Edward Stratemeyer.
March 1, 1915.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I | The Boys on Shipboard | [1] |
| II | Something About the Past | [11] |
| III | The Rescue at Sea | [21] |
| IV | Back to Crumville | [32] |
| V | Dave at Home | [42] |
| VI | News of Importance | [52] |
| VII | Link Merwell Again | [62] |
| VIII | Off for Bear Camp | [72] |
| IX | On the Road | [83] |
| X | Caught in a Storm | [93] |
| XI | From One Hardship to Another | [105] |
| XII | A Stroke of Lightning | [116] |
| XIII | At Bear Camp | [126] |
| XIV | Something of a Quarrel | [137] |
| XV | Visitors | [148] |
| XVI | A Strange Communication | [158] |
| XVII | The Swimming Race | [169] |
| XVIII | A Cry from the Cliff | [180] |
| XIX | The Capture of Link Merwell | [191] |
| XX | Back in Camp | [201] |
| XXI | The Escape | [210] |
| XXII | More of a Mystery | [220] |
| XXIII | Shooting a Wildcat | [230] |
| XXIV | The Man at the Cabin | [239] |
| XXV | Two Deer | [249] |
| XXVI | Startling News | [257] |
| XXVII | What Happened in the Night | [266] |
| XXVIII | Della Ford's Statement | [275] |
| XXIX | The Big Bear | [284] |
| XXX | Good News—Conclusion | [295] |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| Out came a kettle, a frying-pan, some knives and forks (Page 293) | [Frontispiece] |
| FACING PAGE | |
| Dave caught her under the arms, and, treading water, brought both her and himself to the sursface | [24] |
| Then, as Dave went after him, he broke into a run | [64] |
| And then all the young folks fell to eating with great gusto | [102] |
| "Hello! hello! Where are you going?" | [154] |
| "It's a snake, and a big one!" | [180] |
| "You just said that I was not Dave Porter. What do you mean by that?" | [202] |
| Crack! Bang! The two pieces rang out in quick succession | [254] |