CONTENTSCHAPTER I. [AFLOAT ON THE LOWER DELAWARE]II. [A GOOD OMEN FOR THE START]III. [JACK TAKES A HYDRO-AEROPLANE MESSAGE]IV. [THE FIRST CAMP FIRE ASHORE]V. [A STORM, AND NO REFUGE IN SIGHT]VI. [A CLOSE SHAVE, BUT NO DAMAGE DONE]VII. [HOW THE MOTOR BOAT FLOTILLA WENT TO SEA]VIII. [THE CAMP INVADED]IX. [THE DESPERATION OF HUNGER]X. [NICK IN SEARCH OF A MERMAID]XI. [A STUNNING DISCOVERY]XII. [THE CAMP UNDER CAPE CHARLES LIGHT]XIII. [A SHOUT AT MIDNIGHT]XIV. [NICK BAGS HIS GAME]XV. [A WARM WELCOME TO THE STORMY CAPE]XVI. [THE WIRELESS AS TRICKY AS EVER]XVII. [GOODBYE TO AN ANCHOR]XVIII. [A SIGNAL OF DISTRESS]XIX. [THE MESSAGE OF HOPE]XX. [MEETING TROUBLE HALF WAY]XXI. [FOG BOUND WHILE AT SEA]XXII. [SAVANNAH AT LAST]XXIII. [THANKS TO THE PILOT—CONCLUSION]