CHAPTER XXXIII.
A HAPPY ENDING.
It will be needless to dwell upon Bixby’s astonishment when confronted by my uncle. He turned all sorts of colors.
“I――I thought you were in New Mexico!” he gasped.
“I am glad I am not,” was my uncle’s reply. “Now, Nort, I want you to make a clean breast of this whole matter.”
“Will you help me in my case if I do?” he asked.
“I certainly won’t help you if you don’t,” was the reply. “Tell me all; and I will see to it that you have a lawyer when your case comes to trial.”
On the strength of this promise Norton Bixby told his story. It is too long to repeat here, but in substance was as follows:――
After leaving the New York penitentiary he had gone West, and there fallen in with my father, and with him gone to South Dakota, getting my parent to pay the expenses. My father had really fallen over a ravine, and lay at the bottom dead. Bixby had run from the spot in horror, and had never gone near the corpse again.
When he got back to Chicago he noticed my uncle’s arrival at one of the hotels through the newspapers, and he at once called upon him. Then came a letter from Yates, asking him to take a hand in the Bayport robbery; and knowing that Bayport was close to Bend Center, he had concocted the scheme to appear upon the scene as my uncle and guardian. There was not much to be gained by it; but the idea had fascinated him, and he had carried it out as is known.
“I was sure Enos had no intention of coming here,” he finished; “but I was mistaken.”
“It is funny I didn’t get any word from my father during the time you were with him.”
“He said he wasn’t going to write until he had good news. He was afraid of disheartening you.”
“And you never went back to bury him?” I went on, with a quiver in my voice.
“No, I couldn’t. When he went over, he let out a scream that seemed to freeze the very marrow in my bones. For a moment I couldn’t move. At last I looked over the edge of the rocks, and I saw he was all crushed and bruised.”
“But he must have been alive.”
“Not much. That fall was all of a hundred feet and on the bare rocks. I would have gone down; but it was such a lonely spot I got frightened, and simply ran away as hard as I could. That’s the plain truth.”
And Norton Bixby wiped the cold perspiration from his forehead.
I looked the man in the eyes, and could not help believe that in this particular the fellow spoke the truth.
But in my heart how I wished he had returned and made sure that my father was really dead! There might have been a spark of life remaining, and if so, prompt treatment might have given him back to me.
I bowed my head, and the tears began to well up in my eyes. Norton Bixby saw them, and turned away his head.
Then the jailer appeared.
“A man up-stairs wants to see you at once,” he said to me.
“Who is it?” I asked, drying my eyes.
“Didn’t give any name, sir.”
I went up to the court room. The man who wished to see me was standing near the door. I gave one look, paused to make sure that I was not dreaming, and then rushed forward and threw myself into his arms.
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The new-comer was my father.
“Father!”
It was the only word I could utter; but how much it told!
“Reuben!” he replied.
“I thought you were dead,” I went on, after a long embrace. “Norton Bixby said so.”
“I have been very near to death,” my father answered. “You have heard how I fell from the top of a ravine to the bottom?”
“Yes; Bixby just told the story.”
“Well, I must have lain there for a long time unconscious; for when I went down the sun was still shining, and when I came to all was dark.”
“And you were not hurt?”
“Indeed I was. My left ankle was broken, and something was wrong in my chest, not to say anything of the scratches I received, which covered my face and hands with blood.”
“And how did you escape?”
“It is a long story. When I regained consciousness, I could not walk; and it was hard work to crawl to the water to get a drink and bathe my ankle. I tried to call out; but the pain was too great in my chest.”
“And you were all alone?”
“Yes; and for three days. The pain was something terrible; and that, added to the loneliness of my position, gave me a fever, and I lost my mind.”
“And who rescued you?”
“A hunter named Thompson, and two others. They told me two weeks after, when I was recovering, that they had found me delirious near their camp, and had taken me in and sent off for a doctor. They could not find out who I was, and had done the best they could for me.”
“And then you came on?”
“Yes, after writing you a letter”――
“I never received it,” I put in quickly.
