THE
RIVAL CAMPERS
Or,
THE ADVENTURES OF HENRY BURNS
By
Ruel P. Smith
ILLUSTRATED BY
A. B. SHUTE
BOSTON
L. C. PAGE & COMPANY
1905
Copyright, 1905
By L. C. Page & Company
(INCORPORATED)
All rights reserved
Published July, 1905
Second Impression
Third Impression, July, 1906
COLONIAL PRESS
Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co.
Boston. U. S. A.
WITH LOVE TO
Ruel Stevenson Smith
CONTENTS
- CHAPTER PAGE
- I. The Camp 1
- II. To the Rescue 17
- III. A Surprise 32
- IV. A Night with Henry Burns 51
- V. A Hidden Cave 72
- VI. Jack Harvey Investigates 90
- VII. Squire Brackett’s Dog 109
- VIII. The Haunted House 125
- IX. Setting a Trap 142
- X. A Midnight Adventure 160
- XI. An Unpleasant Discovery 181
- XII. A Cruise Around the Island 199
- XIII. Storm Driven 220
- XIV. The Man in the Boat 238
- XV. Good for Evil 259
- XVI. A Treaty of Friendship 278
- XVII. The Fire 290
- XVIII. The Flight 306
- XIX. The Pursuit 324
- XX. Among the Islands 343
- XXI. The Trial 364
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- PAGE
- “‘Look, Bob! Look!’ he cried. ‘What have we done?’” (Frontispiece) 86
- “‘What’s the matter with you?’ roared the Colonel” 67
- “‘You’re the worst one of all, Jack Harvey’” 114
- “Craigie reeled under the blow and staggered back against the wall” 173
- “Boys and lobster-pot slumped into the sea” 211
- “‘Will you shake hands with me?’ he asked” 279
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