Frank Merriwell's Backers; Or, The Pride of His Friends

by Burt L. Standish

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  150--Frank Merriwell's School Days By Burt L. Standish 167--Frank Merriwell's Chums By Burt L. Standish 178--Frank Merriwell's Foes By Burt L. Standish 184--Frank Merriwell's Trip West By Burt L. Standish 189--Frank Merriwell Down South By Burt L. Standish 193--Frank Merriwell's Bravery By Burt L. Standish 197--Frank Merriwell's Hunting Tour By Burt L. Standish 201--Frank Merriwell in Europe By Burt L. Standish 205--Frank Merriwell at Yale By Burt L. Standish 209--Frank Merriwell's Sports Afield By Burt L. Standish 213--Frank Merriwell's Races By Burt L. Standish 217--Frank Merriwell's Bicycle Tour By Burt L. Standish 225--Frank Merriwell's Courage By Burt L. Standish 229--Frank Merriwell's Daring By Burt L. Standish 233--Frank Merriwell's Athletes By Burt L. Standish 237--Frank Merriwell's Skill By Burt L. Standish 240--Frank Merriwell's Champions By Burt L. Standish 244--Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale By Burt L. Standish 247--Frank Merriwell's Secret By Burt L. Standish 251--Frank Merriwell's Danger By Burt L. Standish 254--Frank Merriwell's Loyalty By Burt L. Standish 258--Frank Merriwell in Camp By Burt L. Standish 262--Frank Merriwell's Vacation By Burt L. Standish 267--Frank Merriwell's Cruise By Burt L. Standish 271--Frank Merriwell's Chase By Burt L. Standish 276--Frank Merriwell in Maine By Burt L. Standish 280--Frank Merriwell's Struggle By Burt L. Standish 284--Frank Merriwell's First Job By Burt L. Standish 288--Frank Merriwell's Opportunity By Burt L. Standish 292--Frank Merriwell's Hard Luck By Burt L. Standish 296--Frank Merriwell's Protege By Burt L. Standish 300--Frank Merriwell On the Road By Burt L. Standish 304--Frank Merriwell's Own Company By Burt L. Standish 308--Frank Merriwell's Fame By Burt L. Standish 312--Frank Merriwell's College Chums By Burt L. Standish 316--Frank Merriwell's Problem By Burt L. Standish 320--Frank Merriwell's Fortune By Burt L. Standish 324--Frank Merriwell's New Comedian By Burt L. Standish 328--Frank Merriwell's Prosperity By Burt L. Standish 332--Frank Merriwell's Stage Hit By Burt L. Standish 336--Frank Merriwell's Great Scheme By Burt L. Standish 340--Frank Merriwell in England By Burt L. Standish 344--Frank Merriwell On the Boulevards By Burt L. Standish 348--Frank Merriwell's Duel By Burt L. Standish 352--Frank Merriwell's Double Shot By Burt L. Standish 356--Frank Merriwell's Baseball Victories By Burt L. Standish 359--Frank Merriwell's Confidence By Burt L. Standish 362--Frank Merriwell's Auto By Burt L. Standish 365--Frank Merriwell's Fun By Burt L. Standish 368--Frank Merriwell's Generosity By Burt L. Standish 371--Frank Merriwell's Tricks By Burt L. Standish 374--Frank Merriwell's Temptations By Burt L. Standish 376--The Rockspur Eleven By Burt L. Standish 377--Frank Merriwell on Top By Burt L. Standish 379--The Young Railroader's Wreck By Stanley Norris 380--Frank Merriwell's Luck By Burt L. Standish 381--Chums of the Prairie By St. George Rathborne 382--The Yankee Middy By Oliver Optic 383--Frank Merriwell's Mascot By Burt L. Standish 384--Saved by the Enemy By Ensign Clark Fitch, U. S. N. 385--The Young Railroader's Victory By Stanley Norris 386--Frank Merriwell's Reward By Burt L. Standish 