The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle; Or, The Strange Cruise of the Steam Yacht

ed door, Tom and Dick joined Sam, and in the darkness made their way to the rear of the room in which they had h

ay did t

he moon had now gone under some clouds and it was so

to the river agai

wered his big brother.

n had landed. Their boat was st

Somebody's shouting,

ck Ness,"

shore. It contained the hired man and the two Ditwolds. They had

ystematic search of the woods and the various roads in the vicinity of H

ck, at last. "They have gotten aw

Their uncle and aunt were much worried over their prolo

f you might get shot o

chickens thieves are

nswered Dick. And he told his uncle and aunt

that they got away,"

ey are after, Uncle Ran

tocks or a deed to some property. Perhaps your fa

oint near Oak Run, and the craft was returned to its owner. That they had used the old mill for a stopping place was evidenced by the rem

w how to reach him by telephone,

l he returns," answered Sam. "By the way, I wonder if his g

ck, slowly. "Both happenings

ame from Tom. "I hope we take some kind of a tri

well aware, was his dearest girl friend. Dora and her mother lived not far from Putnam Hall, and Dick and his brothers had become acquainted with her and her two cousins, Nellie and Grace Laning, when they had first gone to school. The Rover boys had on several occasions saved Mrs. Stanhope from serious trouble, and for this

e boys were contemplat

look toward the ro

comes

g he had hired at the depot. They ran to meet their parent and were soo

rson Rover. "It was a most unexpected trip. I will tell you all

too," answered Dick. "But

ast and then he declared that he felt like a new man. He invited th

duation exercises at the school because there was too much going on. Now I am going to tell you everyt

and Shelley, and of what they had overheard at the old mill. Anderson Rover listened

e, with what I have to tell you."

me to do, so that it will be perfectly clea

enough to listen," sa

since you said you had something im

rs. Stanhope more than it concer

k. He had not expected

d, Dick, and you'll be more s

this?" questioned Sa

hope died he left most of his property to Mrs. Stanhope and Dora-the majority to Dora-but a

ll about?" asked

go. He was interested in various business enterprises, including a number of vessels which carried freight between the United States

k!" cri

tioned by Cuffer and Shelley. Let me say here that Silas Merrick is dead, and when he died he left all his property to h

" said Tom, his sunny

re forced to flee, among them a nobleman named Parmonelli, who left home carrying with him gold and diamonds worth many thousands of dollars. He managed to get on board one of the vessels owned by Mr. Stanhope's firm

nly getting dee

ts, and said they had no right to take his fortune from him-that it was his and did not belong to the state. As Mr. Stan

was it?" que

six bags of gold and one bag of precio

om Dora," said Dick. "She told me ab

ld only Mr. Laning, for-as you know-Mrs. Stanhope was then in

fortune-was it rec

N

ong since been spent,

party were killed and wounded. Then it was decided to hide the money and jewels in a cave on the island and make a division later. A place was selected and the gold and jewels placed under heavy rocks in a small cave. After that the party sailed away. When they got home, much to their surprise and dismay, they found their country in the hands once mor

the treasure when they got

ma Jack was a happy go lucky sort of a sailor and he came to this country and worked for a while on a lumber schooner

xciting," broke in Tom, as his

while to organize an expedition to hunt for the treasure. I said I would look into the matter and ask her to give me what papers Mr. Stanhope had left i

ny news from h

ppearance and what other islands were in that vicinity. But he also told me something else, which worri