A search party went back to the Rock House that day, but they failed to find any trace of Joe Bogle. He must have come to his senses, and released himself in some way. He has not been heard of since, and is supposed to be in Canada.
Raikes and Sparwick were duly tried, and convicted, and put behind stone walls for a term of years. Of course, the affair gained wide publicity, and when Jerry and Hamp returned to Bangor they were objects of some attention.
Mr. Glendale stopped there for a day or two on his way back to New York, with Tom and Brick. He went to see Jerry’s parents and Hamp’s mother, and also made inquiries concerning the lads from reliable outside sources. Several weeks later each received a check for one thousand dollars, “as a testimonial of Mr. Larkin’s gratitude.” This timely gift restored both families from poverty to affluence.
Jerry and Hamp frequently hear from Tom and Brick, and the latter are talking of coming up to Maine for a summer camping trip. But before that, the Bangor lads expect to pay a visit to New York, of which city Jerry is accustomed to speak in proud and familiar terms.
The Frank Merriwell Series
No modern series of tales for boys and youth has met with anything like the cordial reception and popularity accorded to the Frank Merriwell Stories, published exclusively in Street & Smith’s Tip Top Weekly, a publication which has today a circulation larger than that of all similar publications combined.
There must be a reason for this, and there is. Frank Merriwell, as portraited by the author, is a jolly, whole-souled, honest, courageous American lad, who appeals to the hearts of the boys.
He has no bad habits, and his manliness includes the idea that it is not necessary a boy to indulge in petty vices to be a hero. Frank Merriwell’s example is a shining light for every ambitious lad to follow.
There is sometunes, with parents, a prejudice against all forms of boys’ literature in novel style.