The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle

The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle,
by Edward

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Title: The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle The Strange Cruise of the
Steam Yacht
Author: Edward Stratemeyer
Release Date: April 28, 2005 [eBook #15723]
Language: English
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THE ROVER BOYS ON TREASURE ISLE

Or, The Strange Cruise of the Steam Yacht
by
EDWARD STRATEMEYER
1909

INTRODUCTION.
My DEAR Boys: This is a complete tale in itself, but forms the
thirteenth volume of the "Rover Boys Series for Young Americans."
This line of books was started some ten years ago with the publication
of the first three volumes, "The Rover Boys at School ... .. The Rover
Boys on the Ocean" and "The Rover Boys in the Jungle." At that time I
thought to end the series with a fourth volume provided the readers
wanted another. But with the publication of "The Rover Boys Out
West," came a cry for "more!" and so I added "On the Great Lakes,"
"In the Mountains," "In Camp," "On Land and Sea," "On the River,"
"On the Plains," "In Southern Waters" and "On the Farm," where we
last left our friends.
For a number of years Tom, Dick and Sam have attended a military
academy, but now their school days at Putnam Hall are at an end, and
we find them getting ready to go to college. But before leaving home
for the higher seat of learning they take a remarkable cruise on a steam
yacht, searching for an island upon which it is said a large treasure is
hidden. They are accompanied on this trip by their father and a number
of friends, and have several adventures somewhat out of the ordinary,
and also a good bit of fun for there is bound to be fun when Tom Rover
is around. They lose themselves and lose their yacht, and once some of
them come pretty close to losing their lives, but in the end--well, the
story will tell the rest.
I cannot close without again thanking my many friends for all the nice
things they have said about the "Rover Boys" stories and the "Putnam

Hall" stories. I trust the present volume will fulfill every fair
expectation.
Affectionately and sincerely yours, EDWARD STRATEMEYER

CONTENTS
I Bound For Home II An Important Telegram III Fun On The Farm IV
A Midnight Search V At The Old Mill VI The Story Of A Treasure VII
In Which Something Is Missing VIII The Rover Boys In New York IX
A Chase On The Bowery X Dick Becomes A Prisoner XI Aboard The
Steam Yacht XII Something About Firecrackers XIII A Wild
Automobile Ride XIV What A Roman Candle Did XV The Sailing Of
The Steam Yacht XVI A Row On Shipboard XVII A Mishap In The
Fog XVIII The New Deck Hand XIX Treasure Isle At Last XX The
Boys Make A Discovery XXI Scaring Off The Enemy XXII Prisoners
In The Forest XXIII What Wingate Had To Tell XXIV A Missing
Landmark XXV The Trail Through The Jungle XXVI A Dismaying
Discovery XXVII What Happened On The Steam Yacht XXVIII A
New Move Of The Enemy XXIX The Hunt For The Treasure XXX
Homeward Bound--Conclusion
CHAPTER I
BOUND FOR HOME
"HURRY Up, Sam, unless you want to be left behind!"
"I'm coming!" shouted Sam Rover, as he crossed the depot platform on
the run. "Where is Tom?"
"He went ahead, to get two good seats for us," answered Dick Rover.
He looked around the crowd that had gathered to take the train. "Hi,
there, Songbird, this way! Come in this car, Hans!"
"Say, aren't you fellows coming aboard?" came a voice from the
nearest car, and a curlytopped head with a pair of laughing eyes

appeared. "Folks crowding in to beat the band! Come on in if you want
seats."
"We'll be in directly," answered Sam, and followed his brother Dick to
the car steps. Here there was quite a jam, and the Rover boys had all
they could do to get into the car, followed by half a dozen of their
school chums. But Tom Rover had managed to keep seats for all, and
they sat "in a bunch," much to their satisfaction. Then the train rolled
out of the station, and the journey homeward was begun.
The term at Putnam Hall Military Academy was at