Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE MEDAL LIBRARY

FAMOUS COPYRIGHTED STORIES FOR BOYS, BY FAMOUS AUTHORS

PUBLISHED EVERY WEEK

This is an ideal line for boys of all ages. It contains juvenile masterpieces by the most popular writers of interesting fiction for boys. Among these may be mentioned the works of Burt L. Standish, detailing the adventures of Frank Merriwell, the hero, of whom every American boy has read with admiration. Frank is a truly representative American lad, full of character and a strong determination to do right at any cost. Then, there are the works of Horatio Alger, Jr., whose keen insight into the minds of the boys of our country has enabled him to write a series of the most interesting tales ever published. This line also contains some of the best works of Oliver Optic, another author whose entire life was devoted to writing books that would tend to interest and elevate our boys.

To be Published During July

+316--Frank Merriwell's Problem+ +By Burt L. Standish+

To be Published During June

315--The Diamond Seeker of Brazil By Leon Lewis +314--An Interesting Story+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 313--The Phantom Ship By Capt. Marryat +312--Frank Merriwell's College Chums+, +By Burt L. Standish+

To be Published During May

311--Whistler By Walter Aimwell +310--An Interesting Story+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 309--Three Years at Wolverton By A. Wolvertonian +308--Frank Merriwell's Fame+ +By Burt L. Standish+

To be Published During April

307--The Boy Crusoes By Jeffreys Taylor +306--An Interesting Story+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 305--Japhet in Search of a Father By Capt. Marryat +304--Frank Merriwell's Own Company+, +By Burt L. Standish+

To be Published During March

303--The Prairie By J. Fenimore Cooper +302--An Interesting Story+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 301--A Battle and a Boy By Blanche Willis Howard +300--Frank Merriwell on the Road+ +By Burt L. Standish+

