Chapter XXVI

IN WHICH ERNEST RETURNS TO PARKVILLE WITH HIS MOTHER, AND THE STORY ENDS ON THE SHORES OF LAKE ADIENO.

IF E. Dunkswell had not helped me overboard, as I think he did, he might have reached London before I did, and thus defeated me, at least for a time. Twice had he confused and confounded his own schemes. Bunyard, deceived by the letter I had brought from my uncle, gave me the address of my mother. If not before, he learned his blunder when Dunkswell arrived. I could fancy the confusion with which they confronted each other when the facts came out. But it was "all up" with them. They had been "whipped out," and I was satisfied. I did not wish to prosecute them, because it would delay me, and because it would expose our family affairs, and subject my mother to more excitement than she could bear.

She was weak and nervous, and I did not encourage her to talk much of the past. I went with her to Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London, and other places with which she was familiar. On Friday afternoon we bade adieu to Mr. Solomons, and went to Liverpool. My mother was now entirely changed in appearance. She had laid aside her worn-out black silk and her unfashionable bonnet. She looked like a lady, and she was one. I was proud of her. The future was now full of hope and joy to me, and I was the happiest young man in the world.

On Saturday we sailed for home. My mother seemed then to feel that she was out of the reach of the enemy who had persecuted her for so many years. She overcame her nervousness, and her strength increased every day. I had purchased a rocking-chair in Liverpool for her use on the hurricane deck, and every pleasant day we sat together there. On these days my mother told me what she had suffered. I had not permitted her to do so before, anxious as I was to learn the facts. I will state them briefly, as I derived them from these conversations.

My mother was born in Paris of English parents, but both of them died before she was eighteen. She was well educated, and being left without any means of support, she became a governess in an American family residing in the city. Here my father made her acquaintance, and married her. They lived in Philadelphia three years, and I was born there. When I was two years old, my mother's only relative, a bachelor uncle, died in London, leaving a considerable estate. She was notified that a portion of the property would go to her by will. My father's health was poor, and he had decided to take up his residence for a few years in the south of France, and my mother's affairs induced him to hasten his departure.

Leaving his property in the hands of his brother Amos, he sailed for Europe, accompanied by his wife and son. On his arrival in London he found the affairs of my mother's uncle in great confusion. Another will had been produced, in which my mother's name was not mentioned. My father believed there was fraud, or that the second will had been made under illegal pressure, and he contested it. The proceedings detained him in London a year; at the end of which time, having lost the case, his health was entirely broken down by fatigue and excitement. Conscious that he should not live to return to his native land, he sent for his brother Amos, to assist him in settling his worldly affairs. The will was made, and he died.

His death was a terrible blow to my mother, and being of a very sensitive nature, it affected her reason. She became insane, and Amos sent her to a private asylum, within a month after my father's funeral. Until this time, probably, the brother had no intention of defrauding her and her son. Amos had all the property of my father in his own hands. The temptation was great, and finding that my mother's health did not improve, he decided to return to America, with his son Thomas, who accompanied him, taking me with him in charge of a nurse. The care of my mother was left to Mr. Bunyard, who was to pay her bills. My mother was the inmate of the asylum for two years, though she was cured in less than one.

She was discharged, and Mr. Bunyard conveyed her to a small village in Hampshire, assuring her that Amos would come for her soon; but year after year she hoped to see her son, till she was told that he was dead. Her residence was changed every two or three years, for what reason she did not know; but every time it was for the worse, until her food, clothing, and accommodations were not better than those of the poorest class. I readily perceived that it was to enable Mr. Bunyard to make more money out of his victim, by paying less for her board. My uncle sent him two hundred pounds a year, but he did not spend fifty upon her.

My mother was never allowed to have any money, and could not help herself. She was continually told that her mind was disordered, especially when she spoke of her husband's property and her son.

This was the substance of my mother's story, and I readily supplied what was wanting. My uncle had gone with me to the cottage on Lake Adieno, and Tom Thornton had taken possession of the property. The will had simply been kept out of sight.

"Mother, you are safe now," was my oft-repeated remark to her.

"I know that I am; and I thank God for giving me such a noble and devoted son," was her reply.

We enjoyed every day of the passage in talking over the past and the future. I told her everything I had ever done and said with the utmost minuteness. I described my life at the cottage, my excursions on the lake, all my friends, and related the history of "Breaking Away." In twelve days we reached New York. As soon as we had taken rooms at a hotel, I hastened with my mother to see Kate Loraine.

"O, Ernest Thornton! I am so glad to see you!" exclaimed she.

"My mother, Kate," I replied proudly.

"I am so delighted!" cried Kate, seizing her hand. "Now you must tell me all about it, Ernest Thornton."

I told her all about it, and she wondered, ejaculated, and wept.

"Mrs. Thornton, your son is the best boy in all the world, and I love him--I love him as though he were my own brother," said she, warmly.

"I am very proud of him," replied my mother, as she smiled upon me.

"All right," I added, feeling my cheeks glow. "What has happened, Kate, since I went away."

"Mr. Windleton has returned, and Uncle Freeman is to be my guardian. He had a very disagreeable meeting with Mrs. Loraine, but she cannot help herself."

We spent the evening at the house, and the next day we started for Parkville. How my heart beat when the carriage in which we rode over from Romer passed the cottage of my uncle! We went to the house of Mr. Hale first.

"Bob, my dear fellow!" I exclaimed, when he entered the room; and in spite of boyish prejudices against the operation, I could not help hugging him. "My mother, Bob," I added, before he had time to say anything.

"I am glad to see you, Ernest--upon my word I am. I am happy to meet you," he added, bowing to my mother.

She took his hand, and told him she knew him as her son's best friend. Mr. Hale soon made his appearance, and gave us a hearty welcome. He said some very pleasant things to me, which my modesty will not permit me to repeat, though I have shamed that quality sometimes in this memoir. We talked of business then. I told him I did not wish to injure my uncle, however much he had injured my mother and myself.

"Your uncle is evidently under the influence of his son," added Mr. Hale, "and it may be necessary to take some decided steps."

"You are a lawyer, sir, and I leave the matter entirely with you; but I hope you will make it as easy as you can for uncle Amos, for I am pretty sure Tom is the author of the mischief."

