They could all see the deep scratches on the shell.

THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS ON PALM ISLAND

BY

GRACE BROOKS HILL

Author of “The Corner House Girls,” “The Corner House

Girls Among the Gypsies,” etc.

ILLUSTRATED BY

THELMA GOOCH

BARSE & HOPKINS

PUBLISHERS

NEW YORK, N. Y.—NEWARK, N. J.

BOOKS FOR GIRLS

The Corner House Girls Series

By Grace Brooks Hill

12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS AT SCHOOL
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS UNDER CANVAS
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS IN A PLAY
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS ODD FIND
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS ON A TOUR
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS GROWING UP
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS SNOWBOUND
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS ON A HOUSEBOAT
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS AMONG THE GYPSIES
THE CORNER HOUSE GIRLS ON PALM ISLAND

BARSE & HOPKINS

New York, N. Y.—Newark, N. J.

Copyright, 1922,

by

Barse & Hopkins

The Corner House Girls on Palm Island

PRINTED IN THE U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I“I Hear a Noise”[9]
IIA Difficult Case[19]
IIIThe Pendletons’ Troubles[30]
IVWas It Foolish?[40]
VSomebody Pays the Fiddler[50]
VISammy Pinkney’s Devotion[59]
VIIInto Tropic Climes[68]
VIIILots of Fun[78]
IXThe Girl From the Back Bay[90]
XThe Concert[100]
XIA Sea Adventure[110]
XIIThe Island Refuge[121]
XIIIA Long Way From the Corner House[130]
XIVMany New Things[139]
XVAdventures of the Castaways[150]
XVIMr. Methuselah[160]
XVIILooking for Adventure[169]
XVIIIA Night of Despair[179]
XIXThe Raft[188]
XXThe Flag on the Tree-Top[198]
XXIA Night Alarm[208]
XXIIThe Odyssey of Tess and Dot[217]
XXIIIThe Turtle Catchers[228]
XXIVThe Groan of a Grampus[237]
XXVTying all the Threads[247]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

They could all see the deep scratches on the shell[Title]
FACING PAGE
“Who is that girl who stares at me so hard whenever she passes?” Agnes asked[86]
The transportation of the four girls did not take long[132]
Climbing it on hands and knees was a hard task but not particularly dangerous[224]