387--Brave Old Salt By Oliver Optic 388--Jack Harkaway's Struggles By Bracebridge Hemyng 389--Frank Merriwell's Phantom By Burt L. Standish 390--Frank's Campaign By Horatio Alger, Jr. 391--The Rockspur Rivals By Burt L. Standish 392--Frank Merriwell's Faith By Burt L. Standish 393--The Starry Flag By Oliver Optic 394--The Young Railroader's Long Run By Stanley Norris 395--Frank Merriwell's Victories By Burt L. Standish 396--Jack Brown, the Hero By Herbert Strang 397--Breaking Away By Oliver Optic 398--Frank Merriwell's Iron Nerve By Burt L. Standish 399--Jack Lightfoot, the Athlete By Maxwell Stevens 400--Tom Temple's Career By Horatio Alger, Jr. 401--Frank Merriwell in Kentucky By Burt L. Standish 402--The Young Railroader's Comrade By Stanley Norris 403--Jack Harkaway Among the Brigands Bracebridge Hemyng 404--Frank Merriwell's Power By Burt L. Standish 405--Seek and Find By Oliver Optic 406--Dan, the Newsboy By Horatio Alger, Jr. 407--Frank Merriwell's Shrewdness By Burt L. Standish 408--Young Tom Burnaby By Herbert Strang 409--The Young Railroader's Promotion By Stanley Norris 410--Frank Merriwell's Setback By Burt L. Standish 411--Jack Lightfoot's Crack Nine By Maxwell Stevens 412--Freaks of Fortune By Oliver Optic 413--Frank Merriwell's Search By Burt L. Standish 414--The Train-boy By Horatio Alger, Jr. 415--Jack Harkaway's Return By Bracebridge Hemyng 416--Frank Merriwell's Club By Burt L. Standish 417--The Young Railroader's Chance By Stanley Norris 418--Make or Break By Oliver Optic 419--Frank Merriwell's Trust By Burt L. Standish 420--Jack Lightfoot Trapped By Maxwell Stevens 421--The Errand-boy By Horatio Alger, Jr. 422--Frank Merriwell's False Friend By Burt L. Standish 423--The Young Railroader's Luck By Stanley Norris 424--Down the River By Oliver Optic 425--Frank Merriwell's Strong Arm By Burt L. Standish 426--Jack Lightfoot's Rival By Maxwell Stevens 427--The Rockspur Nine By Burt L. Standish 428--Frank Merriwell as Coach By Burt L. Standish 429--Paul Prescott's Charge By Horatio Alger, Jr. 430--Through by Daylight B
y Oliver Optic 431--Frank Merriwell's Brother By Burt L. Standish 432--The Young Railroader's Challenge By Stanley Norris 433--The Young Inventor By G. Manville Fenn 434--Frank Merriwell's Marvel By Burt L. Standish 435--Lightning Express By Oliver Optic 436--The Telegraph Boy By Horatio Alger, Jr. 437--Frank Merriwell's Support By Burt L. Standish 438--Jack Lightfoot in Camp By Maxwell Stevens 439--The Young Railroader's Hard Task By Stanley Norris 440--Dick Merriwell at Fardale By Burt L. Standish 441--On Time By Oliver Optic 442--The Young Miner By Horatio Alger, Jr. 443--Dick Merriwell's Glory By Burt L. Standish 444--Jack Lightfoot's Canoe Trip By Maxwell Stevens 445--The Young Railroader's Sealed Orders By Stanley Norris 446--Dick Merriwell's Promise By Burt L. Standish 447--Switch Off By Oliver Optic 448--Tom Thatcher's Fortune By Horatio Alger, Jr. 449--Dick Merriwell's Rescue By Burt L. Standish 450--Jack Lightfoot's Iron Arm By Maxwell Stevens 451--The Young Railroader's Ally By Stanley Norris 452--Dick Merriwell's Narrow Escape By Burt L. Standish 453--Brake Up By Oliver Optic 454--Tom Turner's Legacy By Horatio Alger, Jr. 455--Dick Merriwell's Racket By Burt L. Standish 456--Jack Lightfoot's Hoodoo By Maxwell Stevens 457--The Go-ahead Boys By Gale Richards 458--Dick Merriwell's