"Our action must depend upon the position they take. It is best for us to see your uncle without delay. If Tom hears of your arrival, he may take the money and leave the country. It will be well for you to see him first; I will follow you soon," said Mr. Hale.

I procured a carryall at the stable, and drove my mother to the cottage. Old Betsey was delighted to see me. Leaving my mother in the parlor, I went to the door of my uncle's library and knocked.

"Ernest!" exclaimed he, starting back.

"Yes, sir; I have come to see you."

"But--" He paused, his lips quivered, and his frame trembled.

"You are not glad to see me?" I added.

"I am very glad to see you--more so than you can think. But how is it I see you? Thomas told me you started for England, and was lost overboard on the passage."

"Did he tell you that?" I demanded, astonished; and I saw at once that E. Dunkswell, on the arrival of the steamer at Queenstown, where a letter could be mailed, had written to his employer.

And Tom Thornton at that moment believed I was lying at the bottom of the sea, no more to disturb him, or threaten his ill-gotten possessions. I told my uncle that my life had been preserved.

"Thank God!" said he, so earnestly that I believed he was sincere. "I feared that Thomas, through his agent, had committed a crime greater than mine."

"If the intention makes the crime, I think he did commit it. Where is Tom Thornton?" I asked.

"He is here to-day," replied my uncle, going to the window and calling his son, who was walking by the lake. "You have been to England, Ernest?"

He trembled all over, and I pitied him.

"I have, sir."

"It was needless for you to go there. If you had listened to me--"

"It was not needless. My mother is in the parlor now."

"Your mother!" gasped he, springing from his chair, and then falling back again.

"You shall see her."

"No--no, Ernest!"

There was a knock at the door. I opened it, and Tom Thornton entered. He saw me, and turned pale. His victim had risen from the depths of the ocean to confront him.

"Ah, Ernest," stammered he.

"I am here. E. Dunkswell was a fool as well as a knave."

"What shall be done?" groaned my uncle.

"I was told that you were lost overboard," said Tom, with a struggle to recover his self-possession.

"E. Dunkswell pushed me overboard; but that act proved to be my salvation. I won't trouble you with particulars. My mother is in the parlor."

"Your mother!" exclaimed Tom; and from the height of guilty confidence he fell to the depth of hopeless despair.

"What shall be done?" repeated my uncle, in hollow tones.

"Justice must be done," I replied.

"You have been smart, Ernest," added Tom, with a sepulchral laugh. "How can we settle this business?"

"By paying over to Mr. Hale every dollar mentioned in my father's will," I replied.

"You are hard, Ernest."

"But I am your guardian and trustee, Ernest," said my uncle.

Tom said half the money was spent, and offered to give up fifty thousand dollars in United States securities.

"Every dollar," I added.

"I will look it over, Ernest, and see what can be done," replied Tom, moving to the door.

He rushed out, but only to fall into the arms of my old friend, Mr. Greene, the deputy-sheriff. Mr. Hale had taken one decisive step. The officer conducted Tom back to the library, and I went for my mother. I was afraid my uncle would faint again when she entered the room, but he did not; and then I was afraid my mother would faint, she was so agitated.

"Mr. Thornton, this is unpleasant business," said Mr. Hale. "As the attorney for Mrs. Thornton and her son, I purpose to settle this matter as quietly as possible. I understand that the property is in the hands of your son. I procured a warrant for his arrest on the criminal charge."

"Mercy!" groaned my uncle. "Do not arrest him."

"When he has paid over every dollar mentioned in the will of Ezra Thornton, we shall be willing to say that no one will appear against him. My clients do not mention nearly a hundred thousand dollars' income of which you have defrauded them. These are our best terms."

"That will leave me and my son beggars," whined my uncle.

"As you would have left your brother's legal heirs," replied Mr. Hale, sternly. "This poor lady has suffered twelve years of misery, but she does not ask you to pay the back income. Moreover, if you do not accept these terms, I shall be obliged to cause your arrest on the criminal charge. I shall go to Philadelphia, present the will for probate, and proceed against both of you. We have a just claim against you for two hundred and forty thousand dollars. We ask for but one hundred and fifty."

The terms were accepted, for Tom was already under arrest. He informed us then that the stocks and bonds of my father's estate had yielded him an income of nine thousand dollars, and that he had paid three thousand of it to his father. The principal had not been touched. On the following day, Mr. Hale, Tom, and the sheriff started for Philadelphia to recover the funds. They were paid over, and deposited for safe keeping in a bank. The will was offered for probate, and we all went to Philadelphia to attend the Surrogate Court. After a delay of several months, Mr. Hale was appointed trustee of the property, in place of Amos Thornton, who _declined_ the trust.

When the business was done, my uncle seemed to be at peace. He had saved money enough from the income he had appropriated to support him. My mother and myself had several conversations with him about our affairs, and he solemnly assured her that he did not know she was deprived of even the luxuries of life. He had never made any bargain with Bunyard, though they understood each other. He had sent the money to pay her board, agreeing to give the agent five per cent. for his services. He had probably made from one hundred to one hundred and fifty pounds a year out of the business, and intended, at the right time, to "come down" on his employer for some thousands.

After the business in Philadelphia was settled, my mother and I went to Parkville. Mr. Hale built a cottage for us on the lake, half a mile from the village. We had plenty of money, and many a poor person in the town had occasion to bless my mother for her bounty. We were happy, very happy, for my mother was all I had hoped and dreamed in the days of my loneliness. I was the "man of the house," and my constant study was to make my mother happy, and to compensate her for the years of misery she had suffered.

I heard but little of Tom Thornton after the settlement; but I learned that Mrs. Loraine, when she found his possessions had melted away, was "not at home" when he called. I was told, a few years later, that he kept a gambling saloon and bar-room in a southern city, but I know not how true the statement was. My uncle occupied the cottage till his death, five years after my mother's arrival. I saw him occasionally, and I had reason to believe that he repented his crime, and found the true peace. In his last sickness, my mother, forgetting the wrongs of the past, was an angel at his bedside. She not only nursed him, but she read the Bible to him, and prayed with him; and finally she closed his eyes in his last sleep.

The Splash was moored in the lake by my mother's cottage, and I cruised about in her with Bob Hale, and often with my mother.

