| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | [What the Postman Brought] | 1 |
| II. | [The Motor Boat] | 11 |
| III. | [An Accident] | 17 |
| IV. | [A Queer Kind of Rat] | 24 |
| V. | [Planning a Cruise] | 32 |
| VI. | [An Encounter With Noddy] | 37 |
| VII. | [To the Rescue] | 45 |
| VIII. | [Plotting] | 52 |
| IX. | [A Test of Speed] | 60 |
| X. | [Saved From the Falls] | 68 |
| XI. | [Bill Berry’s Threats] | 77 |
| XII. | [An Alarm of Fire] | 83 |
| XIII. | [The Queer Tramp] | 91 |
| XIV. | [Camping Out] | 101 |
| XV. | [The Motor Boat Missing] | 109 |
| XVI. | [The Search] | 116 |
| XVII. | [Finding the Dartaway] | 126 |
| XVIII. | [Ready for a Cruise] | 132 |
| XIX. | [The Store Robbery] | 143 |
| XX. | [Off to the Lake] | 153 |
| XXI. | [The Race] | 161 |
| XXII. | [The Collision] | 173 |
| XXIII. | [The Mysterious Voice] | 179 |
| XXIV. | [A Queer Message] | 188 |
| XXV. | [Searching for the Schooner] | 195 |
| XXVI. | [The Piece of Silk] | 203 |
| XXVII. | [Ned and Bob Captured] | 214 |
| XXVIII. | [Jerry’s Return] | 224 |
| XXIX. | [The Chase] | 230 |
| XXX. | [Caught—Conclusion] | 237 |
THE MOTOR BOYS AFLOAT
[CHAPTER I]
WHAT THE POSTMAN BROUGHT
The shrill vibration of the postman’s whistle brought Bob Baker to the front door on the run.
“Only a postal!” he exclaimed as the mail-man handed it to him. “It’s for me though. Wonder what it is?”
He turned it over and glanced at what seemed to be only a printed form with, here and there, a word written in.
“What’s it all about?” mused Bob.
Carefully he went through the lines of printing and writing. They resolved themselves into a notice that at the freight station of the Atlantic & Northern Railroad there was a piece of merchandise shipped from the International Gas Engine Company, which article could be had on application to the freight agent.