Elizabeth, New Jersey.


CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE
I.Preparations[1]
II.The Journey[14]
III.The Sail down the River[27]
IV.In Camp[41]
V.Ben tries the Canoe[53]
VI.The First Day’s Sport[66]
VII.In Goose Bay[79]
VIII.Jock has his Turn[93]
IX.Ancient History[105]
X.Tom surprises the Camp[118]
XI.A Night of Anxiety[131]
XII.The Missing Camper[143]
XIII.A Mishap[155]
XIV.Ethan tells of the “Jumpers”[169]
XV.In a Foreign Land[183]
XVI.An Alarm in the Camp[196]
XVII.On Guard[209]
XVIII.An Unexpected Race[221]
XIX.A Moonlight Sail[234]
XX.The Start for the Rapids[247]
XXI.Shooting the Longue Seaut[260]
XXII.The Rivals[274]
XXIII.A Prize[286]
XXIV.What became of the Prize[299]
XXV.Early Discoverers[312]
XXVI.The Squall[324]
XXVII.The Search[336]
XXVIII.Hamlick[349]
XXIX.After the Tragedy[362]
XXX.Ben’s Discovery[375]
XXXI.The Races[388]
XXXII.Conclusion[401]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

“He stood up in the boat and gave all his attention to the fish”[Frontispiece]
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“Suddenly the canoe went over”[62]
“The fire roared and the flames leaped higher”[107]
“‘She looked at me a minute as if she didn’t know what to make of it’”[151]
“Bob took a long stick and poked the motionless form”[213]
“On and on moved the swift-flying skiff”[269]
“‘Did you ever catch a bigger one?’”[303]
“Without a protest the young mother rose”[356]

CAMPING ON THE ST. LAWRENCE.