Mr. Windleton procured the appointment of Mr. Loraine as Kate's guardian, and I did not often see her, though she spent a month with us every summer. Two years after Mr. Hale had paid over to me the money, when I was twenty-one, according to my father's will, we made it perpetual summer at the cottage, for Kate was duly installed as the mistress of the house. The interesting occasion came off in Madison Place, and we were delighted by the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Macombe, Mr. Solomons, and Mr. Carmichael. Of course Bob Hale "stood up" with me.

As this last event properly ends our story, I shall only add, I believe in Kate, and so does my mother. She always calls me Ernest Thornton, in full. Though the Splash is now a little shaky in her timbers, she is still a good boat; and almost every pleasant afternoon in summer we sail over to Cannondale in her, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hale being often passengers. We try to be faithful to each other, and strive to be good and true. Though we hope we grow better and wiser with each year that is mercifully added to our span, there is still always something of truth and goodness for us to SEEK AND FIND.

OLIVER OPTIC'S BOOKS

=All-Over-the-World Library.= By OLIVER OPTIC. First Series. Illustrated. Price per volume, $1.25.

=1. A Missing Million=; OR, THE ADVENTURES OF LOUIS BELGRADE.
=2. A Millionaire at Sixteen=; OR, THE CRUISE OF THE "GUARDIAN
MOTHER."
=3. A Young Knight Errant=; OR, CRUISING IN THE WEST INDIES.
=4. Strange Sights Abroad=; OR, ADVENTURES IN EUROPEAN WATERS.

No author has come before the public during the
present generation who has achieved a larger and
more deserving popularity among young people than
"Oliver Optic." His stories have been very
numerous, but they have been uniformly excellent
in moral tone and literary quality. As indicated
in the general title, it is the author's intention
to conduct the readers of this entertaining series
"around the world." As a means to this end, the
hero of the story purchases a steamer which he
names the "Guardian Mother," and with a number of
guests she proceeds on her voyage.--_Christian
Work, N. Y._

=All-Over-the-World Library.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Second Series. Illustrated. Price per volume, $1.25.

=1. American Boys Afloat=; OR, CRUISING IN THE ORIENT.
=2. The Young Navigators=; OR, THE FOREIGN CRUISE OF THE "MAUD."
=3. Up and Down the Nile=; OR, YOUNG ADVENTURERS IN AFRICA.
=4. Asiatic Breezes=; OR, STUDENTS ON THE WING.

The interest in these stories is continuous, and
there is a great variety of exciting incident
woven into the solid information which the book
imparts so generously and without the slightest
suspicion of dryness. Manly boys will welcome this
volume as cordially as they did its
predecessors.--_Boston Gazette._

=All-Over-the-World Library.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Third Series. Illustrated. Price per volume, $1.25.

=1. Across India=; OR, LIVE BOYS IN THE FAR EAST.
=2. Half Round the World=; OR, AMONG THE UNCIVILIZED.
=3. Four Young Explorers=; OR, SIGHT-SEEING IN THE TROPICS.
=4. Pacific Shores=; OR, ADVENTURES IN EASTERN SEAS.

Amid such new and varied surroundings it would be
surprising indeed if the author, with his faculty
of making even the commonplace attractive, did not
tell an intensely interesting story of adventure,
as well as give much information in regard to the
distant countries through which our friends pass,
and the strange peoples with whom they are brought
to contact. This book, and indeed the whole
series, is admirably adapted to reading aloud in
the family circle, each volume containing matter
which will interest all the members of the
family.--_Boston Budget._

=The Blue and the Gray--Afloat.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Six volumes. Illustrated. Beautiful binding in blue and gray, with emblematic dies. Cloth. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.50.

=1. Taken by the Enemy.=
=2. Within the Enemy's Lines.=
=3. On the Blockade.=
=4. Stand by the Union.=
=5. Fighting for the Right.=
=6. A Victorious Union.=

=The Blue and the Gray--on Land.=

=1. Brother against Brother.=
=2. In the Saddle.=
=3. A Lieutenant at Eighteen.=
=4. Stand by the Union.=
=5. At the Front.=
=6. An Undivided Union.=

"There never has been a more interesting writer in
the field of juvenile literature than Mr. W. T.
ADAMS, who, under his well-known pseudonym, is
known and admired by every boy and girl in the
country, and by thousands who have long since
passed the boundaries of youth, yet who remember
with pleasure the genial, interesting pen that did
so much to interest, instruct, and entertain their
younger years. 'The Blue and the Gray' is a title
that is sufficiently indicative of the nature and
spirit of the latest series, while the name of
OLIVER OPTIC is sufficient warrant of the
absorbing style of narrative. This series is as
bright and entertaining as any work that Mr. ADAMS
has yet put forth, and will be as eagerly perused
as any that has borne his name. It would not be
fair to the prospective reader to deprive him of
the zest which comes from the unexpected by
entering into a synopsis of the story. A word,
however, should be said in regard to the beauty
and appropriateness of the binding, which makes it
a most attractive volume."--_Boston Budget._

=Woodville Stories.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.

=1. Rich and Humble=; OR, THE MISSION OF BERTHA GRANT.
=2. In School and Out=; OR, THE CONQUEST OF RICHARD GRANT.
=3. Watch and Wait=; OR, THE YOUNG FUGITIVES.
=4. Work and Win=; OR, NODDY NEWMAN ON A CRUISE.
=5. Hope and Have=; OR, FANNY GRANT AMONG THE INDIANS.
=6. Haste and Waste=; OR, THE YOUNG PILOT OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN.

"Though we are not so young as we once were, we
relished these stories almost as much as the boys
and girls for whom they were written. They were
really refreshing, even to us. There is much in
them which is calculated to inspire a generous,
healthy ambition, and to make distasteful all
reading tending to stimulate base
desires."--_Fitchburg Reveille._

=The Starry Flag Series.= By OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.

=1. The Starry Flag=; OR, THE YOUNG FISHERMAN OF CAPE ANN.
=2. Breaking Away=; OR, THE FORTUNES OF A STUDENT.
=3. Seek and Find=; OR, THE ADVENTURES OF A SMART BOY.
=4. Freaks of Fortune=; OR, HALF ROUND THE WORLD.
=5. Make or Break=; OR, THE RICH MAN'S DAUGHTER.
=6. Down the River=; OR, BUCK BRADFORD AND THE TYRANTS.

