FOURTH AVENUE NEW YORK

ADVENTURES ON STRANGE ISLANDS

THE WONDER ISLAND BOYS

ADVENTURES ON STRANGE ISLANDS

by

ROGER T. FINLAY

Illustrated

[Illustration: NYBC]

The New York Book Company
New York

Copyright, 1915, by
The New York Book Company

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I. THE STRANGE OARS AND ROPES Page 15

The charted island. Previous history of the boys. The professor.
Mysteries. The strange oars and ropes. Experiments. The various
trips through the Island. Meeting the natives. The caves.
Finding metals and ores. A strange village.

II. A MYSTERIOUS MESSAGE Page 26

The Town of Unity. Enterprises on the island. Building a ship.
Homesick. Considering the question of other islands. Treasure
hunting. The Krishnos. Their beliefs and practices. The
comparison of customs with the white people. Preparing to launch
the vessel. The professor decides to remain. Angel. The message.
Blakely. A scrap of paper with illegible words. The V-shaped
tracing. Guessing the contents of the note.

III. THE ARROW ON THE SHEET Page 38

Deciphering the discolored paper. The arrow on the sheet. The
first Walter letter. The comparison. Dimensions of the vessel.
The engine. The professor and John's error. Pointing to an
island. Convinced of the correctness of the boys' views.
Launching of the vessel. The feast day. Putting up the rigging.
Selecting a crew. Preliminary trials. The day for departure. The
trip to Valparaiso. Reshipping to New York. Telegrams home after
three years. Angels and the wonders of New York. The great
change in the boys. The return to Wonder Island. Reaching
Valparaiso. Meeting Blakely. The new steamer. Installation of a
line to Wonder Island. The return trip.

IV. THE SKULL WITH THE CRYPTIC WRITING Page 51

Steaming up Enterprise River. Unity in sight. The natives at the
wharf. The enthusiasm. The chiefs witness the arrival. A "Grand
Homecoming." The boys visit the natives. Contemplating voyages
to discover other islands. Native sailors. Sutoto captain of the
_Pioneer_. Rumors about the boys. Plans for the proposed trips.
The force for the expedition. A cargo of copper. The tr