Transcriber’s Notes:
Punctuation has been made consistent.
Variations in spelling and hyphenation were retained as they appear in the original publication, except that obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
The Mystery of Cleverly: A Story for Boys
About This Book
The narrative follows Herbert Harkins, a resourceful small-town youth whose clever intervention at a school incident leads him into a series of trials and opportunities. He leaves home to pursue journalism in a great city, achieves early success, then suffers professional disgrace and financial hardship. Episodes trace his perseverance, encounters with a mysterious stranger, efforts to clear an innocent man's reputation, and confrontations with a recurring villain whose schemes ultimately collapse. The plot unfolds episodically, alternating moments of ambition, moral testing, and eventual redemption, concluding with restored standing and reconciled outcomes.