"Mr. ADAMS, the celebrated and popular writer,
familiarly known as OLIVER OPTIC, seems to have
inexhaustible funds for weaving together the
virtues of life; and, notwithstanding he has
written scores of books, the same freshness and
novelty run through them all. Some people think
the sensational element predominates. Perhaps it
does. But a book for young people needs this, and
so long as good sentiments are inculcated such
books ought to be read."

=Army and Navy Stories.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.

=1. The Soldier Boy=; OR, TOM SOMERS IN THE ARMY.
=2. The Sailor Boy=; OR, JACK SOMERS IN THE NAVY.
=3. The Young Lieutenant=; OR, ADVENTURES OF AN ARMY OFFICER.
=4. The Yankee Middy=; OR, ADVENTURES OF A NAVY OFFICER.
=5. Fighting Joe=; OR, THE FORTUNES OF A STAFF OFFICER.
=6. Brave Old Salt=; OR, LIFE ON THE QUARTER DECK.

"This series of six volumes recounts the
adventures of two brothers, Tom and Jack Somers,
one in the army, the other in the navy, in the
great Civil War. The romantic narratives of the
fortunes and exploits of the brothers are
thrilling in the extreme. Historical accuracy in
the recital of the great events of that period is
strictly followed, and the result is, not only a
library of entertaining volumes, but also the best
history of the Civil War for young people ever
written."

=Boat Builders Series.= By OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.

=1. All Adrift=; OR, THE GOLDWING CLUB.
=2. Snug Harbor=; OR, THE CHAMPLAIN MECHANICS.
=3. Square and Compasses=; OR, BUILDING THE HOUSE.
=4. Stem to Stern=; or, BUILDING THE BOAT.
=5. All Taut=; OR, RIGGING THE BOAT.
=6. Ready About=; OR, SAILING THE BOAT.

"The series includes in six successive volumes the
whole art of boat building, boat rigging, boat
managing, and practical hints to make the
ownership of a boat pay. A great deal of useful
information is given in this =Boat Builders
Series=, and in each book a very interesting story
is interwoven with the information. Every reader
will be interested at once in Dory, the hero of
'All Adrift,' and one of the characters retained
in the subsequent volumes of the series. His
friends will not want to lose sight of him, and
every boy who makes his acquaintance in 'All
Adrift' will become his friend."

=Riverdale Story Books.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Twelve volumes. Illustrated. Illuminated covers. Price: cloth, per set, $3.60; per volume, 30 cents; paper, per set, $2.00.

=1. Little Merchant.=
=2. Young Voyagers.=
=3. Christmas Gift.=
=4. Dolly and I.=
=5. Uncle Ben.=
=6. Birthday Party.=
=7. Proud and Lazy.=
=8. Careless Kate.=
=9. Robinson Crusoe, Jr.=
=10. The Picnic Party.=
=11. The Gold Thimble.=
=12. The Do-Somethings.=

=Riverdale Story Books.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Six volumes. Illustrated. Fancy cloth and colors. Price per volume, 30 cents.

=1. Little Merchant.=
=2. Proud and Lazy.=
=3. Young Voyagers.=
=4. Careless Kate.=
=5. Dolly and I.=
=6. Robinson Crusoe, Jr.=

=Flora Lee Library.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Six volumes. Illustrated. Fancy cloth and colors. Price per volume, 30 cents.

=1. The Picnic Party.=
=2. The Gold Thimble.=
=3. The Do-Somethings.=
=4. Christmas Gift.=
=5. Uncle Ben=.
=6. Birthday Party.=

These are bright short stories for younger
children who are unable to comprehend the =Starry
Flag Series= or the =Army and Navy Series=. But
they all display the author's talent for pleasing
and interesting the little folks. They are all
fresh and original, preaching no sermons, but
inculcating good lessons.

=The Great Western Series.= By OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.

=1. Going West=; OR, THE PERILS OF A POOR BOY.
=2. Out West=; OR, ROUGHING IT ON THE GREAT LAKES.
=3. Lake Breezes=; OR, THE CRUISE OF THE SYLVANIA.
=4. Going South=; OR, YACHTING ON THE ATLANTIC COAST.
=5. Down South=; OR, YACHT ADVENTURES IN FLORIDA.
=6. Up the River=; OR, YACHTING ON THE MISSISSIPPI.

"This is the latest series of books issued by this
popular writer, and deals with life on the Great
Lakes, for which a careful study was made by the
author in a summer tour of the immense water
sources of America. The story, which carries the
same hero through the six books of the series, is
always entertaining, novel scenes and varied
incidents giving a constantly changing yet always
attractive aspect to the narrative. OLIVER OPTIC
has written nothing better."

=The Yacht Club Series.= By OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.

=1. Little Bobtail=; OR, THE WRECK OF THE PENOBSCOT.
=2. The Yacht Club=; OR, THE YOUNG BOAT BUILDERS.
=3. Money-Maker=; OR, THE VICTORY OF THE BASILISK.
=4. The Coming Wave=; OR, THE TREASURE OF HIGH ROCK.
=5. The Dorcas Club=; OR, OUR GIRLS AFLOAT.
=6. Ocean Born=; OR, THE CRUISE OF THE CLUBS.

"The series has this peculiarity, that all of its
constituent volumes are independent of one
another, and therefore each story is complete in
itself. OLIVER OPTIC is, perhaps, the favorite
author of the boys and girls of this country, and
he seems destined to enjoy an endless popularity.
He deserves his success, for he makes very
interesting stories, and inculcates none but the
best sentiments, and the 'Yacht Club' is no
exception to this rule."--_New Haven Journal and
Courier._

=Onward and Upward Series.= By OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.

=1. Field and Forest=; OR, THE FORTUNES OF A FARMER.
=2. Plane and Plank=; OR, THE MISHAPS OF A MECHANIC.
=3. Desk and Debit=; OR, THE CATASTROPHES OF A CLERK.
=4. Cringle and Crosstree=; OR, THE SEA SWASHES OF A SAILOR.
=5. Bivouac and Battle=; OR, THE STRUGGLES OF A SOLDIER.
=6. Sea and Shore=; OR, THE TRAMPS OF A TRAVELLER.

