CONTENTS

I.[Run Down]
II.[The Adventure on the River Road]
III.[A Strange Happening]
IV.[Surprising Chief Hogg]
V.[The Stolen Eight-oared Shell]
VI.[The Work of the Trainer]
VII.[The Last Try-out]
VIII.[A Night Alarm]
IX.[On Guard]
X.[A Plot Frustrated]
XI.[The Winning of Buster]
XII.[It Looks Like Columbia's Day]
XIII.[Even Lef Gets His Share]
XIV.[The Great Race]
XV.[Where the Spring Crossed the Road]
XVI.[To Even up Old Scores]
XVII.[The Coming of the Hounds]
XVIII.[Tit for Tat]
XIX.["Honor to Whom Honor is Due"]
XX.[The Sunken Rowboat]
XXI.[Marooned on the Island]
XXII.[Lanky Lifts the Veil of Mystery]
XXIII.[On the Home Stretch]
XXIV.[Conclusion]

THE BOYS OF COLUMBIA HIGH ON THE RIVER

CHAPTER I

RUN DOWN

"I call it a punk boat, Frank, to go back on us like this!"

"Well, it does seem a bit rough, Lanky, that's a fact."

"Rough? Wow! here we are, marooned like a couple of innocent babes on Rattail Island, and two big miles from home! Rough!"