Revenge By Burt L. Standish 459--The Young Railroader's Mascot By Stanley Norris 460--Bear and Forbear By Oliver Optic 461--Dick Merriwell's Ruse By Burt L. Standish 462--Ben Bruce By Horatio Alger, Jr. 463--Jack Lightfoot's Decision By Maxwell Stevens 464--Dick Merriwell's Delivery By Burt L. Standish 465--The Young Railroader's Contest By Stanley Norris 466--The Go-ahead Boys' Legacy By Gale Richards 467--Dick Merriwell's Wonders By Burt L. Standish 468--Bernard Brook's Adventures By Horatio Alger, Jr. 469--Jack Lightfoot's Gun Club By Maxwell Stevens 470--Frank Merriwell's Honor By Burt L. Standish 471--Gascoyne, the Sandal Wood Trader By R. M. Ballantyne 472--Paul Hassard's Peril By Matt Royal 473--Dick Merriwell's Diamond By Burt L. Standish 474--Phil, the Showman By Stanley Norris 475--A Debt of Honor By Horatio Alger, Jr. 476--Frank Merriwell's Winners By Burt L. Standish 477--Jack Lightfoot's Blind By Maxwell Stevens 478--Marooned By W. Clark Russell 479--Dick Merriwell's Dash By Burt L. Standish 480--Phil's Rivals By Stanley Norris 481--Mark Manning's Mission By Horatio Alger, Jr. 482--Dick Merriwell's Ability By Burt L. Standish 483--Jack Lightfoot's Capture By Maxwell Stevens 484--A Captain at Fifteen By Jules Verne 485--Dick Merriwell's Trap By Burt L. Standish 486--Phil's Pluck By Stanley Norris 487--The Wreck of the _Grosvenor_ By W. Clark Russell 488--Dick Merriwell's Defense By Burt L. Standish 489--Charlie Codman's Cruise By Horatio Alger, Jr. 490--Jack Lightfoot's Head Work By Maxwell Stevens 491--Dick Merriwell's Model By Burt L. Standish 492--Phil's Triumph By Stanley Norris 493--A Two Years' Vacation By Jules Verne 494--Dick Merriwell's Mystery By Burt L. Standish 495--The Young Explorer By Horatio Alger, Jr. 496--Jack Lightfoot's Wisdom By Maxwell Stevens 497--Frank Merriwell's Backers By Burt L. Standish 498--Ted Strong, Cowboy By Edward C. Taylor 499--From Circus to Fortune By Stanley Norris 500--Dick Merriwell's Back-stop By Burt L. Standish 501--Sink or Swim By Horatio Alger, Jr. 502--For the Right By Roy Franklin 503--Dick Merriwell's Western Mission By Burt L. Standish 504--Among the Cattlemen By Edward C. Taylor 505--A Legacy of Peril By William Murray Graydon 506--Frank Merriwell's Rescue By Burt L. Standish 507--The Young Musician By Horatio Alger, Jr. 508--"A Gentleman Born" By Stanley Norris 509--Frank Merriwell's Encounter By Burt L. Standish 510--Black Mountain Ranch By Edward C. Taylor 511--The Boy Conjurer By Victor St. Clair 512--Dick Merriwell's Marked Money By Burt L. Standish 513--Work and Win By Horatio Alger, Jr. 514--Fighting for Fortune By Roy Franklin 515--Frank Merriwell's Nomads By Burt L. Standish 516--With Rifle and Lasso By Edward C. Taylor 517--For His Friend's Honor By Stanley Norris 518--Dick Merriwell on the Gridiron By Burt L. Standish 519--The Backwoods Boy By Horatio Alger, Jr. 520--The Young Range Riders By St. George Rathborne 521--Dick Merriwell's Disguise By Burt L. Standish 522--Lost in the Desert By Edward C. Taylor 523--Building Himself Up By Oliver Optic 524--Dick Merriwell's Test By Burt L. Standish 525--Adrift in Midair By Ensign Clarke Fitch 526--True to His Trust By Stanley Norris 527--Frank Merriwell's Trump Card By Burt L. Standish 528--Lyon Hart's Heroism By Oliver Optic 529--Fighting the Rustlers By Edward C. Taylor 530--Frank Merriwell's