"Paul Farringford, the hero of these tales, is,
like most of this author's heroes, a young man of
high spirit, and of high aims and correct
principles, appearing in the different volumes as
a farmer, a captain, a bookkeeper, a soldier, a
sailor, and a traveller. In all of them the hero
meets with very exciting adventures, told in the
graphic style for which the author is famous."

=The Lake Shore Series.= BY OLIVER OPTIC. In six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.

=1. Through by Daylight=; OR, THE YOUNG ENGINEER OF THE LAKE
SHORE RAILROAD.
=2. Lightning Express=; OR, THE RIVAL ACADEMIES.
=3. On Time=; OR, THE YOUNG CAPTAIN OF THE UCAYGA STEAMER.
=4. Switch Off=; OR, THE WAR OF THE STUDENTS.
=5. Brake Up=; OR, THE YOUNG PEACEMAKERS.
=6. Bear and Forbear=; OR, THE YOUNG SKIPPER OF LAKE UCAYGA.

"OLIVER OPTIC is one of the most fascinating
writers for youth, and withal one of the best to
be found in this or any past age. Troops of young
people hang over his vivid pages; and not one of
them ever learned to be mean, ignoble, cowardly,
selfish, or to yield to any vice from anything
they ever read from his pen."--_Providence Press._

=The Famous Boat Club Series.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume $1.25.

=1. The Boat Club=; OR, THE BUNKERS OF RIPPLETON.
=2. All Aboard=; OR, LIFE ON THE LAKE.
=3. Now or Never=; OR, THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY BRIGHT.
=4. Try Again=; OR, THE TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS OF HARRY WEST.
=5. Poor and Proud=; OR, THE FORTUNES OF KATY REDBURN.
=6. Little by Little=; OR, THE CRUISE OF THE FLYAWAY.

"This is the first series of books written for the
young by OLIVER OPTIC. It laid the foundation for
his fame as the first of authors in which the
young delight, and gained for him the title of the
Prince of Story Tellers. The six books are varied
in incident and plot, but all are entertaining and
original."

(_Other volumes in preparation._)

=Young America Abroad:= A LIBRARY OF TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE IN FOREIGN LANDS. By OLIVER OPTIC. Illustrated by NAST and others. First Series. Six volumes. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.

=1. Outward Bound=; OR, YOUNG AMERICA AFLOAT.
=2. Shamrock and Thistle=; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.
=3. Red Cross=; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN ENGLAND AND WALES.
=4. Dikes and Ditches=; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN HOLLAND AND BELGIUM.
=5. Palace and Cottage=; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND.
=6. Down the Rhine=; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN GERMANY.

"The story from its inception, and through the
twelve volumes (see Second Series), is a
bewitching one, while the information imparted
concerning the countries of Europe and the isles
of the sea is not only correct in every
particular, but is told in a captivating style.
OLIVER OPTIC will continue to be the boys' friend,
and his pleasant books will continue to be read by
thousands of American boys. What a fine holiday
present either or both series of 'Young America
Abroad' would be for a young friend! It would make
a little library highly prized by the recipient,
and would not be an expensive one."--_Providence
Press._

=Young America Abroad.= By OLIVER OPTIC. Second Series. Six volumes. Illustrated. Any volume sold separately. Price per volume, $1.25.

=1. Up the Baltic=; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN NORWAY, SWEDEN AND DENMARK.
=2. Northern Lands=; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA.
=3. Cross and Crescent=; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN TURKEY AND GREECE.
=4. Sunny Shores=; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN ITALY AND AUSTRIA.
=5. Vine and Olive=; OR, YOUNG AMERICA IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.
=6. Isles of the Sea=; OR, YOUNG AMERICA HOMEWARD BOUND.

"OLIVER OPTIC is a _nom de plume_ that is known
and loved by almost every boy of intelligence in
the land. We have seen a highly intellectual and
world-weary man, a cynic whose heart was somewhat
embittered by its large experience of human
nature, take up one of OLIVER OPTIC'S books, and
read it at a sitting, neglecting his work in
yielding to the fascination of the pages. When a
mature and exceedingly well-informed mind, long
despoiled of all its freshness, can thus find
pleasure in a book for boys, no additional words
of recommendation are needed."--_Sunday Times._

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J. T. TROWBRIDGE'S BOOKS

THE START IN LIFE SERIES. 4 volumes.

=A Start in Life:= A STORY OF THE GENESEE COUNTRY. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.00.

In this story the author recounts the hardships of
a young lad in his first endeavor to start out for
himself. It is a tale that is full of enthusiasm
and budding hopes. The writer shows how hard the
youths of a century ago were compelled to work.
This he does in an entertaining way, mingling fun
and adventures with their daily labors. The hero
is a striking example of the honest boy, who is
not too lazy to work, nor too dull to thoroughly
appreciate a joke.

=Biding His Time.= By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.00.

"It is full of spirit and adventure, and presents
a plucky hero who was willing to 'bide his time,'
no matter how great the expectations that he
indulged in from his uncle's vast wealth, which he
did not in the least covet.... He was left a poor
orphan in Ohio at seventeen years of age, and soon
after heard of a rich uncle, who lived near
Boston. He sets off on the long journey to Boston,
finds his uncle, an eccentric old man, is
hospitably received by him, but seeks employment
in a humble way, and proves that he is a
persevering and plucky young man."--_Boston Home
Journal._

=The Kelp Gatherers:= A STORY OF THE MAINE COAST. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.00.

This book is full of interesting information upon
the plant life of the seashore, and the life of
marine animals; but it is also a bright and
readable story, with all the hints of character
and the vicissitudes of human life, in depicting
which the author is an acknowledged master.

=The Scarlet Tanager=, AND OTHER BIPEDS. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.00.

Every new story which Mr. TROWBRIDGE begins is
followed through successive chapters by thousands
who have read and re-read many times his preceding
tales. One of his greatest charms is his absolute
truthfulness. He does not depict little saints, or
incorrigible rascals, but just _boys_. This same
fidelity to nature is seen in his latest book,
"The Scarlet Tanager, and Other Bipeds." There is
enough adventure in this tale to commend it to the
liveliest reader, and all the lessons it teaches
are wholesome.

THE TIDE-MILL STORIES. 6 volumes.

=Phil and His Friends.= By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.

