Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE BOY SCOUTS FOR UNCLE SAM

by

LIEUT. HOWARD PAYSON

Author of "The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol," "The Boy Scouts on the Range," "The Boy Scouts and the Army Airship," "The Boy Scouts' Mountain Camp," "The Boy Scouts at the Panama Canal," etc.

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A. L. Burt Company Publishers New York Printed in U. S. A.

Copyright, 1912, by Hurst & Company

Made in U. S. A

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. THE EAGLES AT HOME 5

II. THE FACE AT THE TRANSOM 14

III. AN OCEAN DERELICT 26

IV. A MYSTERY OF THE SEA 36

V. A MESSAGE FROM THE PAST 46

VI. A STARTLING ADVENTURE 53

VII. TRAPPED BY FLAMES 61

VIII. A BOY SCOUT SIGNAL 69

IX. THE BOYS MEET A "WOLF" 76

X. A NEW RECRUIT 84

XI. BARTON THE MACHINIST 95

XII. THE SUBMARINE ISLAND 102

XIII. DOWN TO THE DEPTHS 112

XIV. FACING DEATH 120

XV. THE STRANGE FLAG 129

XVI. SCOUTING FOR UNCLE SAM 138

XVII. ROB'S BRAVE ACT 146

XVIII. THE ISLAND HUT 154

XIX. A CHASE IN THE NIGHT 163

XX. ON BOARD A STRANGE CRAFT 173

XXI. OFF ON A SEA TRAIL 182

XXII. A MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE 190

XXIII. THE DEPTHS OF OLD OCEAN 198

XXIV. ROB MAKES A DISCOVERY 209

XXV. THE DEAD MAN'S HOARD 217

XXVI. WHICH WILL WIN? 228

XXVII. THE ENDURANCE RUN 238

XXVIII. THE SUPREME TEST 248

XXIX. INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH 263

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