yes," broke in Mollie quickly.
"Don't interrupt," Will warned her. "You might sidetrack me or
something."
"Oh, Will, don't be a goose!" cried his sister. "Go on."
"I'm not a goose," he declared with dignity, "and I expect to go on if I
am given half a chance."
He paused for a reply, but as none was forthcoming and as only
threatening looks met him on every side, he continued hurriedly.
"Well, as I was saying," he went on, "Mr. Mendall did finally succeed in
getting the information he wanted. Then yesterday afternoon I happened
to meet him----"
"Yes, we know all about that," said Betty, dancing with mingled
excitement and exasperation. "Please get to the point."
"Since you insist," Will answered gravely. "The fact is, Mollie, that
all your mother's silver is there--even down to the little sugar bowl."
"Oh!" gasped Mollie, and for a moment she could say no more.
Then the flood gates of speech opened, and her questions poured forth.
"Oh, Will! isn't that wonderful?" she cried. "I didn't dare really to
believe till this very moment. Are you sure everything is there--not a
thing missing? The creamer and teapot? And oh, Will!" she grasped his
arm beseechingly, "did you find the necklace?"
Will looked evasive.
"Why, you see----" he was beginning, when Frank interrupted him.
"The necklace is probably gracing the swarthy neck of some fair gypsy
damsel," remarked the latter, rather flippantly. "Here we offer you a
whole silver service, and you're not satisfied."
Mollie looked from one to the other of her two tormentors in pathetic
bewilderment.
"Please, _please_!" she begged. "Mother'll be wild when she hears about
the silver. But oh, I do want that jet necklace almost more than
anything in the world! Don't tease me any more, please."
At this appeal, Will's heart softened, and, with a quick movement, he
drew his hand from behind him, disclosing to four pairs of incredulous
eyes the precious jet necklace.
"Here it is," he announced triumphantly.
Mollie grasped the heirloom with a little cry of joy. Then she threw her
arms about Betty's neck, and began to laugh hysterically.
"Don't mind me," she gasped, as the boys looked on mystified. "I--I
can't help it! I'm just so--so happy!"
Betty patted her chum's shoulder, soothingly.
"Now, see what you've gone and done," she accused poor Will.
"I--I didn't know----" he was beginning, but he seemed destined not to
finish his sentences that day.
Mollie, a creature of moods, withdrew herself from Betty's arms and
favored the promising young detective with an ecstatic little hug that
amazed and delighted that young gentleman immensely.
"I say, Mollie, do it again," he pleaded, while the other three boys
hastened to demand their share of the reward.
But Mollie had caught Grace about the waist and they were engaged in
what might be called a cross between a Virginia reel and an Indian war
dance.
When they were forced to stop from sheer lack of breath, the volcanic
Mollie flung herself upon the steps, and beamed upon them.
"And that's not all," Will said, and glanced instinctively toward his
sister.
Grace started, and leaned forward beseechingly.
"Will?" she breathed.
"Yes," he continued, answering her unspoken question, "we found Beauty."
The girl's eyes opened wide at this new disclosure, and Grace grasped
her brother's arm imploringly.
"Oh, Will, where?"
"He was found by one of the farmers near the town. Looked as though he'd
broken away from whoever'd had him. The farmer saw he was a
thoroughbred, and guessed at once that he had been stolen. Luckily for
us he was an honest man."
"Darling old Beauty," murmured Grace, tearfully. "Oh, wait till dad
hears!"
"I guess he'll get a welcome, all right," Will agreed gleefully. "Poor
old Beauty! I saw him myself this morning."
"Mr. Mendall says," Allen volunteered, "there are traces of a good many
other things from Deepdale. We'll probably have a triumphant home
coming. And they have captured the gypsies and put them in jail."
"Oh, oh, and to think we did it!" sighed Amy, contentedly.
So joyful were they at the outcome of their detective work, that the
long journey to Deepdale was almost forgotten. It was Mrs. Irving who
brought them to their senses.
