Copyright 1913
By A. L. Burt Company
THE BOY CHUMS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO

CONTENTS

I. [3]
II.MR. DRIVER.[11]
III.PREPARATIONS[19]
IV.THE START[27]
V.THE START[36]
VI.FIRST TROUBLE[45]
VII.SPONGING[53]
VIII.TROUBLE[61]
IX.MANUEL'S RELEASE[68]
X.A RASH RESOLVE[76]
XI.A MYSTERY[84]
XII.IN A DIVING SUIT[94]
XIII.A CLOSE CALL[100]
XIV.THE DISCUSSION[107]
XV.A DESPERATE PLAN[115]
XVI.TOO LATE[122]
XVII.OUTWITTED[129]
XVIII.IMPRISONED[136]
XIX.WRECKED[144]
XX.HUNTING HELP[152]
XXI.THE CASTAWAYS[159]
XXII.ANOTHER DANGER[167]
XXIII.THE RELAPSE[175]
XXIV.THE FLOOD[182]
XXV.THE FLOATING HATCH[189]
XXVI.WITH THE BOYS[197]
XXVII.THE JOURNEY[205]
XXVIII.JUDSON[212]
XXIX.THE FEUD[219]
XXX.BESIEGED[225]
XXXI.THE ENEMIES[233]
XXXII.THE CASTAWAYS AGAIN[240]
XXXIII.THE RESCUE[247]
XXXIV.CONCLUSION[255]

THE BOY CHUMS
IN THE GULF OF MEXICO

CHAPTER I.

"It's just like stepping suddenly into a strange country. I am glad we came even if we decide not to go into the business."