  CHAPTER I. JERRY, HARRY, AND BLUMPO. CHAPTER II. MRS. FLEMING'S RUNAWAY HORSE. CHAPTER VI. THE SINGLE SHELL RACE. CHAPTER VII. WHO WON THE SHELL RACE. CHAPTER VIII. A PRISONER OF THE ENEMY. CHAPTER XI. OFF FOR HERMIT ISLAND. CHAPTER XII. AN ATTACK IN THE DARK. CHAPTER XIV. THE HERMIT OF THE ISLAND. CHAPTER XV. THE HERMIT'S SECRET. CHAPTER XVI. AN EXCITING CHASE. CHAPTER XVII. HARRY'S NEW YACHT. CHAPTER XVIII. THE ROBBERY OF THE ROCKPOINT HOTEL. CHAPTER XX. THE MISHAP TO THE YACHT. CHAPTER XXII. ANOTHER BOAT RACE. CHAPTER XXIII. JERRY STARTS ON A JOURNEY. CHAPTER XXIV. THE WORK OF A REAL HERO. CHAPTER XXV. A FRUITLESS SEARCH. CHAPTER XXVI. ALEXANDER SLOCUM IS ASTONISHED. CHAPTER XXVII. JERRY'S CLEVER ESCAPE. CHAPTER XXVIII. SOMETHING ABOUT A TRAMP. CHAPTER XXIX. MR. WAKEFIELD SMITH AGAIN. CHAPTER XXX. AN UNLOOKED FOR ADVENTURE. CHAPTER XXXI. NELLIE ARDELL'S TROUBLES. CHAPTER XXXII. A CRAZY MAN'S DOINGS. CHAPTER XXXIII. THE LITTLE NOBODY. CHAPTER XXXIV. ALEXANDER SLOCUM SHOWS HIS HAND. CHAPTER XXXV. A STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE CHAPTER XXXVI. JERRY HEARS AN ASTONISHING STATEMENT. CHAPTER XXXVII. A JOYOUS MEETING. CHAPTER XXXVIII. ALEXANDER SLOCUM IS BROUGHT TO BOOK. CHAPTER XXXIX. HARRY TO THE RESCUE. CHAPTER XL. A STRUGGLE IN THE DARK. CHAPTER XLI. A LAST RACE GOOD-BYE TO THE RIVAL OARSMEN. The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain. frontispiece THE YACHT WAS BEARING DOWN UPON THEM. THE |
| CHAPTER. | PAGE. | |
| I. | Jerry, Harry and Blumpo | 5 |
| II. | Mrs. Fleming’s Runaway Horse | 12 |
| III. | Jerry’s Bravery | 18 |
| IV. | Saving the Sloop | 24 |
| V. | Harry is Rescued | 30 |
| VI. | The Single Shell Race | 37 |
| VII. | Who Won the Shell Race | 43 |
| VIII. | A Prisoner of the Enemy | 48 |
| IX. | Tar and Feathers | 55 |
| X. | What Towser Did | 61 |
| XI. | Off for Hermit Island | 67 |
| XII. | An Attack in the Dark | 73 |
| XIII. | Jerry’s Shot | 78 |
| XIV. | The Hermit of the Island | 83 |
| XV. | The Hermit’s Secret | 89 |
| XVI. | An Exciting Chase | 94 |
| XVII. | Harry’s New Yacht | 99 |
| XVIII. | The Robbery of the Rockpoint Hotel | 108 |
| XIX. | The Red Valise | 113 |
| XX. | The Mishap to the Yacht | 118 |
| XXI. | Words and Blows | 125 |
| XXII. | Another Boat Race | 132 |
| XXIII. | Jerry Starts on a Journey | 140 |
| XXIV. | The Work of a Real Hero | 146 |
| XXV. | A Fruitless Search | 153 |
| XXVI. | Alexander Slocum is Astonished | 160 |
| XXVII. | Jerry’s Clever Escape | 165 |
| XXVIII. | Something About a Tramp | 171 |
| XXIX. | Mr. Wakefield Smith Again | 178 |
| XXX. | An Unlooked for Adventure | 182 |
| XXXI. | Nellie Ardell’s Troubles | 187 |
| XXXII. | A Crazy Man’s Doings | 193 |
| XXXIII. | The Little Nobody | 200 |
| XXXIV. | Alexander Slocum Shows His Hand | 208 |
| XXXV. | A Strange Disappearance | 215 |
| XXXVI. | Jerry Hears an Astonishing Statement | 222 |
| XXXVII. | A Joyous Meeting | 229 |
| XXXVIII. | Alexander Slocum is Brought to Book | 237 |
| XXXIX. | Harry to the Rescue | 244 |
| XL. | A Struggle in the Dark | 252 |
| XLI. | A Last Race—Good-bye to the Rival Oarsmen | 262 |