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299--Mart Satterlee Among the Indians By William O. Stoddard +298--An Interesting Story+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 297--Newton Forster By Capt. Marryat +296--Frank Merriwell's Protégé+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 295--Cris Rock By Capt. Mayne Reid +294--Sam's Chance+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 293--My Plucky Boy Tom By Edward S. Ellis +292--Frank Merriwell's Hard Luck+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 291--By Pike and Dyke By G. A. Henty +290--Shifting For Himself+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 289--The Pirate and the Three Cutters By Capt. Marryat +288--Frank Merriwell's Opportunity+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 287--Kit Carson's Last Trail By Leon Lewis +286--Jack's Ward+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 285--Jack Darcy, the All Around Athlete By Edward S. Ellis +284--Frank Merriwell's First Job+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 283--Wild Adventures Round the Pole By Gordon Stables +282--Herbert Carter's Legacy+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 281--Rattlin, the Reefer By Capt. Marryat +280--Frank Merriwell's Struggle+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 279--Mark Dale's Stage Venture By Arthur M. Winfield 278--In Times of Peril By G. A. Henty +277--In a New World+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ +276--Frank Merriwell in Maine+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 275--The King of the Island By Henry Harrison Lewis 274--Beach Boy Joe By Lieut. James K. Orton 273--Jacob Faithful By Capt. Marryat +272--Facing the World+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ +271--Frank Merriwell's Chase+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 270--Wing and Wing By J. Fenimore Cooper 269--The Young Bank Clerk By Arthur M. Winfield +268--Do and Dare+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ +267--Frank Merriwell's Cruise+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 266--The Young Castaways By Leon Lewis 265--The Lion of St. Mark By G. A. Henty +264--Hector's Inheritance+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 263--Mr. Midshipman Easy By Captain Marryat +262--Frank Merriwell's Vacation+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 261--The Pilot By J. Fenimore Cooper +260--Driven From Home+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 259--Sword and Pen By Henry Harrison Lewis +258--Frank Merriwell In Camp+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 257--Jerry By Walter Aimwell 256--The Young Ranchman By Lieut. Lounsberry 255--Captain Bayley's Heir By G. A. Henty +254--Frank Merriwell's Loyalty+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 253--The Water Witch By J. Fenimore Cooper +252--Luke Walton+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ +251--Frank Merriwell's Danger+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 250--Neka, the Boy Conjurer By Capt. Ralph Bonehill 249--The Young Bridge Tender By Arthur M. Winfield 248--The West Point Rivals By Lieut. Frederick Garrison, U.S.A. +247--Frank Merriwell's Secret+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 246--Rob Ranger's Cowboy Days By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry 245--The Red Rover By J. Fenimore Cooper +244--Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale+ +By Burt L. Standish+ +243--Adrift in New York+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 242--The Rival Canoe Boys By St. George Rathborne 241--The Tour of the Zero Club By Capt. R. Bonehill +240--Frank Merriwell's Champions+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 239--The Two Admirals By J. Fenimore Cooper 238--A Cadet's Honor By Lieut. Fred'k Garrison, U. S. A. +237--Frank Merriwell's Skill+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 236--Rob Ranger's Mine By Lieut. Lounsberry 235--The Young Carthaginian By G. A. Henty +234--The Store Boy+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ +233--Frank Merriwell's Athletes+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 232--The Valley of Mystery By Henry Harrison Lewis 231--Paddling Under Palmettos By St. George Rathborne 230--Off for West Point By Lieut. Fred'k Garrison, U. S. A. +229--Frank Merriwell's Daring+ +By Burt L. Standish 228--The Cash Boy+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 227--In Freedom's Cause By G. A. Henty 226--Tom Havens With the White Squadron By Lieut. James K. Orton +225--Frank Merriwell's Courage+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 224--Yankee Boys in Japan By Henry Harrison Lewis 223--In Fort and Prison By William Murray Graydon 222--A West Point Treasure, By Lieut. Frederick Garrison, U. S. A. +221--The Young Outlaw+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 220--The Gulf Cruisers By St. George Rathborne 219--Tom Truxton's Ocean Trip By Lieut. Lounsberry 218--Tom Truxton's School Days By Lieut. Lounsberry +217--Frank Merriwell's Bicycle Tour+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 216--Campaigning With Braddock By Wm. Murray Graydon 215--With Clive in India By G. A. Henty 214--On Guard By Lieut. Frederick Garrison, U. S. A. +213--Frank Merriwell's Races+ +By Burt L. Standish+ +212--Julius, the Street Boy+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 211--Buck Badger's Ranch By Russell Williams 210--Sturdy and Strong By G. A. Henty +209--Frank Merriwell's Sports Afield+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 208--The Treasure of the Golden Crater By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry 207--Shifting Winds By St. George Rathborne 206--Jungles and Traitors By Wm. Murray Graydon +205--Frank Merriwell at Yale+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 204--Under Drake's Flag By G. A. Henty 203--Last Chance Mine By Lieut. James K. Orton +202--Risen From the Ranks+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ +201--Frank Merriwell in Europe+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 200--The Fight for a Pennant By Frank Merriwell 199--The Golden Cañon By G. A. Henty +198--Only an Irish Boy+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ +197--Frank Merriwell's Hunting Tour+ +Burt L. Standish+ 196--Zip, the Acrobat By Victor St. Clair 195--The Lion of the North By G. A. Henty 194--The White Mustang By Edward S. Ellis +193--Frank Merriwell's Bravery+ +By Burt L. Standish+ +192--Tom, the Bootblack+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 191--The Rivals of the Diamond By Russell Williams 190--The Cat of Bubastes By G. A. Henty +189--Frank Merriwell Down South+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 188--From Street to Mansion By Frank H. Stauffer +187--Bound to Rise+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 186--On the Trail of Geronimo By Edward S. Ellis 185--For the Temple By G. A. Henty +184--Frank Merriwell's Trip West+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 183--The Diamond Hunters By James Grant 182--The Camp in the Snow By William Murray Graydon +181--Brave and Bold+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 180--One of the 28th By G. A. Henty 179--The Land of Mystery By Edward S. Ellis +178--Frank Merriwell's Foes+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 177--The White Elephant By William Dalton 176--By England's Aid By G. A. Henty +175--Strive and Succeed+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 174--The Golden Rock By Edward S. Ellis 173--Life at Sea By Gordon Stables 172--The Young Midshipman By G. A. Henty 171--Erling the Bold By R. M. Ballantyne +170--Strong and Steady+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 169--Peter, the Whaler By W. H. G. Kingston 168--Among Malay Pirates By G. A. Henty +167--Frank Merriwell's Chums+ +By Burt L. Standish+ +166--Try and Trust+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 165--The Secret Chart By Lieut. James K. Orton 164--The Cornet of Horse By G. A. Henty +163--Slow and Sure+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 162--The Pioneers By J. F. Cooper 161--Reuben Green's Adventures at Yale By James Otis +160--Little by Little+ +By Oliver Optic+ +159--Phil, the Fiddler+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 158--With Lee in Virginia By G. A. Henty 157--Randy, the Pilot By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry 156--The Pathfinder By J. F. Cooper 155--The Young Voyagers By Capt. Mayne Reid +154--Paul, the Peddler+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 153--Bonnie Prince Charlie By G. A. Henty 152--The Last of the Mohicans By J. Fenimore Cooper 151--The Flag of Distress By Capt. Mayne Reid +150--Frank Merriwell's School Days+ +By Burt L. Standish+ 149--With Wolfe in Canada By G. A. Henty 148--The Deerslayer By J. F. Cooper 147--The Cliff Climbers By Capt. Mayne Reid 146--Uncle Nat By A. Oldfellow 145--Friends Though Divided By G. A. Henty 144--The Boy Tar By Capt. Mayne Reid 143--Hendricks, the Hunter By W. H. G. Kingston 142--The Young Explorer By Gordon Stables 141--The Ocean Waifs By Capt. Mayne Reid 140--The Young Buglers By G. A. Henty 139--Shore and Ocean By W. H. G. Kingston +138--Striving for Fortune+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 137--The Bush Boys By Capt. Mayne Reid 136--From Pole to Pole By Gordon Stables 135--Dick Cheveley By W. H. G. Kingston 134--Orange and Green By G. A. Henty 133--The Young Yagers By Capt. Mayne Reid 132--The Adventures of Rob Roy By James Grant 131--The Boy Slaves By Capt. Mayne Reid +130--From Canal Boy to President+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 129--Ran Away to Sea By Capt. Mayne Reid 128--For Name and Fame By G. A. Henty 127--The Forest Exiles By Capt. Mayne Reid 126--From Powder Monkey to Admiral By W. H. G. Kingston 125--The Plant Hunters By Capt. Mayne Reid 124--St. George for England By G. A. Henty 123--The Giraffe Hunters By Capt. Mayne Reid +122--Tom Brace+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 121--Peter Trawl By W. H. G. Kingston 120--In the Wilds of New Mexico By G. Manville Fenn 119--A Final Reckoning By G. A. Henty +118--Ned Newton+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 117--James Braithwaite, The Supercargo By W. H. G. Kingston 116--Happy-Go-Lucky Jack By Frank H. Converse 115--Adventures of a Young Athlete By Matthew White, Jr. 114--The Old Man of the Mountains By George H. Coomer 113--The Bravest of the Brave By G. A. Henty 112--20,000 Leagues Under the Sea By Jules Verne 111--The Midshipman, Marmaduke Merry By W. H. G. Kingston 110--Around the World in Eighty Days By Jules Verne 109--A Dash to the Pole By Herbert D. Ward 108--Texar's Revenge By Jules Verne 107--Van; or, In Search of an Unknown Race By Frank H. Converse 106--The Boy Knight By George A. Henty 105--The Young Actor By Gayle Winterton 104--Heir to a Million By Frank H. Converse 103--The Adventures of Rex Staunton By Mary A. Denison 