THE JEWEL SERIES
BY AMES THOMPSON
_12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. Jacket in colors._
_A series of stories brimming with hardy adventure, vivid and accuratein detail, and with a good foundation of probability. They take thereader realistically to the scene of action. Besides being lively andfull of real situations, they are written in a straight-forward wayvery attractive to boy readers._
1. THE ADVENTURE BOYS AND THE VALLEY OF DIAMONDS
Malcolm Edwards and his son Ralph are adventurers with ample means forfollowing up their interest in jewel clues. In this book they form aparty of five, including Jimmy Stone and Bret Hartson, boys of Ralph'sage, and a shrewd level-headed sailor named Stanley Greene. They finda valley of diamonds in the heart of Africa.
2. THE ADVENTURE BOYS AND THE RIVER OF EMERALDS
The five adventurers, staying at a hotel in San Francisco, find thatPedro the elevator man has an interesting story of a hidden, "river ofemeralds" in Peru, to tell. With him as guide, they set out to findit, escape various traps set for them by jealous Peruvians, and aremuch amused by Pedro all through the experience.
3. THE ADVENTURE BOYS AND THE LAGOON OF PEARLS
This time the group starts out on a cruise simply for pleasure, buttheir adventuresome spirits lead them into the thick of things on aSouth Sea cannibal island.
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY, PUBLISHERS. New York.
THE BOMBA BOOKS
BY ROY ROCKWOOD
_12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. With colored jacket._
_Bomba lived far back in the jungles of the Amazon with a half-dementednaturalist who told the lad nothing of his past. The jungle boy was alover of birds, and hunted animals with a bow and arrow and his trustymachete. He had a primitive education in some things, and his daringadventures will be followed with breathless interest by thousands._
1. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY _or The Old Naturalist's Secret_
In the depth of the jungle Bomba lives a life replete with thrillingsituations. Once he saves the lives of two American rubber hunters whoask him who he is, and how he had come into the jungle. He sets off tosolve the mystery of his identity.
2. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AT THE MOVING MOUNTAIN _or The Mystery of the Caves of Fire_
Bomba travels through the jungle, encountering wild beasts and hostilenatives. At last he trails the old man of the burning mountain to hiscave and learns more concerning himself.
3. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY AT THE GIANT CATARACT _or Chief Nascanora and His Captives_
From the Moving Mountain Bomba travels to the Giant Cataract, stillsearching out his parentage. Among the Pilati Indians he finds somewhite captives, and an aged opera singer who is the first to give Bombareal news of his forebears.
4. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY ON JAGUAR ISLAND _or Adrift on the River of Mystery_
Jaguar Island was a spot as dangerous as it was mysterious and Bombawas warned to keep away. But the plucky boy sallied forth and metadventures galore.
5. BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY IN THE ABANDONED CITY _or A Treasure Ten Thousand Years Old_
Years ago this great city had sunk out of sight beneath the trees ofthe jungle. A wily half-breed and his tribe thought to carry away itstreasure of gold and precious stones. Bomba follows.
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY, Publishers. New York.
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