that I cannot answer all the letters that pour in upon me from everywhere praising the stories. I earnestly hope the present volume will please all my readers and do them some good.

Affectionately and sincerely yours,

Edward Stratemeyer

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. A Game of Baseball 1

II. The Fire on the Steamer 13

III. College Boys to the Rescue 23

IV. What Flockley Had to Tell 33

V. A Celebration on the Campus 43

VI. Good-Bye to Brill 53

VII. Dreams of Youth 63

VIII. Home Once More 73

IX. Preparations for the Fourth of July 84

X. When the Cannon Went Off 94

XI. A Day to Remember 105

XII. Off for Camp 115

XIII. Hans Mueller’s Queer Catch 125

XIV. The Happenings of a Night 135

XV. Strange News 145

XVI. Something of a Clue 155

XVII. Dan Baxter’s Revelation 165