"I'm afraid," she said, "that if we don't start pretty soon, Deepdale
won't see us until to-morrow morning, and that will never do. Come,
girls, get ready."
"Oh, I don't want to go home," wailed Amy, as they rose to follow
instructions.
"But just think what we will have to tell them when we get there!" said
Betty, and the thought lent wings to their feet.
Once more the Outdoor Girls and their comrades assembled on the wharf,
waiting for the ridiculous little ferryboat that had been the butt of
their jokes during the summer. Now that they were going away, however,
the sound of the shrill little whistle, as it panted up to them, seemed
somehow strangely typical of their life on the island, and they felt an
unexpected throb of home-sickness.
"We'll have to come back to it some time," Betty said. "I love the
place."
"I wonder if there are any more mysteries floating around loose," said
Roy, pausing for one last backward glance over his shoulder. "If there
are, I'm going back."
But Allen seized him and drew him aboard.
"Come on," he cried, "we're off!"
The four girls linked arms, as they gazed back at the familiar bungalow.
Suddenly Mollie chuckled irrepressibly.
"Oh, girls," she murmured softly, "I must be on the spot when Aunt
Elvira hears the news."
The little ferryboat steamed away from the dock, carrying with it our
happy Outdoor Girls, to whom we must once more wave a reluctant
farewell.
THE END
THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS SERIES
By LAURA LEE HOPE
Author of "The Bobbsey Twins Series."
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THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS
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Having lost his voice, the father of the girls goes into the movies and
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THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS AT OAK FARM
Or Queer Happenings While Taking Rural Plays.
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All who have ever seen moving pictures of the great West will want to
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Or a Pictured Shipwreck that Became Real.
A thrilling account of the girls' experiences on the water.
THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS IN WAR PLAYS
Or The Sham Battles at Oak Farm.
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THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE
Or Camping and Tramping for Fun and Health.
Telling how the girls organized their Camping and Tramping Club, how
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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 invites
her club members to take a trip 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 to visit some distant relatives. On the way they
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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 take a trip into
the interior, where several unusual things happen.
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT OCEAN VIEW
Or The Box that Was Found in the Sand.
The girls have great fun and solve a mystery while on an outing along
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THE OUTDOOR GIRLS ON PINE ISLAND
Or A Cave and What it Contained.
A bright, healthful story, full of good times at a bungalow camp on Pine
Island.
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THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH
Or Rivals for all Honors.
A stirring tale of high school life, full of fun, with a touch of
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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
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THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON TRACK AND FIELD
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This story takes in high school athletics in their most approved and
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THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH IN CAMP
Or The Old Professor's Secret.
The girls went camping on Acorn Island and had a delightful time at
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TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR CYCLE
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TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR BOAT
Or The Rivals of Lake Carlopa
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIRSHIP
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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
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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
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THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS
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THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS IN THE WEST
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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 MOVING PICTURE BOYS AT PANAMA
Or Stirring Adventures Along the Great Canal.
THE MOVING PICTURE BOYS UNDER THE SEA
Or The Treasure of the Lost Ship.
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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.
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THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS AT THE FAIR
Or The Greatest Film Ever Exhibited.
The chums go to San Francisco, where they have some trials but finally
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THE MOTION PICTURE CHUMS' WAR SPECTACLE
Or The Film that Won the Prize.
Through being of service to the writer of a great scenario, the chums
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and prepare the skins for stuffing, how to manage a canoe, how to swim,
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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
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THE OUTDOOR CHUMS ON THE GULF
Or Rescuing the Lost Balloonists.
THE OUTDOOR CHUMS AFTER BIG GAME
Or Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness.
THE OUTDOOR CHUMS ON A HOUSEBOAT
Or The Rivals of the Mississippi.
THE OUTDOOR CHUMS IN THE BIG WOODS
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Or The Golden Cup Mystery.
