The Rover Boys in Business

THE ROVER BOYS IN BUSINESS CHAPTER I AT THE RIVER "Sam!" No answer. "I say, Sam, can't you listen for just a moment?" "Oh, Tom, please don't bother me now!" and Sam Rover, with a look of worry on his face, glanced up for a moment from his writing-table. "I've got to finish this theme before to-morro

CHAPTER II TO THE RESCUE The accident at the bridge had occurred so suddenly that, for the instant, neither Rover boy knew what to do. They saw that the farther end of the bridge had given way completely. Just where the end rested in the water they be held several small objects floating about, one o

CHAPTER III SOMETHING OF A SURPRISE It did not take the Rover boys long to reach Ashton; and once in town, they lost no time in running their auto to where Doctor Havens resided. They found the house well lit up, and the old doctor in his study, poring over some medical works. "Saved a fellow from d

CHAPTER IV A FOUR-HUNDRED-DOLLAR RING "Did you see this ring, Nellie?" questioned Tom, after a painful pause. "Why, yes, it was lying in the middle of a flat-top desk," responded the girl, wiping her eyes with her handkerchief. "Didn't somebody go into the office after you were there?" "I don't know

CHAPTER V THREE LETTERS A new idea had entered Tom's mind, and he lost no time in carrying it out. Meeting Bob Grimes and Stanley Browne, he drew them quickly to one side and mentioned the talk he had had with William Philander. "Now, carry it along," he concluded. "If you do it properly, we'll have

CHAPTER VI BASEBALL TALK With so many other affairs to claim our attention, I have purposely avoided going into the details of the baseball season at Brill that year. As my old readers know, the college had a baseball nine and a football eleven, and both had, at various times, done well at one sport

CHAPTER VIII HOW THE GAME ENDED The next batter up was plainly nervous. He had two strikes called on him, and then he knocked a small foul, which was quickly gathered in by the third baseman. Then Tom came to the bat, and was lucky enough to make a clean one-base hit. After that, came several base h

CHAPTER IX CELEBRATING THE VICTORY "Oh, what luck!" "And just when we wanted to make time, too!" "I hope it doesn't take us long to put on another tire!" These remarks came from the three students as they climbed down from the car to make an examination of the damage done. Sam had secured his search

CHAPTER XI TO THE RESCUE It was a wild ride, never to be forgotten. Tom had all the lights turned up fully, so that he might see everything that was ahead. From twenty miles per hour the speed climbed up to twentyfive, then thirty, then thirty-five, and finally forty. Over the newly-mended bridge th

CHAPTER XII TOM SPEAKS HIS MIND "Tom, Miss Harrow would like to see you." It was an hour later, and the Rovers and the Laning girls had spent the time in watching the efforts of the others to put out the last of the fire. In the meanwhile, some of those present had gone through the addition to the m

CHAPTER XIII AT THE FARM "All aboard who are going! We haven't any time to spare if you want to catch that nine-fifteen train." "Good-bye, Tom, don't forget to write." "Say, Spud, when you get down to the Maine coast, don't eat too many lobsters." "And that puts me in mind, Stanley. When you reach t

CHAPTER XIV A STARTLING SCENE "Dear old dad! Isn't it awful to see him propped up in that chair, unable to leave his room!" "You are right, Sam. And yet it might be worse—he might be confined to his bed. I hope we didn't excite him too much." "He was very much surprised at your determination to give

CHAPTER XV A TELEGRAM OF IMPORTANCE The Rover boys were horrified by what they saw, and for the instant they neither moved nor spoke. They saw the small man in the boat look over the side into the stream where his assailant had plunged from sight, then this fellow caught up a single oar that remaine

CHAPTER XVI THE MOVING PICTURE When the two Rover boys arrived at the railroad station at Oak Run, they were a little surprised to find themselves once more confronted by the moving picture people they had met on the river. "Hello! So you are following us up, are you?" said the man who had handled t

CHAPTER XVII WHAT DICK HAD TO TELL "Here we are, Sam!" "And I'm glad of it, Tom. I don't care much about riding in the cars after it is too dark to look out of the windows," returned the youngest Rover. The train was nearing the Grand Central Terminal, in New York City. The passengers were gathering

CHAPTER XVIII AT THE OFFICES After that the three Rovers and Dick's wife talked the matter over for fully an hour. Dick gave Sam and Tom all the particulars he could think of, and answered innumerable questions. But try their best, not one of the party could venture a solution of the mystery. "I thi

CHAPTER XIX THE FIRST CLEW The janitor of the building was Mike Donovan, an aged Irishman, who was assisted in his work by his wife and his daughter Kittie, aged about fifteen. "'Tis me yez want to see?" queried Donovan, as he shuffled into the inner office, hat in hand. "You are the janitor of this

CHAPTER XX BARTON PELTER AGAIN "Well, Dick, any news?" "No, Tom. It's the same old story." "Haven't the detectives been able to locate that fellow they thought might be guilty? " put in Sam. "No, Sam.

CHAPTER XXI DAYS OF ANXIOUS WAITING Another week passed without bringing anything new to light concerning the missing bonds. During that time the Rover boys received two visits from the headquarters' detectives, and were again subjected to innumerable questions. "We're on a new tack," said one of th

CHAPTER XXII THE MOVING PICTURE AGAIN The moving picture theater was fairly well filled, but the four managed to obtain seats close to the middle of the auditorium. They had entered while a slap-dash comedy was being depicted something that set the audience laughing heartily. Then followed a parlor

CHAPTER XXIII ON THE EAST SIDE "If Royce began to cry there must have been something radically wrong with him," declared Tom. "Dora, do you think he had been drinking? Sometimes when men drink they break down and cry, you know." "I don't know anything about that, Tom; but I do know that he acted the

CHAPTER XXIV ANDY ROYCE'S CONFESSION "Want to talk to me, eh?" mumbled Andy Royce. "What you want, anyhow?" "See here, Royce! what is the use of your drinking like this?" broke in Sam. "Is that the way to use the money my brother's wife loaned you?" "I ain't been drinkin'," mumbled the man.