The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle

by Arthur M. Winfield

THE ROVER BOYS

ON TREASURE ISLE

OR

THE STRANGE CRUISE OF THE
STEAM YACHT

BY

ARTHUR M. WINFIELD

(Edward Stratemeyer)

AUTHOR OF THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL, THE
ROVER BOYS ON THE OCEAN, THE PUTNAM HALL SERIES, ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK

GROSSET & DUNLAP

PUBLISHERS

Made in the United States of America

IT WAS EXCITING TO BRING THE ROWBOAT THROUGH THE PASSAGE.—Page 188.

The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle.

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

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CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	Bound for Home	1
II.	An Important Telegram	11
III.	Fun on the Farm	19
IV.	A Midnight Search	29
V.	At the Old Mill	39
VI.	The Story of a Treasure	50
VII.	In Which Something Is Missing	60
VIII.	The Rover Boys in New York	70
IX.	A Chase on the Bowery	80
X.	Dick Becomes a Prisoner	90
XI.	Aboard the Steam Yacht	100
XII.	Something About Firecrackers	111
XIII.	A Wild Automobile Ride	120
XIV.	What a Roman Candle Did	130
XV.	The Sailing of the Steam Yacht	140
XVI.	A Row on Shipboard	150
XVII.	A Mishap in the Fog	159
XVIII.	The New Deck Hand	169
XIX.	Treasure Isle at Last	179
XX.	The Boys Make a Discovery	189
XXI.	Scaring Off the Enemy	198
XXII.	Prisoners in the Forest	208
XXIII.	What Wingate Had to Tell	218
XXIV.	A Missing Landmark	226
XXV.	The Trail Through the Jungle	234
XXVI.	A Dismaying Discovery	241
XXVII.	What Happened on the Steam Yacht	249
XXVIII.	A New Move of the Enemy	257
XXIX.	The Hunt for the Treasure	265
XXX.	Homeward Bound—Conclusion	275