Front matter
Reading edition
BY
ROSS KAY
Author of “The Search for the Spy,” “The Air Scout,” “With Joffre on the Battle Line,” “Dodging the North Sea Mines,” “The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers’ Island,” “The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave,” etc., etc.
PREFACE
Every one who loves outdoor life knows the charm and the pleasures of camping. To look back on the days passed in a tent by the shore of some forest lake or stream is a source of never-ending enjoyment to those of us who have had that experience. In this book I have tried to describe the adventures of four boys who spent a vacation camping in the Adirondacks, and who indulged in water sports of various kinds while there. Many of the episodes are true or at least founded on the experiences of former boys who enjoyed them. If the boys who may read this tale will derive some of the pleasure in hearing about them that the real boys did in participating in them I shall feel repaid.
—Ross Kay
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I—MAKING CAMP CHAPTER II—A MISHAP CHAPTER III—JOHN HEARS SOMETHING CHAPTER IV—SETTING SAIL CHAPTER V—THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS CHAPTER VI—ADRIFT CHAPTER VII—AN UNEXPECTED MEETING CHAPTER VIII—A PREDICAMENT CHAPTER IX—DANGER CHAPTER X—WAIT AND SEE CHAPTER XI—WHAT GEORGE DID CHAPTER XII—A CHALLENGE CHAPTER XIII—THE OUTCAST CHAPTER XIV—TALKING IT OVER CHAPTER XV—PREPARATION CHAPTER XVI—GRANT MISSES CHAPTER XVII—GEORGE’S STRATEGY CHAPTER XVIII—A CLOSE MATCH CHAPTER XIX—A CLOSE SHAVE CHAPTER XX—GEORGE SURPRISES HIS FRIENDS CHAPTER XXI—HOW THE PLAN WORKED CHAPTER XXII—A STRANGE PERFORMANCE CHAPTER XXIII—AN UNEXPECTED HONOR CHAPTER XXIV—IN QUEST OF GAME CHAPTER XXV—THE WORM TURNS CHAPTER XXVI—AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER CHAPTER XXVII—CONCLUSION
THE GO AHEAD BOYS IN THE ISLAND CAMP