Transcriber’s Notes
- Silently corrected a few typos (but left nonstandard spelling and dialect as is).
- Rearranged front matter (and moved illustrations) to a more-logical streaming order.
About This Book
A summer-camp rivalry between two groups of boys propels a series of island adventures led by Henry Burns and his friends. They face nautical peril and storm-driven rescues, discover a hidden cave and a supposedly haunted house, and engage in investigations that expose schemes and betrayals. Nighttime raids, a dramatic flight and a long pursuit among neighboring islands lead to a legal confrontation and communal reckoning. The story resolves with acts of courage, misapplied loyalties undone, and a negotiated reconciliation that transforms rivalry into friendship.