The Rover Boys on the Farm

by Arthur M. Winfield

THE ROVER BOYS

ON THE FARM

OR

LAST DAYS AT PUTNAM HALL

BY

ARTHUR M. WINFIELD

AUTHOR OF "THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL," "THE ROVER BOYS ON
THE OCEAN," "THE PUTNAM HALL CADETS."
"THE PUTNAM HALL RIVALS," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK

GROSSET & DUNLAP

PUBLISHERS

ONE HORSE REARED AND TRIED TO BACK.—Page 34.

The Rover Boys on the Farm.

Contents.

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Chapter		Page
I.	Something About the Rover Boys	1
II.	What Happened on the Mountain	9
III.	A Mysterious Cave	18
IV.	At the Farm	27
V.	Randolph Rover's Story	36
VI.	Waiting for News	44
VII.	A Strange Letter Box	51
VIII.	Last Days on the Farm	58
IX.	At the Wild West Show	65
X.	Jolly Old Schoolmates	73
XI.	William Philander Tubbs	82
XII.	What Happened on the Stairs	90
XIII.	Dora, Grace and Nellie	97
XIV.	At the Ice-Cream Establishment	106
XV.	An Astonishing Gift	116
XVI.	The Hunt for a Snake	124
XVII.	A Stirring Scene in the Schoolroom	132
XVIII.	In Which Tad Sobber Disappears	140
XIX.	What Happened at the Party	148
XX.	Dick and Dora	156
XXI.	A Bob Sled Race	163
XXII.	Peleg Snuggers' Queer Ride	170
XXIII.	Holidays at the Farm	178
XXIV.	A Capture and a Surprise	185
XXV.	Christmas at the Farm	192
XXVI.	The Skating Race	199
XXVII.	On the Lake	206
XXVIII.	At the Old House	213
XXIX.	A Wreck and a Capture	220
XXX.	Good-Bye to Putnam Hall	227

Preface.

My Dear Boys: With this I present to you "The Rover Boys on the Farm," the twelfth volume in the "Rover Boys Series for Young Americans."

It is a large number of volumes to write about one set of characters, isn't it? When I started the series, many years ago, I had in mind, as I have told you before, to pen three books, possibly four. But as soon as I had written "The Rover Boys at School, "The Rover Boys on the Ocean" and "The Rover Boys in the Jungle," there was a cry for more, and so I wrote "The Rover Boys Out West," "On the Great Lakes," "In the Mountains," "On Land and Sea," "In Camp," "On the River," "On the Plains," and then "In Southern Waters," where we last left our heroes.

In the present story, as promised in the last volume, the scene is shifted back to the farm and to dear old Putnam Hall, with their many pleasant associations. As before, Sam, Tom and Dick are to the front, along with several of their friends, and there are a number of adventures, some comical and some strange and mystifying. At the school the rivalries are as keen as ever, but the Rover boys are on their mettle, and prove their worth on more than one occasion.

Again I thank my numerous readers for all the kind words they have spoken about my stories. I hope the present volume will please them in every way.

Affectionately and sincerely yours,

Arthur M. Winfield.