[Illustration: JOEL CARROW DARTED FROM THE BARN, AND AFTER THE SCAMPERING PIGS.] Bob The Photographer _Or, A Hero in Spite of Himself_ BY ARTHUR M. WINFIELD AUTHOR OF “THE ROVER BOYS SERIES,” “THE PUTNAM HALL SERIES,” ETC. [Illustration] NEW YORK STITT PUBLISHING COMPANY PUBLISHERS BOOKS BY ARTHUR M. WINFIELD _ROVER BOYS SERIES for young Americans_ _Price, per volume, 60 cents_ ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL ROVER BOYS ON THE OCEAN ROVER BOYS IN THE JUNGLE ROVER BOYS OUT WEST ROVER BOYS ON THE GREAT LAKES ROVER BOYS IN THE MOUNTAINS ROVER BOYS ON LAND AND SEA ROVER BOYS IN CAMP ROVER BOYS ON THE RIVER _PUTNAM HALL SERIES_ _Price, per volume, 60 cents_ THE PUTNAM HALL CADETS (Other volumes in preparation) Copyright, 1902 BY A. WESSELS COMPANY CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. BOB AND HIS TROUBLES, 9 II. BOB AT THE CLIFF, 22 III. BOB AT THE HALF-WAY HOUSE, 33 IV. BOB IS LEFT TO HIS FATE, 45 V. BOB MAKES HIS ESCAPE, 55 VI. BOB LEARNS SOMETHING, 72 VII. BOB AND THE ELEPHANT, 87 VIII. BOB OBTAINS A SITUATION, 101 IX. BOB HAS A LIVELY FIGHT, 116 X. BOB’S FIRST CUSTOMER, 125 XI. BOB ASSISTS A STRANGER, 138 XII. BOB’S QUEER EXPERIENCE, 148 XIII. BOB MAKES A TRUE FRIEND, 159 XIV. BOB MAKES A NEW MOVE, 170 XV. BOB BECOMES A TRAVELLING PHOTOGRAPHER, 178 XVI. BOB TAKES A DIVE OVERBOARD, 187 XVII. BOB MAKES A STRANGE CAPTURE, 195 XVIII. BOB SHOWS UP A SWINDLER, 202 XIX. BOB ON THE ROAD, 209 XX. BOB IN THE WOODS, 217 XXI. BOB TAKES A RISK, 224 XXII. BOB ON THE FREIGHT TRAIN, 231 XXIII. BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION, 238 XXIV. BOB STICKS UP FOR A FRIEND, 246 XXV. BOB AND FRANK STAND TOGETHER, 252 XXVI. BOB SHOWS HIS NERVE, 259 XXVII. BOB MAKES A FIND, 267 XXVIII. BOB MEETS OLD BLAKE, 273 XXIX. BOB HEARS INTERESTING NEWS, 280 XXX. BOB LEARNS SOMETHING OF THE PAST, 287 XXXI. BOB GOES IT ALONE, 295 XXXII. BOB BECOMES A PRISONER, 302 XXXIII. BOB AND HIS MOTHER--CONCLUSION, 313 INTRODUCTION MY DEAR BOYS: