02458cam a22003733u 4500 77365 UtSlPG 20260610134807.0 m cr n 260607r20251910utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PZ Franklin, Roy Bound to get there Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Alger series, no. 199 Release date is 2025-11-29 Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University.) "Bound To Get There" by Roy Franklin is a juvenile adventure novel written in the early 20th century. It centers on three plucky boys who flee harsh treatment in a small town and head to the city, where they stumble into a tangle of danger, opportunity, and a long-buried sea treasure mystery. The opening follows Nick Collins and brothers Frank and Will Alden as they rebel against abusive guardians, rescue Will from a beating, and are then framed for arson by a spiteful rival, Jack. Nick is briefly captured by a reclusive sea captain who reveals a gripping backstory: Nick’s father died seeking a Pacific island treasure tied to a missing letter split in two and long pursued by an eccentric admiral. The boys slip out of town, save a wood train from derailment, reach New York, and bed down in the admiral’s now-deserted house, learning he recently sold it after claiming to find the lost letter. Nick lands a messenger job after foiling a street theft for a broker, then gets swept into a new intrigue when a mysterious “yellow package” swap leaves him holding $5,000, even as his employer and a sly clerk whisper about looming financial ruin. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: New York: Street & Smith, 1910 Adventure stories Teenage boys -- Juvenile fiction Dime novels Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Alger series, no. 199 https://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:846078 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77365 118085 118085