Strategy By Burt L. Standish 531--Digging for Gold By Horatio Alger, Jr. 532--Wyoming By Edward S. Ellis 533--Frank Merriwell's Triumph By Burt L. Standish 534--Louis Chiswick's Mission By Oliver Optic 535--Facing the Music By Stanley Norris 536--Dick Merriwell's Grit By Burt L. Standish 537--Stemming the Tide By Roy Franklin 538--Adrift in the City By Horatio Alger, Jr. 539--Dick Merriwell's Assurance By Burt L. Standish 540--Royal Tarr's Pluck By Oliver Optic 541--Holding the Fort By Ensign Clarke Fitch 542--Dick Merriwell's Long Slide By Burt L. Standish 543--Two Ways of Becoming a Hunter By Harry Castlemon 544--The Rival Miners By Edward C. Taylor 545--Frank Merriwell's Rough Deal By Burt L. Standish 546--The Professor's Son By Oliver Optic 547--Frank Hunter's Peril By Horatio Alger, Jr. 548--Dick Merriwell's Threat By Burt L. Standish 549--Fin and Feather By Wallace Kincaid 550--Storm Mountain By Edward S. Ellis 551--Dick Merriwell's Persistence By Burt L. Standish 552--Striving for His Own By Oliver Optic 553--Winning by Courage By Roy Franklin 554--Dick Merriwell's Day By Burt L. Standish 555--Robert Coverdale's Struggle By Horatio Alger, Jr. 556--The West Point Boys By Col. J. Thomas Weldon 557--Frank Merriwell's Peril By Burt L. Standish 558--The Last of the Herd By Edward C. Taylor 559--Making a Man of Himself By Oliver Optic 560--Dick Merriwell's Downfall By Burt L. Standish 561--Winning Against Odds By Roy Franklin 562--The Camp in the Foothills By Harry Castlemon 563--Fra
nk Merriwell's Pursuit By Burt L. Standish 564--The Naval Academy Boys Commander Luther G. Brownell 565--Every Inch a Boy By Oliver Optic 566--Dick Merriwell Abroad By Burt L. Standish 567--On a Mountain Trail By Edward C. Taylor 568--The Plebes' Challenge By Col. J. Thomas Weldon 569--Frank Merriwell in the Rockies By Burt L. Standish 570--Lester's Luck By Horatio Alger, Jr. 571--His Own Helper By Oliver Optic 572--Dick Merriwell's Pranks By Burt L. Standish 573--Bound to Get There By Roy Franklin 574--An Annapolis Tangle By Commander Luther G. Brownell 575--Frank Merriwell's Pride By Burt L. Standish 576--Across the Prairie By Edward C. Taylor 577--Honest Kit Dunstable By Oliver Optic 578--Frank Merriwell's Challengers By Burt L. Standish 579--The Runaway Cadet By Col. J. Thomas Weldon 580--Jack Harkaway Around the World Bracebridge Hemyng 581--Frank Merriwell's Endurance By Burt L. Standish 582--Out for Big Game By Edward C. Taylor 583--The Young Pilot By Oliver Optic 584--Dick Merriwell's Cleverness By Burt L. Standish 585--Oscar in Africa By Harry Castlemon 586--Rupert's Ambition By Horatio Alger, Jr. 587--Frank Merriwell's Marriage By Burt L. Standish 588--The Pride of Annapolis By Com. Luther G. Brownell 589--The Cruise of the "Dandy" By Oliver Optic 590--Dick Merriwell, the Wizard By Burt L. Standish 591--Captain Nemo's Challenge By Edward C. Taylor 592--The Cabin in the Clearing By Edward S. Ellis 593--Dick Merriwell's Stroke By Burt L. Standish 594--Frank and Fearless By Horatio Alger, Jr. 595--Three Young Silver Kings By Oliver Optic 596--Dick Merriwell's Return By Burt L. Standish 597--His Own Master By Roy Franklin 598--An Annapolis Adventure By Com. Luther G. Brownell 599--Dick Merriwell's Resource By Burt L. Standish 600--Ted Strong's Close Call By Edward C. Taylor

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