Frank Merriwell, Junior's, Golden Trail; Or, The Fugitive Professor

"Frank Merriwell, Junior's, Golden Trail; Or, The Fugitive Professor" by Burt L. Standish is a youth adventure story from the early 1900s about young Frank Merriwell and his buddies searching for the vanished Professor Phineas Borrodaile. We are presented with friendship, sporting challenges, supernatural signs, and a fascinating but hazardous American West during the early 1900s. As the story opens, Merry and his companions are in the midst of football practice when a repeated dream from one of them, Ballard, comes to light, hinting at something significant. Amidst their athletic training, the story deepens into a mystery as a valued professor disappears to investigate a claim to a mine. Manifestations in their dreams and shared worry suggest the group is about to embark on an adventure where danger will test each of their skills like never before.