Chapter I: Front Matter

The Outdoor Girls At Ocean View

OR

THE BOX THAT WAS FOUND IN THE SAND

BY LAURA LEE HOPE

AUTHOR OF "THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE," "THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS," "THE BOBBSEY TWINS," ETC.

_ILLUSTRATED_

NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS

BOOKS FOR GIRLS

BY LAURA LEE HOPE

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12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. Price per volume.

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=THE OUTDOOR GIRLS SERIES=

THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN A MOTOR CAR
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN A WINTER CAMP
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS IN FLORIDA
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT OCEAN VIEW

=THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS SERIES=

THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS AT OAK FARM
THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS SNOW BOUND
THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS UNDER THE PALMS
THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS AT ROCKY RANCH
THE MOVING PICTURE GIRLS AT SEA

=THE BOBBSEY TWINS SERIES=

For Little Men and Women

THE BOBBSEY TWINS
THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY
THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT THE SEASHORE
THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SCHOOL
THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE
THE BOBBSEY TWINS ON A HOUSEBOAT
THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT MEADOWBROOK

GROSSET & DUNLAP, PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK

COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY

GROSSET & DUNLAP.

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THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT OCEAN VIEW

_The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View._]

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I ANTICIPATIONS 1

II INTERRUPTIONS 9

III PREPARATIONS 17

IV OFF FOR OCEAN VIEW 26

V OLD TIN-BACK 36

VI THE BOYS 44

VII THE STORM 53

VIII THE MEN IN THE BOAT 61

IX THE BOX IN THE SAND 69

X CONJECTURES 75

XI THE CIPHER 81

XII THE FALSE BOTTOM 89

XIII THE DIAMOND TREASURE 95

XIV SEEKING CLUES 101

XV A NIGHT ALARM 109

XVI ON THE BEACH 118

XVII ANOTHER ALARM 126

XVIII ANXIOUS DAYS 135

XIX THE PICNIC 146

XX CAUGHT 154

XXI ON THE SCHOONER 163

XXII THE SEARCH 172

XXIII SMUGGLED DIAMONDS 181

XXIV TO THE RESCUE 190

XXV ALL'S WELL--CONCLUSION 199

THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT OCEAN VIEW