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  CONTENTS.

  PAGECHAPTER I.IN CAPTAIN BOOMSBY'S SALOON 11

  CHAPTER II.FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS 23

  CHAPTER III.ADIEU TO THE BOOMSBYS 34

  CHAPTER IV.NICK BOOMSBY HAS ASPIRATIONS 47

  CHAPTER V.THE STRANGE MOVEMENT OF THE ISLANDER 59

  CHAPTER VI.A LIVELY CHASE 71

  CHAPTER VII.A FOG OFF THE FLORIDA COAST 81

  CHAPTER VIII.A PORT IN A STORM 93

  CHAPTER IX.A VISIT FROM AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE 104

  CHAPTER X.INTELLIGENCE OF THE ISLANDER 116

  CHAPTER XI.DIFFICULT NAVIGATION 127

  CHAPTER XII.THE CALAMITY ON FRENCH REEF 138

  CHAPTER XIII.A NIGHT LOST IN THE STORM 149

  CHAPTER XIV.LOOKING FOR THE ISLANDER 160

  CHAPTER XV.A PARTIAL SOLUTION OF THE MYSTERY 172

  CHAPTER XVI.ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO 184

  CHAPTER XVII.THE SYLVANIA IN AMBUSH 196

  CHAPTER XVIII.HOW NICK BOOMSBY MANAGED HIS CASE 208

  CHAPTER XIX.A SEARCH FOR THE LOST TREASURE 220

  CHAPTER XX.THE THEORY AND THE FACTS 231

  CHAPTER XXI.UP THE MISSISSIPPI 242

  CHAPTER XXII.THE ISLANDER IN A BAD FIX 253

  CHAPTER XXIII.AN EMBARRASSING SITUATION 265

  CHAPTER XXIV.A CREVASSE ON THE MISSISSIPPI 277

  CHAPTER XXV.SAILING ACROSS THE FIELDS 289

  CHAPTER XXVI.A DESPERATE STRUGGLE WITH THE RUSHING WATERS 301

  CHAPTER XXVII.THE PLANTER AND HIS FAMILY 312

  CHAPTER XXVIII.A DISTINGUISHED PASSENGER 324

  CHAPTER XXIX.UP THE RIVER FOR MANY DAYS 335

  CHAPTER XXX.UP ANOTHER RIVER AND HOME AGAIN 347

  UP THE RIVER;

  OR,

  YACHTING ON THE MISSISSIPPI.