ALL-OVER-THE-WORLD LIBRARY By OLIVER OPTIC _Illustrated, Price per Volume $1.25_ FIRST SERIES A MISSING MILLION Or THE ADVENTURES OF LOUIS BELGRAVE A MILLIONAIRE AT SIXTEEN Or THE CRUISE OF THE GUARDIAN-MOTHER A YOUNG KNIGHT-ERRANT Or CRUISING IN THE WEST INDIES STRANGE SIGHTS ABROAD Or A VOYAGE IN EUROPEAN WATERS SECOND SERIES AMERICAN BOYS AFLOAT Or CRUISING IN THE ORIENT THE YOUNG NAVIGATORS Or THE FOREIGN CRUISE OF THE MAUD UP AND DOWN THE NILE Or YOUNG ADVENTURERS IN AFRICA ASIATIC BREEZES Or STUDENTS ON THE WING THIRD SERIES ACROSS INDIA Or LIVE BOYS IN THE FAR EAST HALF ROUND THE WORLD Or AMONG THE UNCIVILIZED FOUR YOUNG EXPLORERS Or SIGHT-SEEING IN THE TROPICS _OTHER VOLUMES IN PREPARATION_ ANY VOLUME SOLD SEPARATELY LEE AND SHEPARD Publishers Boston [Illustration: “COME BACK, MR. BELGRAVE! FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE COME BACK!” Page 278.] _All-Over-the-World Series_ A MILLIONAIRE AT SIXTEEN OR THE CRUISE OF THE GUARDIAN-MOTHER BY OLIVER OPTIC AUTHOR OF “THE ARMY AND NAVY SERIES” “YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD” FIRST AND SECOND SERIES “THE GREAT WESTERN SERIES” “THE WOODVILLE STORIES” “THE STARRY FLAG SERIES” “THE BOAT-CLUB STORIES” “THE ONWARD AND UPWARD SERIES” “THE YACHT-CLUB SERIES” “THE RIVERDALE STORIES” “THE BOAT-BUILDER SERIES” “TAKEN BY THE ENEMY” “WITHIN THE ENEMY’S LINES” “ON THE BLOCKADE” “STAND BY THE UNION” “FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT” “A MISSING MILLION” ETC. BOSTON LEE AND SHEPARD PUBLISHERS 10 MILK STREET 1896 COPYRIGHT, 1892, BY LEE AND SHEPARD _All Rights Reserved_ A MILLIONAIRE AT SIXTEEN TYPE-SETTING AND ELECTROTYPING BY C. J. PETERS & SON, BOSTON TO MY FRIEND AND CO-LABORER IN OUR VINEYARD Nathan Bangs Williams THIS VOLUME IS VERY CORDIALLY INSCRIBED WITH MY KINDEST REGARDS PREFACE “A MILLIONAIRE AT SIXTEEN” is the second volume of the “All-Over-the-World” series; and while the book may be read independently of the first, it is the continuation of the adventures of Louis Belgrave, who was presented to the reader in the preceding story. Possibly some of my numerous friends may have accused me, after reading the first volume, with being unnecessarily liberal to my hero, in supplying him with “the missing million,” even augmented to nearly half as much more, so that he is actually a millionaire and a half; but the present story will assure such critics that even this vast sum was necessary in carrying out the purpose of the writer. But no one need tremble for his moral safety, for he will find that the young man in his moneyed abundance is well guarded by his “guardian-mother,” and by his prudent and conservative trustee.