| I. | The “Gray Gull” | [9] | |
| II. | The Engine | [30] | |
| III. | “All Aboard!” | [46] | |
| IV. | A Voice in the Night | [70] | |
| V. | An Exploring Trip | [91] | |
| VI. | Joe in Trouble | [105] | |
| VII. | The Battle for the Boat | [116] | |
| VIII. | A Collision | [130] | |
| IX. | The Millionaire Boy | [140] | |
| X. | In the Automobile | [155] | |
| XI. | George Goes Along | [166] | |
| XII. | Pierre Catches Up | [181] | |
| XIII. | Colonel Ellison Takes a Hand | [188] | |
| XIV. | “That Chaffer Fellow” | [196] | |
| XV. | The Colonel Speaks His Mind | [212] | |
| XVI. | The War-Call | [228] | |
| XVII. | In the Red Car | [240] | |
| XVIII. | The Colonel is Angry | [257] | |
| XIX. | George is Wanted | [266] | |
| XX. | Two Nights | [275] | |
| XXI. | A Midnight Tow | [286] | |
| XXII. | The Push-Ball Contest | [295] | |
| XXIII. | Good News for Redfern | [308] | |
| XXIV. | The End of the Cruise | [318] |
Illustrations
| PAGE | ||
| The Voyage Was Begun | [Frontispiece] | |
| “I Wish I Were Going With You” | [82] | |
| “His Eyes Snapped Fiercely” | [163] | |
| “Hang On Tight, Sir” | [220] | |
| “See Who’s Coming” | [302] |
The Rambler Club’s House-boat
CHAPTER I
THE “GRAY GULL”
“Well, Bob Somers, I certainly am glad you came on to New York with your father. Dad has been talking so much about you Rambler chaps lately that I’ve been simply wild to meet the crowd.”
“And three of us are here for your inspection, Jack Lyons,” laughed Bob. “Dave Brandon”—his hand fell on the shoulder of a stout, good-humored-looking boy standing by his side—“is our poet, artist and historian; and this is Tommy, or, perhaps, I’d better say, Mr. Thomas Clifton.”
A very tall, thin boy flushed as Jack Lyons eyed him quizzically and then heartily shook his extended hand.
“If titles go by the length of people I think you’d better add Esquire, too,” gurgled Jack.