CONTENTS

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I.—[Introduces Nelson Tilford and Witnesses His Arrival at Camp Chicora]1
II.—[Tells of a Talk by the Camp-Fire and of Happenings in a Dormitory]10
III.—[Shows that a Motor-Dory Can Go as Well as Stop]22
IV.—[Relates How Nelson Borrowed a Leaf from Bob, and How Dan Cried Quits]34
V.—[Tells How Dan Played a Trump Card, How Bob Gained Honor and How the “Big Four” Came Into Existence]48
VI.—[Opens with Awful Tidings and Ends with a Gleam of Hope]59
VII.—[Proves the Truth of the Saying that There is Always Room at the Top, and Shows Dan with the “Blues”]70
VIII.—[Tells How Tom was Visited by Aunt Louisa—and Some Others]82
IX.—[Starts with Poetry, Has to Do with a Beetle and Ends with a Penalty]91
X.—[Describes an Afternoon on the Lake and a Gallant Rescue]104
XI.—[Tells How the Four Planned an Excursion, and How Dan and Nelson Played Hares, Made a Discovery and Had a Fright]111
XII.—[Has to Do with a Storm and Lightning, Discovers Tom in Tears, and Concludes the Adventure]122
XIII.—[Recalls the Fact that What’s Fair for One is Fair for Another and Records a Defeat and a Victory]132
XIV.—[Begins a Midnight Adventure which Threatens to End in Disaster]140
XV.—[Concludes the Adventure and Shows Tom Sleeping the Sleep of the Just]152
XVI.—[Records Two Victories Over Wickasaw and an Episode with Fish]159
XVII.—[Witnesses the Departure of the Four on a Canoe Trip and Brings Them Into Camp for the Night]174
XVIII.—[Tells How They Found a Derelict and a Course Dinner, and Met with Shipwreck]189
XIX.—[Concerns Itself with the Dangerous Plight of Dan and Nelson and the Courage of the Latter]199
XX.—[Relates the Conclusion of the Trip and What Happened at Camp]210
XXI.—[Tells How the Four Laid Plans and How Bob Prepared for a Victory]219
XXII.—[Narrates the Progress of the Contest with Wickasaw and Witnesses the Disintegration of One Wells]233
XXIII.—[Proves the Score-Book in Error and Closes the Story]242