EDWARD STRATEMEYER
Reading edition
AUTHOR OF "THE OLD GLORY SERIES" "BOUND TO SUCCEED SERIES" ETC.
BOSTON LEE AND SHEPARD PUBLISHERS 1899
Copyright, 1899, By Lee and Shepard. All Rights Reserved. An Undivided Union. Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass. U.S.A.
To My Friend FRED D. IRISH WHOSE ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT AND SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS IN DISTRIBUTING MY BOOKS AMONG THE YOUTH OF THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN A CONSTANT INSPIRATION This Work is Affectionately Dedicated