The hero is the son of a man who from drink got
into debt, and, after having given a paper to a
creditor authorizing him to keep the son as a
security for his claim, ran away, leaving poor
Phil a bond slave. The story involves a great many
unexpected incidents, some of which are painful,
and some comic. Phil manfully works for a year,
cancelling his father's debt, and then escapes.
The characters are strongly drawn, and the story
is absorbingly interesting.

=The Tinkham Brothers' Tide-Mill.= By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.

"The Tinkham Brothers" were the devoted sons of an
invalid mother. The story tells how they purchased
a tide-mill, which afterwards, by the ill-will and
obstinacy of neighbors, became a source of much
trouble to them. It tells also how, by discretion
and the exercise of a peaceable spirit, they at
last overcame all difficulties.

"Mr. TROWBRIDGE'S humor, his fidelity to nature,
and story-telling power lose nothing with years;
and he stands at the head of those who are
furnishing a literature for the young, clean and
sweet in tone, and always of interest and
value."--_The Continent._

=The Satin-wood Box.= By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.

"Mr. TROWBRIDGE has always a purpose in his
writings, and this time he has undertaken to show
how very near an innocent boy can come to the
guilty edge and yet be able by fortunate
circumstances to rid himself of all suspicion of
evil. There is something winsome about the hero;
but he has a singular way of falling into bad
luck, although the careful reader will never feel
the least disposed to doubt his honesty.... It is
the pain and perplexity which impart to the story
its intense interest."--_Syracuse Standard._

=The Little Master.= By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.

This is the story of a schoolmaster, his trials,
disappointments, and final victory. It will recall
to many a man his experience in teaching pupils,
and in managing their opinionated and self-willed
parents. The story has the charm which is always
found in Mr. TROWBRIDGE'S works.

"Many a teacher could profit by reading of this
plucky little schoolmaster."--_Journal of
Education._

=His One Fault.= By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.

"As for the hero of this story, 'His One Fault'
was absent-mindedness. He forgot to lock his
uncle's stable door, and the horse was stolen. In
seeking to recover the stolen horse, he
unintentionally stole another. In trying to
restore the wrong horse to his rightful owner, he
was himself arrested. After no end of comic and
dolorous adventures, he surmounted all his
misfortunes by downright pluck and genuine good
feeling. It is a noble contribution to juvenile
literature."--_Woman's Journal._

=Peter Budstone.= By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.

"TROWBRIDGE'S other books have been admirable and
deservedly popular, but this one, in our opinion,
is the best yet. It is a story at once spirited
and touching, with a certain dramatic and artistic
quality that appeals to the literary sense as well
as to the story-loving appetite. In it Mr.
TROWBRIDGE has not lectured or moralized or
remonstrated; he has simply shown boys what they
are doing when they contemplate hazing. By a good
artistic impulse we are not shown the hazing at
all; when the story begins, the hazing is already
over, and we are introduced immediately to the
results. It is an artistic touch also that the boy
injured is not hurt because he is a fellow of
delicate nerves, but because of his very strength,
and the power with which he resisted until
overcome by numbers, and subjected to treatment
which left him insane. His insanity takes the form
of harmless delusion, and the absurdity of his
ways and talk enables the author to lighten the
sombreness without weakening the moral, in away
that ought to win all boys to his side."--_The
Critic._

THE SILVER MEDAL STORIES. 6 volumes.

=The Silver Medal=, AND OTHER STORIES. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.

There were some schoolboys who had turned
housebreakers, and among their plunder was a
silver medal that had been given to one John
Harrison by the Humane Society for rescuing from
drowning a certain Benton Barry. Now Benton Barry
was one of the wretched housebreakers. This is the
summary of the opening chapter. The story is
intensely interesting in its serious as well as
its humorous parts.

=His Own Master.= By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.

"This is a book after the typical boy's own heart.
Its hero is a plucky young fellow, who, seeing no
chance for himself at home, determines to make his
own way in the world.... He sets out accordingly,
trudges to the far West, and finds the road to
fortune an unpleasantly rough one."--_Philadelphia
Inquirer._

"We class this as one of the best stories for boys
we ever read. The tone is perfectly healthy, and
the interest is kept up to the end."--_Boston Home
Journal._

=Bound in Honor.= By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.

This story is of a lad, who, though not guilty of
any bad action, had been an eye-witness of the
conduct of his comrades, and felt "Bound in Honor"
not to tell.

"The glimpses we get of New England character are
free from any distortion, and their humorous
phases are always entertaining. Mr. TROWBRIDGE'S
brilliant descriptive faculty is shown to great
advantage in the opening chapter of the book by a
vivid picture of a village fire, and is manifested
elsewhere with equally telling effect."--_Boston
Courier._

=The Pocket Rifle.= By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.

"A boy's story which will be read with avidity, as
it ought to be, it is so brightly and frankly
written, and with such evident knowledge of the
temperaments and habits, the friendships and
enmities of schoolboys."--_New York Mail._

"This is a capital story for boys. TROWBRIDGE
never tells a story poorly. It teaches honesty,
integrity, and friendship, and how best they can
be promoted. It shows the danger of hasty judgment
and circumstantial evidence; that right-doing
pays, and dishonesty never."--_Chicago
Inter-Ocean._

=The Jolly Rover.= By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.

"This book will help to neutralize the ill effects
of any poison which children may have swallowed in
the way of sham-adventurous stories and wildly
fictitious tales. 'The Jolly Rover' runs away from
home, and meets life as it is, till he is glad
enough to seek again his father's house. Mr.
TROWBRIDGE has the power of making an instructive
story absorbing in its interest, and of covering a
moral so that it is easy to take."--_Christian
Intelligencer._

=Young Joe=, AND OTHER BOYS. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Illustrated. $1.25.

"Young Joe," who lived at Bass Cove, where he shot
wild ducks, took some to town for sale, and
attracted the attention of a portly gentleman fond
of shooting. This gentleman went duck shooting
with Joe, and their adventures were more amusing
to the boy than to the amateur sportsman.

There are thirteen other short stories in the book
which will be sure co please the young folks.

=The Vagabonds=: AN ILLUSTRATED POEM. By J. T. TROWBRIDGE. Cloth. $1.50.

"The Vagabonds" are a strolling fiddler and his
dog. The fiddler has been ruined by drink, and his
monologue is one of the most pathetic and
effective pieces in our literature.