“So I heard at the Bend this morning. Oh, my son, I cannot tell you how glad I am to be back with you once more!”
“And I am glad, too, father,” I replied. “I trust we may never be separated again.”
We shook hands warmly, and a moment later my uncle appeared.
He was greatly astonished, but glad indeed to know that my father had had such a marvelous escape. Then Mr. Markham and Judge Green arrived, and all the stories were told over again.
Later on my father went down to see Norton Bixby. I do not know what took place at the interview, but I think it must have done Bixby much good, for ever after that he seemed a better man.
When court was called, Norton Bixby and Yates were bound over to await the action of the grand jury. As soon as this was done my uncle invited us all to dine at the hotel at his expense, and among the party were Mr. Markham and Ford. The latter nearly wrung my father’s hand off when they met.
After we had satisfied the inner man, my uncle unfolded his plans to my father. Mr. Markham became interested, and as a consequence, the original plan was much enlarged. My father agreed to sell off his mill property as soon as it could be done, and then the three were to purchase a large tract of land, and form a company for the purpose of raising cattle. I may as well add that Ford was promised a job as soon as all arrangements could be made.
The dinner mentioned above took place just six years ago. During the intervening time great changes have taken place. Norton Bixby and Yates were both sent to prison, the former for two and the latter for eight years. During that time Yates tried to escape, and as a consequence is still behind the bars.
Bixby came out four years ago. He has changed for the better, and is a good man on the ranch, where he is well away from the temptations of the city. Carney was given a year in the penitentiary, and I don’t know what has become of him.
The mill and the Catch Me were sold at good prices, and then my father and I moved out to our new home. We have with us my uncle and Dan Ford, and we are not only happy, but we are likewise getting rich.
Mr. Markham and his family pay us a visit once a year, and he has not forgotten the promise made to further benefit me; for on my twenty-first birthday he presented me, in the name of his wife and son, with an eighth interest in the ranch, worth, at the lowest calculation, ten thousand dollars.
I like my new home a hundred times better than the old. Here I am free from the sneers of all such men as Mr. James Jackson, and I have the satisfaction of knowing that my work is going to accomplish something. I have a swift pony, a fine dog, and a good gun; I love my occupation――and all these things being so, what more is there to say but to bid my readers adieu?
THE END.
THE FAMOUS “OLD GLORY SERIES.”
By EDWARD STRATEMEYER,
_Author of “The Bound to Succeed Series,” “The Ship and Shore Series,” etc._
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A YOUNG VOLUNTEER IN CUBA Or Fighting for the Single Star.
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By EDWARD STRATEMEYER,
_Author of “Under Dewey at Manila,” etc._
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RICHARD DARE’S VENTURE Or Striking Out for Himself.
OLIVER BRIGHT’S SEARCH Or The Mystery of a Mine.
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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._
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“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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THE SHIP AND SHORE SERIES
By EDWARD STRATEMEYER.
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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._)
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_.
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“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_.
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WAR AND ADVENTURE STORIES.
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FIRST VOLUME.
BETWEEN BOER AND BRITON Or Two Boys’ Adventures in South Africa.
Illustrated by A. B. SHUTE.
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“Throughout the book there is evidence of that sympathy for the Boer which prevails on this side of the Atlantic.”――_Chronicle_, Chicago.
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Illustrated by A. B. SHUTE.
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AMERICAN BOYS’ BIOGRAPHICAL SERIES
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=AMERICAN BOYS’ LIFE OF WILLIAM McKINLEY.= Illustrated by A. B. SHUTE, and from photographs.
Cloth. 320 pages. Price $1.25.
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_Another volume in preparation._
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=WITH WASHINGTON IN THE WEST=; Or, A Soldier Boy’s Battles in the Wilderness.
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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 in 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. On the Staff.=
=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 dealt 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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Transcriber’s Notes:
――Text in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_); text in bold by “equal” signs (=bold=).
――Punctuation, and spelling inaccuracies were silently corrected.
――Archaic and variable spelling has been preserved.
――Variations in hyphenation and compound words have been preserved.