| SUMNER AT HOME | Frontispiece. | |
| "WITH THE NEXT SEND OF THE SEA THE CANVAS CANOE WAS CRUSHED BENEATH THE PONDEROUS BOWS" | Facing p. | 18 |
| "HE RETURNED TO THE BUOY, ON WHICH THE RECENT FUGITIVE WAS NOW SITTING" | " | 30 |
| THE "CUPID" AND "PSYCHE" START ON THEIR CRUISE | " | 32 |
| TORCH-FISHING FOR MULLET | " | 40 |
| THE CANOES ARE GONE | " | 48 |
| "'SOME ONE WAS TRYING TO PULL MY GUN AWAY'" | " | 64 |
| "THE LATTER WAS ROLLING ON THE GROUND AT THE FOOT OF A COCOANUT-TREE" | " | 68 |
| A GREAT DISCOVERY | " | 78 |
| QUORUM IS HAPPY | " | 84 |
| "TWO PAIRS OF POWERFUL ARMS DRAGGED HIM INTO THE BOAT" | " | 94 |
| "AS HE STEPPED ASHORE A PLEASANT-FACED YOUNG MAN ADVANCED TO MEET HIM" | " | 108 |
| QUORUM RESIGNS HIMSELF TO FATE | " | 126 |
| QUORUM DANCES A BREAK-DOWN | " | 136 |
| "HE FOUND RUST NORRIS CROUCHING IN THE LEE OF THE LITTLE DECK-HOUSE" | " | 158 |
| REPAIRING THE "PUNKIN SEED" | " | 168 |
| "A VOLLEY OF RIFLE-SHOTS FLASHED AND ROARED FROM THE FOREST" | " | 188 |
| "ROUGH-LOOKING CHARACTERS, WHOM HE AT ONCE RECOGNIZED AS SOUTH FLORIDA COWBOYS" | " | 200 |
| "HIS WRISTS WERE UNBOUND, AND THE CLOTH THAT ENVELOPED HIS HEAD WAS SNATCHED FROM IT" | " | 220 |
| "DIRECTLY AFTERWARDS A CANOE APPEARED AT THE OPENING IN THE BUSHES" | " | 240 |
| "THEY WERE SUDDENLY CONFRONTED BY AN INDIAN ARMED WITH A RIFLE" | " | 248 |
| "THE ORDEAL OF FIRE LASTED BUT A MINUTE" | " | 272 |
| SUMNER AND WORTH IN THE SEMINOLE CAMP | " | 282 |
| SUMNER RESCUES KO-WIK-A | " | 310 |
| "THE SURPRISE AND DELIGHT OF THE TWO
GENTLEMEN CAN BETTER BE IMAGINED THAN DESCRIBED" |
" | 322 |
About This Book
The narrative follows a group of young companions who cruise the Florida reef and Everglades in three small canoes, experiencing shipwreck, disappearance, and island living after one canoe is lost. Episodes alternate between sea adventures—drifting on rafts, being carried by the Gulf Stream, reef mysteries, shark-fishing, a black squall, and a stranded steamer—and inland trials in the Everglades, including fires, dangerous wildlife, and encounters with a Seminole camp. Resourcefulness, loyalty, and self-sacrifice are tested as characters search for missing friends, repair boats, and negotiate unfamiliar landscapes, culminating in coordinated rescues and a resolved, optimistic conclusion.