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BOOKS BY EVERETT T. TOMLINSON

THE WAR OF 1812 SERIES

By EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Cloth Illustrated Per volume $1.50

COMPRISING

=The Search for Andrew Field=
=The Boy Soldiers of 1812=
=The Boy Officers of 1812=
=Tecumseh's Young Braves=
=Guarding the Border=
=The Boys with Old Hickory=

Mr. Tomlinson, who knows the "ins and outs" of boy nature by heart, is one of the most entertaining and at the same time one of the most instructive of living writers of juvenile fiction. In his younger days a teacher by profession, he has made boys and their idiosyncrasies the absorbing study of his life, and, with the accumulated experience of years to aid him, has applied himself to the task of preparing for their mental delectation a diet that shall be at once wholesome and attractive; and that his efforts in this laudable direction have been successful is conclusively proven by his popularity among boy readers.

LIBRARY OF HEROIC EVENTS

STORIES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

_First Series_

By EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Cloth Illustrated $1.00

STORIES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

_Second Series_

By EVERETT T. TOMLINSON Cloth Illustrated $1.00

_Sold by all booksellers and sent prepaid on receipt of price_

_=LEE AND SHEPHERD Publishers Boston=_

THE OLD GLORY SERIES.

By EDWARD STRATEMEYER,

_Author of "The Bound to Succeed Series," "The Ship and Shore Series," etc._

Cloth. Illustrated. Price per volume, $1.25.

=UNDER DEWEY AT MANILA Or the War Fortunes of a Castaway.=
=A YOUNG VOLUNTEER IN CUBA Or Fighting for the Single Star.=
=FIGHTING IN CUBAN WATERS Or Under Schley on the Brooklyn.=
=UNDER OTIS IN THE PHILIPPINES Or a Young Officer in the
Tropics.= (_In press._)

=PRESS NOTICES.=

"'Under Dewey at Manila' is a thoroughly timely
book, in perfect sympathy with the patriotism of
the day. Its title is conducive to its perusing,
and its reading to anticipation. For the volume is
but the first of the Old Glory Series, and the
imprint is that of the famed firm of Lee and
Shepard, whose name has been for so many years
linked with the publications of Oliver Optic. As a
matter of fact, the story is right in line with
the productions of that gifted and most
fascinating of authors, and certainly there is
every cause for congratulation that the stirring
events of our recent war are not to lose their
value for instruction through that valuable school
which the late William T. Adams made so
individually distinctive.

"Edward Stratemeyer, who is the author of the
present work, has proved an extraordinarily apt
scholar, and had the book appeared anonymously
there could hardly have failed of a unanimous
opinion that a miracle had enabled the writer of
the famous Army and Navy and other series to
resume his pen for the volume in hand. Mr.
Stratemeyer has acquired in a wonderfully
successful degree the knack of writing an
interesting educational story which will appeal to
the young people, and the plan of his trio of
books as outlined cannot fail to prove both
interesting and valuable."--_Boston Ideas._

"Stratemeyer's style suits the boys."--JOHN
TERHUNE, _Supt. of Public Instruction, Bergen Co.,
New Jersey._

"'The Young Volunteer in Cuba,' the second of the
Old Glory Series, is better than the first;
perhaps it traverses more familiar ground. Ben
Russell, the brother of Larry, who was 'with
Dewey,' enlists with the volunteers and goes to
Cuba, where he shares in the abundance of
adventure and has a chance to show his courage and
honesty and manliness, which win their reward. A
good book for boys, giving a good deal of
information in a most attractive
form."--_Universalist Leader._

_For sale by all booksellers, or sent, postpaid, on receipt of price
by_
LEE & SHEPARD, Publishers,
BOSTON.

THE BOUND TO SUCCEED SERIES

By EDWARD STRATEMEYER,

_Author of "Under Dewey at Manila," etc._

=Three Volumes. Cloth. Illustrated. Price per volume, $1.00.=

* * * * *

=RICHARD DARE'S VENTURE Or Striking Out for Himself.=
=OLIVER BRIGHT'S SEARCH Or The Mystery of a Mine.=
=TO ALASKA FOR GOLD Or The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon.=

* * * * *

=PRESS OPINIONS OF EDWARD STRATEMEYER'S BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.=

"In 'Richard Dare's Venture,' Edward Stratemeyer
has fully sustained his reputation as an
entertaining, helpful, and instructive writer for
boys."--_Philadelphia Call_.

"'Richard Dare's Venture,' by Edward Stratemeyer,
tells the story of a country lad who goes to New
York to earn enough to support his widowed mother
and orphaned sisters. Richard's energy,
uprightness of character, and good sense carry him
through some trying experiences, and gain him
friends."--_The Churchman_, New York.

"A breezy boy's book is 'Oliver Bright's Search.'
The author has a direct, graphic style, and every
healthy minded youth will enjoy the volume."--_N.
Y. Commercial Advertiser._

"'Richard Dare's Venture' is a fresh, wholesome
book to put into a boy's hands."--_St. Louis Post
Dispatch._

"'Richard Dare's Venture' is a wholesome story of
a practical boy who made a way for himself when
thrown upon his own resources."--_Christian
Advocate._

"It is such books as 'Richard Dare's Venture' that
are calculated to inspire young readers with a
determination to succeed in life, and to choose
some honorable walk in which to find that success.
The author, Edward Stratemeyer, has shown a
judgment that is altogether too rare in the makers
of books for boys, in that he has avoided that
sort of heroics in the picturing of the life of
his hero which deals in adventures of the
daredevil sort. In that respect alone the book
commends itself to the favor of parents who have a
regard for the education of their sons, but the
story is sufficiently enlivening and often
thrilling to satisfy the healthful desires of the
young reader."--_Kansas City Star._

"Of standard writers of boys' stories there is
quite a list, but those who have not read any by
Edward Stratemeyer have missed a very goodly
thing."--_Boston Ideas._

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_For sale by all booksellers, or will be sent, postpaid, on
receipt of price by_
LEE & SHEPARD, Publishers,
BOSTON.

THE SHIP AND SHORE SERIES

By EDWARD STRATEMEYER.

