I must bring to a close, for the present, the story of the Rover boys' doings at Putnam Hall and elsewhere. We have seen how Dick was robbed of his watch and how he recovered the timepiece; how the boys joined the other cadets, and what friends and enemies they made; and we have likewise entered into many a sport and contest with them.
With the termination of the encampment the school term came to an end, and the Rover boys returned to their home with their uncle and aunt. But more adventures were in store for them, and these will be related in another volume, to be entitled "The Rover Boys on the Ocean; or, a Chase for Fortune." In this volume we will meet all of our old friends, and also learn more concerning Josiah Crabtree and his little plot to marry Mrs. Stanhope and obtain the money the lady was holding in trust for Dora. We shall likewise meet Dan Baxter and his toady Mumps, and learn much concerning a thrilling chase on the ocean and its happy results.
But for the present all went well. The boys arrived at the homestead two days after the Fourth and were met at the door by their Uncle Randolph and Aunt Martha.
"Welcome home, all of you!" cried Randolph Rover. And as their aunt kissed them, he continued, "And what do you think of your school?"
"What do we think? " repeated Tom. "Why, we think Putnam Hall is the best boys' school on earth!"
And Dick and Sam agreed with him.
The Rover Boys on the Ocean
CHAPTER I SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS
CHAPTER II THE ENCOUNTER ON THE RIVER
CHAPTER III JOSIAH CRABTREE FREES HIS MIND
CHAPTER IV THE DISASTROUS RESULT OF A TRICK
CHAPTER V A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN SWIM
CHAPTER VI AN UNEXPECTED MEETING
CHAPTER VII DICK IS MADE A PRISONER
CHAPTER VIII THE SEARCH FOR DICK
CHAPTER IX A LOSS OF IMPORTANCE
CHAPTER X TOM, SAM, AND FARMER FOX
CHAPTER XII DICK VISITS DORA STANHOPE
CHAPTER XIII THE FIRE AT THE HALL
CHAPTER XIV THE DISAPPEARANCE OF DORA STANHOPE
CHAPTER XV DICK'S BRAVERY AND ITS REWARD
CHAPTER XVI THE SEARCH FOR THE "FLYAWAY"
CHAPTER XVII IN WHICH DORA IS CARRIED OFF
CHAPTER XVIII STILL IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY
CHAPTER XIX DORA TRIES TO ESCAPE
CHAPTER XXI THE MEETING IN THE BAY
CHAPTER XXII THE BAXTERS MAKE A NEW MOVE
CHAPTER XXIII DOWN THE STATEN ISLAND SHORE TO SANDY HOOK
CHAPTER XXIV SEARCHLIGHT AND LANTERN
CHAPTER XXV A SHOT FROM THE DARKNESS
CHAPTER XXVII THE COLLISION IN THE FOG
CHAPTER XXVIII HOME AGAIN — CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
My Dear Boys: "The Rover Boys on the Ocean" is a complete tale in itself, but forms a companion volume to "The Rover Boys at School," which preceded it.
In the former volume I tried to give my young readers a glimpse of life as it actually is in one of our famous military boarding schools, with its brightness and shadows, its trials and triumphs, its little plots and counterplots, its mental and physical contests, and all that goes to make up such an existence; in the present tale I have given a little more of this, and also related the particulars of an ocean trip, which, from a small and unpretentious beginning, developed into something entirely unlooked for — an outing calculated to test the nerves of the bravest of American youths. How Dick, Tom, and Sam, and their friends stood it, and how they triumphed over their enemies, I will leave for the story itself to explain. This volume will be followed by another, to be entitled, "The Rover Boys in the Jungle," telling of curious adventures in the heart of Africa.
As the first
