From their homes in New York City the four younger Rovers went to boarding school, as related in the first volume of the Second Series, entitled “The Rover Boys at Colby Hall.” From that school the scene was shifted to “Snowshoe Island” and then to doings while “Under Canvas.” Then the boys went “On a Hunt,” and, later, to “The Land of Luck.” Then came exciting days at “Big Horn Ranch” and at “Big Bear Lake,” where we last met them. In the present volume the scene is shifted to the Atlantic Ocean. The boys were shipwrecked and had many thrilling adventures.

As many of my readers know, the sale of this series of books is now well past the three million mark. To me, this seems truly wonderful. My only hope is that the reading of these books will do all of the boys and girls good.

Affectionately and sincerely yours,

Edward Stratemeyer.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.[An Accident on the Road]1
II.[Something About All the Rovers]15
III.[A Thanksgiving Reunion]29
IV.[At Old Nantucket]40
V.[Lost in the Fog]54
VI.[Aboard the Schooner]65
VII.[A Night of Anxiety]76
VIII.[Planning to Escape]87
IX.[Another Plot]98
X.[Ira Small’s Revelations]108
XI.[The Escape]119
XII.[On the Motor Boat Again]130
XIII.[A Crash in the Dark]140
XIV.[Alone on the Ocean]150
XV.[Facing Starvation]160
XVI.[Aboard the Steam Yacht]169
XVII.[Animals, Birds and Snakes]179
XVIII.[Fred’s Lucky Throw]188
XIX.[An Encounter with a Tiger]198
XX.[The Doomed Ship]206
XXI.[Ashore at Last]214
XXII.[About a Pirates’ Treasure]223
XXIII.[A Time of Anxiety]232
XXIV.[In the Jungle]241
XXV.[The Thirteen Rocks]251
XXVI.[Thieves in Camp]261
XXVII.[At the Wall of Rocks]270
XXVIII.[A Sudden Disappearance]279
XXIX.[In the Circle of Thirteen Rocks]288
XXX.[What the Box Contained—Conclusion]298

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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[HE THREW THE HATCHET WITH ALL THE FORCE HE COULD COMMAND]Frontispiece
[THE BOYS WERE HUSTLED UP THE SIDE OF THE SCHOONER]68
[“WE CAN’T COME TO YOU BECAUSE SMALL IS HURT”]161
[A MONKEY CAUGHT HOLD OF FRED’S EAR AND TWO OTHERS LEAPED UPON ANDY]271