102--Clearing His Name By Matthew White, Jr. 101--The Lone Ranch By Capt. Mayne Reid 100--Maori and Settler By George A. Henty 99--The Cruise of the Restless; or, On Inland Waterways By James Otis 98--The Grand Chaco By George Manville Fenn 97--The Giant Islanders By Brooks McCormick 96--An Unprovoked Mutiny By James Otis 95--By Sheer Pluck By G. A. Henty 94--Oscar; or, The Boy Who Had His Own Way By Walter Aimwell +93--A New York Boy+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 92--Spectre Gold By Headon Hill 91--The Crusoes of Guiana By Louis Boussenard 90--Out on the Pampas By G. A. Henty 89--Clinton; or, Boy Life in the Country By Walter Aimwell 88--My Mysterious Fortune By Matthew White, Jr. +87--The Five Hundred Dollar Check+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 86--Catmur's Cave By Richard Dowling 85--Facing Death By G. A. Henty 84--The Butcher of Cawnpore By William Murray Graydon 83--The Tiger Prince By William Dalton 82--The Young Editor By Matthew White, Jr. 81--Arthur Helmuth, of the H. & N. C. Railway By Edward S. Ellis 80--Afloat in the Forest By Capt. Mayne Reid 79--The Rival Battalions By Brooks McCormick +78--Both Sides of the Continent+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 77--Perils of the Jungle By Edward S. Ellis 76--The War Tiger; or, The Conquest of China By William Dalton 75--Boys in the Forecastle By George H. Coomer 74--The Dingo Boys By George Manville Fenn 73--The Wolf Boy of China By William Dalton 72--The Way to Success; or, Tom Randall By Alfred Oldfellow 71--Mark Seaworth's Voyage on the Indian Ocean By William H. G. Kingston 70--The New and Amusing History of Sandford and Merton By F. C. Burnand 69--Pirate Island By Harry Collingwood 68--Smuggler's Cave By Annie Ashmore 67--Tom Brown's School Days By Thomas Hughes 66--A Young Vagabond By Z. R. Bennett 65--That Treasure By Frank H. Converse 64--The Tour of a Private Car By Matthew White, Jr. 63--In the Sunk Lands By Walter F. Bruns 62--How He Won By Brooks McCormick +61--The Erie Train Boy+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 60--The Mountain Cave By George H. Coomer 59--The Rajah's Fortress By William Murray Graydon 58--Gilbert, The Trapper By Capt. C. B. Ashley 57--The Gold of Flat Top Mountain By Frank H. Converse 56--Nature's Young Noblemen By Brooks McCormick 55--A Voyage to the Gold Coast By Frank H. Converse 54--Joe Nichols; or, Difficulties Overcome By Alfred Oldfellow 53--The Adventures of a New York Telegraph Boy By Horatio Alger, Jr. +52--From Farm Boy to Senator+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ +51--Tom Tracy+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ +50--Dean Dunham+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 49--The Mystery of a Diamond By Frank H. Converse 48--Luke Bennett's Hide-Out By Capt. C. B. Ashley, U.S. Scout 47--Eric Dane By Matthew White, Jr. +46--Poor and Proud+ +By Oliver Optic+ 45--Jack Wheeler; A Western Story By Capt. David Southwick 44--The Golden Magnet By George Manville Fenn 43--In Southern Seas By Frank H. Converse +42--The Young Acrobat+ +By Horatio Alger, Jr.+ 41--Check 2134 By Edward S. Ellis 40--Canoe and Campfire By St. George Rathborne 39--With Boer and Britisher in the Transvaal By William Murray Graydon 38--Gay Dashleigh's Academy Days By Arthur Sewall 37--Commodore Junk By George Manville Fenn 36--In Barracks and Wigwam By William Murray Graydon 35--In the Reign of Terror By G. A. Henty 34--The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green By Cuthbert Bede, B. A. 33--Jud and Joe, Printers and Publishers By Gilbert Patten 32--The Curse of Carnes' Hold By G. A. Henty 31--The Cruise of the Snow Bird By Gordon Stables 30--Peter Simple By Captain Marryat 29--True to the Old Flag By G. A. Henty 28--The Boy Boomers By Gilbert Patten 27--Centre-Board Jim By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry 26--The Cryptogram By William Murray Graydon 25--Through the Fray By G. A. Henty 24--The Boy From the West By Gilbert Patten 23--The Dragon and the Raven By G. A. Henty 22--From Lake to Wilderness By William Murray Graydon 21--Won at West Point By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry 20--Wheeling for Fortune By James Otis 19--Jack Archer By G. A. Henty 18--The Silver Ship By Leon Lewis 17--Ensign Merrill By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry 16--The White King of Africa By William Murray Graydon 15--Midshipman Merrill By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry 14--The Young Colonists By G. A. Henty 13--Up the Ladder By Lieut. Murray 12--Don Kirk's Mine By Gilbert Patten 11--From Tent to White House By Edward S. Ellis 10--Don Kirk, the Boy Cattle King By Gilbert Patten +9--Try Again+ +By Oliver Optic+ 8--Kit Carey's Protégé By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry 7--Chased Through Norway By James Otis 6--Captain Carey of the Gallant Seventh By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry +5--Now or Never+ +By Oliver Optic+ 4--Lieutenant Carey's Luck By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry +3--All Aboard+ +By Oliver Optic+ 2--Cadet Kit Carey By Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry +1--The Boat Club+ +By Oliver Optic+

FRANK MERRIWELL'S OWN COMPANY

OR,

Barnstorming in the Middle West

BY BURT L. STANDISH

AUTHOR OF

"_The Merriwell Stories_"

STREET & SMITH, PUBLISHERS 238 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK CITY

Copyright, 1898

By STREET & SMITH

Frank Merriwell's Own Company

FRANK MERRIWELL'S OWN COMPANY.