ECRACKERS 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

THE ROVER BOYS ON TREASURE ISLE

CHAPTER I

BOUND FOR HOME

"Hurry up, Sam, unless you want to be left behind!"

"I'm coming!" shouted Sam Rover, as he crossed the depot platform on
the run. "Where is Tom?"

"He went ahead, to get two good seats for us," answered Dick Rover. He
looked around the crowd that had gathered to take the train. "Hi,
there, Songbird, this way! Come in this car, Hans!"

"Say, aren't you fellows coming aboard?" came a voice from the nearest
car, and a curly-topped head with a pair of laughing eyes appeared.
"Folks crowding in to beat the band! Come on in if you want seats."

"We'll be in directly," answered Sam, and followed his brother Dick to
the car steps. Here there was quite a jam, and the Rover boys had all
they could do to get into the car, followed by half a dozen of their
school chums. But Tom Rover had managed to keep seats for all, and they
sat "in a bunch," much to their satisfaction. Then the train rolled out
of the station, and the journey homeward was begun.

The term at Putnam Hall Military Academy was at an end, and the school
days of the three Rover boys at that institution were now a thing of
the past. Each had graduated with honors, yet all were a trifle sad to
think that there would be no going back to a place where they h