TO
ERNEST AND BERWICK
AND ALL OTHER GOOD CAMPERS
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| Introduction | [xi] | |
| I. | An Innocent Plan | [1] |
| II. | The Troubled Whale | [12] |
| III. | A Predicament | [24] |
| IV. | A Night Out | [36] |
| V. | The Missing Whale | [49] |
| VI. | The Coming of Dave | [59] |
| VII. | Delivered by Dave | [68] |
| VIII. | The Pangs of Hunger | [78] |
| IX. | An Exciting Afternoon | [87] |
| X. | A Stormy Night | [100] |
| XI. | Dry Clothes for Five | [110] |
| XII. | Mabel's Astonishing Discovery | [118] |
| XIII. | Breaking the News | [127] |
| XIV. | A Missing Messenger | [136] |
| XV. | Doctor Dave | [147] |
| XVI. | A Valuable Insect | [158] |
| XVII. | The Game Warden's Visit | [168] |
| XVIII. | The Boy's Name | [179] |
| XIX. | A Belated Traveler | [188] |
| XX. | A Surprise Party | [199] |
| XXI. | Dave Makes Himself Useful | [213] |
| XXII. | A Twisted Conscience | [225] |
| XXIII. | Billy's Memory | [234] |
| XXIV. | A Mutual Friend | [241] |
| XXV. | A Captured Fisherman | [252] |
| XXVI. | In Fairyland | [264] |
| XXVII. | A Visitor for Laddie | [274] |
| XXVIII. | Breaking Camp | [285] |
THE PERSONS OF THE STORY
| Bettie Tucker | Once of Dandelion Cottage, now of Pete's Patch. | |
| Jeanie Mapes | ||
| Marjory Vale | ||
| Mabel Bennett | ||
| Henrietta Bedford: Their Chum. | ||
| Mr. Black: A Childless but Fatherly Man. | ||
| Mrs. Crane: His Warm-hearted Sister. | ||
| Dave Gurneau: A Good and Bad Half-breed. | ||
| Mahjigeezigoqua: An Old Acquaintance. | ||
| Mr. William Saunders: Mr. Black's Right-hand. | ||
| Miss Blossom: A Timely Visitor. | ||
| Rosa Marie: A Very Young Old Friend. | ||
| Terrible Tim: Always to the Point. | ||
| Billy Blue-eyes: The Most Cast-away of all the Cast-aways. | ||
| A Number of Parents and Other Necessary Grown-ups. | ||