Chapter I: Preface

Every one who loves outdoor life knows the charm and the pleasures of camping. To look back on the days passed in a tent by the shore of some forest lake or stream is a source of never-ending enjoyment to those of us who have had that experience. In this book I have tried to describe the adventures of four boys who spent a vacation camping in the Adirondacks, and who indulged in water sports of various kinds while there. Many of the episodes are true or at least founded on the experiences of former boys who enjoyed them. If the boys who may read this tale will derive some of the pleasure in hearing about them that the real boys did in participating in them I shall feel repaid.

--Ross Kay

CONTENTS

· CHAPTER I--MAKING CAMP
· CHAPTER II--A MISHAP
· CHAPTER III--JOHN HEARS SOMETHING
· CHAPTER IV--SETTING SAIL
· CHAPTER V--THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS
· CHAPTER VI--ADRIFT
· CHAPTER VII--AN UNEXPECTED MEETING
· CHAPTER VIII--A PREDICAMENT
· CHAPTER IX--DANGER
· CHAPTER X--WAIT AND SEE
· CHAPTER XI--WHAT GEORGE DID
· CHAPTER XII--A CHALLENGE
· CHAPTER XIII--THE OUTCAST
· CHAPTER XIV--TALKING IT OVER
· CHAPTER XV--PREPARATION
· CHAPTER XVI--GRANT MISSES
· CHAPTER XVII--GEORGE'S STRATEGY
· CHAPTER XVIII--A CLOSE MATCH
· CHAPTER XIX--A CLOSE SHAVE
· CHAPTER XX--GEORGE SURPRISES HIS FRIENDS
· CHAPTER XXI--HOW THE PLAN WORKED
· CHAPTER XXII--A STRANGE PERFORMANCE
· CHAPTER XXIII--AN UNEXPECTED HONOR
· CHAPTER XXIV--IN QUEST OF GAME
· CHAPTER XXV--THE WORM TURNS
· CHAPTER XXVI--AN UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER
· CHAPTER XXVII--CONCLUSION

THE GO AHEAD BOYS IN THE ISLAND CAMP