“The fire seemed to be everywhere.”
The Putnam Hall Encampment. Frontispiece. (Page 178.)

Copyright, 1910, by
EDWARD STRATEMEYER.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. In the Belfry 1

II. Jack in Peril 11

III. Reff Ritter’s Confession 21

IV. Punishing a Bully 32

V. Josiah Crabtree Makes a Find 42

VI. An Announcement of Importance 52

VII. What the Girls Had to Tell 62

VIII. A Remarkable Adventure 72

IX. A Send-off for Josiah Crabtree 82

X. Off for the Encampment 93

XI. On the Trail of the Wagons 103

XII. The Cave in the Woods 114

XIII. The Encampment at Lake Caboy 125

XIV. What Happened During a Swim 136

XV. Hazing a Bully 147

XVI. A Game of Baseball 157

XVII. In Danger of Fire 167

XVIII. The Investigation 177

XIX. Ritter Gives a Feast 187

XX. On Butterfly Island 198

XXI. An Adventure with Snakes 209

XXII. The Missing Launch 217

XXIII. A Wild Goose Chase 225

XXIV. What Happened Underground 233

XXV. Bert Field’s Revelation 241

XXVI. A Story of Interest 249

XXVII. Caught in the Act 257

XXVIII. Captain Putnam Has His Say 265

XXIX. At the Haunted Mill 273

XXX. A Find of Importance—Conclusion 281

INTRODUCTION

My Dear Boys:

This story is complete in itself but forms the fifth volume in a line issued under the general title of “Putnam Hall Series.”

As I have mentioned several