In this, the fifth book of “The Young Reporter Series,” I have related for you something that happened when Larry unexpectedly went to a concert. Before he knew it he was involved in a mystery that had to do with a stolen boy.
How he promised the stricken mother to find her son for her, how he picked up slender clews and followed them, how, seemingly beaten and baffled, he still kept to the trail—all this I have set down for you in this book as well as I knew how.
I hope it is not presuming too much to say that I trust you will like this volume as well as you have my other books. Larry is a character to be proud of, and I have tried to do him justice.
Yours sincerely,
Howard R. Garis.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | A Frightened Singer | [1] |
| II. | Larry Scents a Mystery | [12] |
| III. | A Stolen Boy | [19] |
| IV. | Larry’s New Assignment | [27] |
| V. | Scooping the “Scorcher” | [36] |
| VI. | A Visit to Señor Parloti | [43] |
| VII. | Larry Seeks Clews | [52] |
| VIII. | A Threatening Letter | [58] |
| IX. | A Sudden Disappearance | [70] |
| X. | The Torn Note | [79] |
| XI. | Larry Meets a Farmer | [85] |
| XII. | The Lonely House | [92] |
| XIII. | The Raid | [100] |
| XIV. | What Happened | [107] |
| XV. | A New Clew | [116] |
| XVI. | Off for the West | [122] |
| XVII. | On the Lakes | [129] |
| XVIII. | The Deserted Room | [137] |
| XIX. | Cruising About | [146] |
| XX. | Cut Adrift | [156] |
| XXI. | In the Grip of the Storm | [162] |
| XXII. | Another Accident | [169] |
| XXIII. | “Motorboat Ahoy!” | [177] |
| XXIV. | The Chase | [182] |
| XXV. | A Happy Mother—Conclusion | [193] |
LARRY DEXTER AND THE
STOLEN BOY