[CONTENTS]

CHAPTERPAGE
I.[The Girl With the Yacht]9
II.[The Girl With the Aëroplane]31
III.[A Prodigy in Aeronautics]46
IV.[The Aluminum Chest]54
V.[The Last Drop of Gasoline]63
VI.[Castaways]73
VII.[Two Girls and One Island]87
VIII.[An Owl Concert]97
IX.[Miss Columbus and Miss Crusoe]106
X.[Madeline Dentry's Proposition]117
XI.[A Game of Checkers]126
XII.[The Quest of the "Salvador"]139
XIII.[Capricious Fate]148
XIV.[On the Bluff]159
XV.[Boat Ahoy!]166
XVI.[An Island Kingdom]171
XVII.[Don Miguel Del Borgitis]183
XVIII.[The Mask Off]192
XIX.[An Exciting Race]203
XX.[Besieged]211
XXI.[Capturing an Aëroplane]220
XXII.[Ramon Ganza]231
XXIII.[A Desperate Alternative]243
XXIV.[The Diplomacy of Chesty Todd]256
XXV.[Scuttled]270
XXVI.[Orissa Returns]279
XXVII.[Facing the Crisis]286
XXVIII.[The Prisoner]290
XXIX.[Orissa Decides]304

[LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS]

["Well, I declare!" exclaimed Orissa, sitting up.] Frontispiece
["It—it has run away with 'em, Steve. It's gone wrong, man; there's danger ahead!"]120
[Suddenly a huge form filled the doorway, inspecting the newcomers with a quick, comprehensive glance.]184
[Madeline, seated at the table, studied the faces before her curiously, while an amused smile played around her lips. "We cannot accept our enemy's proposition," she announced.]246

The Flying Girl and Her Chum

[CHAPTER I]
THE GIRL WITH THE YACHT

Perhaps they call them "parlor" cars because they bear so little resemblance to the traditional parlor—a word and a room now sadly out of style. In reality they are ordinary cars with two rows of swivel seats down the center; seats supposed to pivot in every direction unless their action is impeded by the passenger's hand baggage, which the porter promptly piles around the chairs, leaving one barely room to place his feet and no chance at all to swing the seat. Thus imprisoned, you ride thoughtfully on your way, wondering if the exclusive "parlor car" is really worth the extra fee.