=Three Volumes. Cloth. Illustrated. Price per volume, $1.00.=

* * * * *

=THE LAST CRUISE OF THE SPITFIRE Or Luke Foster's Strange Voyage.=
=REUBEN STONE'S DISCOVERY Or The Young Miller of Torrent Bend.=
=TRUE TO HIMSELF Or Roger Strong's Struggle for Place.=
(_In press._)

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=PRESS OPINIONS OF EDWARD STRATEMEYER'S BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.=

"Mr. Edward Stratemeyer is in danger of becoming
very popular among the young people of the
country."--_Burlington_ (Iowa) _Hawk-eye._

"'The Last Cruise of the Spitfire' is of deep
interest to the bounding heart of an enthusiastic
boy. The book leaves a good impression on a boy's
mind, as it teaches the triumph of noble deeds and
true heroism."--_Kansas City_ (Mo.) _Times._

"Let us mention in passing two admirable books for
boys, 'Reuben Stone's Discovery' and 'Oliver
Bright's Search,' by Edward Stratemeyer, with whom
we are all acquainted. This last bit of his work
is especially good, and the boy who gets one of
these volumes will become very popular among his
fellows until the book is worn threadbare."--_N.
Y. Herald._

"A good sea-tale for boys is 'The Last Cruise of
the Spitfire,' by Edward Stratemeyer. There is
plenty of adventure in it, a shipwreck, a cruise
on a raft, and other stirring perils of the
deep."--_Detroit_ (Mich.) _Journal._

"In a simple, plain, straightforward manner, Mr.
Edward Stratemeyer endeavors to show his boy
readers what persistency, honesty, and willingness
to work have accomplished for his young hero, and
his moral is evident. Mr. Stratemeyer is very
earnest and sincere in his portraiture of young
character beginning to shape itself to weather
against the future. A book of this sort is
calculated to interest boys, to feed their
ambition with hope, and to indicate how they must
fortify themselves against the wiles of
vice."--_Boston Herald._

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_For sale by all booksellers, or sent, postpaid, on receipt of price by_
LEE & SHEPARD, Publishers,
BOSTON.

AMERICAN BOYS' SERIES

The books selected for this series are all thoroughly American, by such favorite American authors of boys' books as Oliver Optic, Elijah Kellogg, Prof. James DeMille, and others, now made for the first time at a largely reduced price, in order to bring them within the reach of all. Each volume complete in itself.

UNIFORM CLOTH BINDING ILLUSTRATED NEW AND ATTRACTIVE DIES

Price per volume $1.00

1. ADRIFT IN THE ICE FIELDS By Capt. Chas. W. Hall
2. ALL ABOARD or LIFE ON THE LAKE By Oliver Optic
3. ARK OF ELM ISLAND By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
4. ARTHUR BROWN THE YOUNG CAPTAIN By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
5. BOAT CLUB, THE, or the Bunkers of Rippleton By Oliver Optic
6. BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND, THE By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
7. BOYS OF GRAND PRE SCHOOL By Prof James DeMille
8. "B. O. W. C", THE By Prof. James DeMille
9. BROUGHT TO THE FRONT or the Young Defenders By Rev. Elijah
Kellogg
10. BURYING THE HATCHET or the Young Brave of the Delawares By Rev.
Elijah Kellogg
11. CAST AWAY IN THE COLD By Dr. Isaac I. Hayes
12. CHARLIE BELL THE WAIF OF ELM ISLAND By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
13. CHILD OF THE ISLAND GLEN By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
14. CROSSING THE QUICKSANDS By Samuel W. Cozzens
15. CRUISE OF THE CASCO By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
16. FIRE IN THE WOODS By Prof. James DeMille
17. FISHER BOYS OF PLEASANT COVE By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
18. FOREST GLEN or the Mohawk's Friendship By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
19. GOOD OLD TIMES By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
20. HARDSCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
21. HASTE OR WASTE or the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain By Oliver
Optic
22. HOPE AND HAVE By Oliver Optic
23. IN SCHOOL AND OUT or the Conquest of Richard Grant By Oliver
Optic
24. JOHN GODSOE'S LEGACY By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
25. JUST HIS LUCK By Oliver Optic
26. LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
27. LITTLE BY LITTLE or the Cruise of the Flyaway By Oliver Optic
28. LIVE OAK BOYS or the Adventures of Richard Constable Afloat
and Ashore By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
29. LOST IN THE FOG By Prof. James DeMille
30. MISSION OF BLACK RIFLE or On the Trail By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
31. NOW OR NEVER or the Adventures of Bobby Bright By Oliver Optic
32. POOR AND PROUD or the Fortunes or Kate Redburn By Oliver Optic
33. RICH AND HUMBLE or the Mission of Bertha Grant By Oliver Optic
34. SOPHOMORES OF RADCLIFFE or James Trafton and His Boston Friends
By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
35. SOWED BY THE WIND or the Poor Boy's Fortune By Rev. Elijah
Kellogg
36. SPARK OF GENIUS or the College Life of James Trafton By Elijah
Kellogg
37. STOUT HEART or the Student from Over the Sea By Rev. Elijah
Kellogg
38. STRONG ARM AND A MOTHER'S BLESSING By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
39. TREASURE OF THE SEA By Prof. James DeMille
40. TRY AGAIN or the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West By Oliver
Optic
41. TURNING OF THE TIDE or Radcliffe Rich and his Patients By Rev.
Elijah Kellogg
42. UNSEEN HAND or James Renfew and His Boy Helpers By Rev. Elijah
Kellogg
43. WATCH AND WAIT or the Young Fugitives By Oliver Optic
44. WHISPERING PINE or the Graduates of Radcliffe By Rev. Elijah
Kellogg
45. WINNING HIS SPURS or Henry Morton's First Trial By Rev Elijah
Kellogg
46. WOLF RUN or the Boys of the Wilderness By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
47. WORK AND WIN or Noddy Newman on a Cruise By Oliver Optic
48. YOUNG DELIVERERS OF PLEASANT COVE By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
49. YOUNG SHIPBUILDERS OF ELM ISLAND By Rev. Elijah Kellogg
50. YOUNG TRAIL HUNTERS By Samuel W. Cozzens

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Transcriber's Notes:

Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

Page 125, "the the" changed to "the" (drag the plank)

Page 280, "bruskly" changed to "brusquely" (replied, rather brusquely)