Involuntarily she caught his arm. He stepped a half-pace in front of her to ward off any danger that might be heralded by this uncanny phenomenon. Frontispiece

CONTENTS

  1. [The Wreck of the Sirdar]
  2. [The Survivors]
  3. [Discoveries]
  4. [Rainbow Island]
  5. [Iris to the Rescue]
  6. [Some Explanations]
  7. [Surprises]
  8. [Preparations]
  9. [The Secret of the Cave]
  10. [Reality v. Romance—The Case for the Plaintiff]
  11. [The Fight]
  12. [A Truce]
  13. [Reality v. Romance—The Case for the Defendant]
  14. [The Unexpected Happens]
  15. [The Difficulty of Pleasing Everybody]
  16. [Bargains, Great and Small]
  17. [Rainbow Island Again—and Afterward]

CHAPTER I

THE WRECK OF THE SIRDAR