The work was written primarily for the reader's amusement, yet I have endeavored within its pages to give a fair description of the Porto Rico of to-day, as it appears to a traveler from our States. This new island domain of ours is but little known to the majority of us, but when its picturesqueness, and its mild climate, become a matter of publicity, Porto Rico is bound to become the Mecca for thousands of American tourists, in search of health and pleasure.
From the number of letters received, I am led to believe that "Gun and Sled" was well liked by my readers. If this is so, I sincerely trust that the present volume does not fall below the other in merit.
Captain Ralph Bonehill.
CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | A Storm Off Shore | [7] |
| II. | The Man from the Wreck | [16] |
| III. | Something about a Great Treasure | [23] |
| IV. | A Compact of Importance | [29] |
| V. | An Adventure in St. Augustine | [36] |
| VI. | Into the River and Out | [44] |
| VII. | Saving the Train | [51] |
| VIII. | A Fire at Sea | [64] |
| IX. | Fighting the Flames | [73] |
| X. | A Swim not Likely to be Forgotten | [80] |
| XI. | The Club Arrives at San Juan | [87] |
| XII. | Prisoners of Nature | [95] |
| XIII. | The Wayside Inn | [102] |
| XIV. | The Man in the Room | [109] |
| XV. | A Lively Fight with a Serpent | [115] |
| XVI. | The Exposure of the Midnight Visitor | [122] |
| XVII. | In which Danny is Rescued | [130] |
| XVIII. | Strangers in Camp | [137] |
| XIX. | Lost in the Forest | [144] |
| XX. | An Unpleasant Talk | [152] |
| XXI. | The Search for the Spanish Treasure | [159] |
| XXII. | Into the Bowels of the Earth | [167] |
| XXIII. | A Hurricane on the Mountain | [174] |
| XXIV. | The Chamber of Bones | [181] |
| XXV. | The Tablet of Stone | [188] |
| XXVI. | Looking for the Camping Outfit | [195] |
| XXVII. | Joseph Farvel Makes a Move | [201] |
| XXVIII. | Bob is Taken Prisoner | [208] |
| XXIX. | A Friend in Need | [215] |
| XXX. | Finding the Spanish Treasure | [222] |
| XXXI. | A Dangerous Tumble | [229] |
| XXXII. | What Became of Dick | [235] |
| XXXIII. | Good-Bye to Porto Rico—Conclusion | [243] |
Young Hunters In Porto Rico.
CHAPTER I.
A STORM OFF SHORE.
"What do you think of the weather, Bob?"
"It looks like a storm, Dick, and a heavy one, too."
"Exactly my idea. I wonder how far we are from the lighthouse?"