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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
THE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGH IN TRACK ATHLETICS
Or A Long Run that Won
THE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGH IN WINTER SPORTS
Or Stirring Doings on Skates and Iceboats
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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 ROVER BOYS IN BUSINESS
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THE ROVER BOYS ON A TOUR
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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.
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 TOURING CAR
Or A Young Millionaire's Race for a Fortune.
Dick's father gives him an automobile made to live in, which enables him
and his companions to have a good time.
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.
=12mo. Handsomely printed and illustrated, and bound in cloth stamped in
colors. Printed wrappers.=
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GROSSET & DUNLAP, PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK
The Putnam Hall Series
Companion Stories to the Famous Rover Boys Series
By ARTHUR M. WINFIELD
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.
12mo. Handsomely printed and illustrated.
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 unlooked 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.
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GROSSET & DUNLAP,--NEW YORK
The Flag and Frontier Series
By CAPTAIN RALPH BONEHILL
These bracing stories of American life, exploration and adventure should
find a place in every school and home library for the enthusiasm they
kindle in American heroism and history. The historical background is
absolutely correct. Every volume complete in itself.
12mo. Bound in cloth. Stamped in colors.
WITH BOONE ON THE FRONTIER, Or The Pioneer Boys of Old Kentucky.
Relates the true-to-life adventures of two boys who, in company with
their folks, move westward with Daniel Boone. Contains many thrilling
scenes among the Indians and encounters with wild animals.
PIONEER BOYS OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST, Or With Lewis and Clark Across the
Rockies.
A splendid story describing in detail the great expedition formed under
the leadership of Lewis and Clark, and telling what was done by the
pioneer boys who were first to penetrate the wilderness of the
northwest.
PIONEER BOYS OF THE GOLD FIELDS, Or The Nugget Hunters of '49.
Giving the particulars of the great rush of the gold seekers to
California in 1849. In the party making its way across the continent are
three boys who become chums, and share in no end of adventures.
WITH CUSTER IN THE BLACK HILLS, Or A Young Scout Among the Indians.
Tells of the experiences of a youth who, with his parents, goes to the
Black Hills in search of gold. Custer's last battle is well described.
BOYS OF THE FORT, Or A Young Captain's Pluck.
This story of stirring doings at one of our well-known forts in the Wild
West is of more than ordinary interest. Gives a good insight into army
life of to-day.
THE YOUNG BANDMASTER, Or Concert, Stage and Battlefield.
The hero is a youth who becomes a cornetist in an orchestra, and works
his way up to the leadership of a brass band. He is carried off to sea
and is taken to Cuba, and while there joins a military band which
accompanies our soldiers in the attack on Santiago.
OFF FOR HAWAII, Or The Mystery of a Great Volcano.
Several boys start on a tour of the Hawaiian Islands. They have heard
that there is a treasure located in the vicinity of Kilauea, the largest
active volcano in the world, and go in search of it.
A SAILOR BOY WITH DEWEY, Or Afloat in the Philippines.
The story of Dewey's victory in Manila Bay as it appeared to a real,
live American youth who was in the navy at the time. Many adventures in
Manila and in the interior follow.
WHEN SANTIAGO FELL, Or The War Adventures of Two Chums
Two boys leave New York to join their parents in Cuba. The war between
Spain and the Cubans is on, and the boys are detained at Santiago, but
escape across the bay at night. Many adventures follow.
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GROSSET & DUNLAP,--NEW YORK
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Transcriber's Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
Page 53, "Gracie" changed to "Gracy" to conform to rest of text. (Oh,
Gracy, dear)
Page 105, "girmy" changed to "grimy". (shaking a grimy fist)
Page 162, "Molly" changed to "Mollie". (will we?" cried Mollie)
Page 197, "splended" changed to "splendid". (that splendid reserve)
Two cases of "fire-light" and three of "firelight" were retained.
End of Project Gutenberg's The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island, by Laura Lee Hope