TO THE SCHOOLBOYS AND SCHOOLGIRLS OF AMERICA I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF A BOY WHO BELIEVED THAT AN OBSTACLE IS NOT SOMETHING TO BE AFRAID OF BUT IS ONLY A DIFFICULTY TO BE OVERCOME AND WHO TOOK FOR HIS MOTTO AS I HOPE EVERY ONE WHO READS THESE PAGES WILL DO THESE LINES BY MADELINE S. BRIDGES: "Give to the world the best you have And the best will come back to you."