CHAPTER XIV A FRIEND IN NEED Land was nowhere in sight, and a chill, frosty air swept the deck of the Golden Moose as its captain...

CHAPTER XIII ON THE OCEAN Will Bertram uttered a cry of surprise and dismay at Jack Marcy’s startling declaration, while Tom grew pale...

CHAPTER XII STOWAWAYS Tom Dalton stood grimly silent for a moment or two regarding the ship before him as if to satisfy himself that it...

CHAPTER XI IMPRISONED BY WOLVES Tom Dalton could not overcome the terror he experienced at the near proximity of the wolves until Will...

CHAPTER X IN THE WILDERNESS It was a dreary prospect for the tired and hungry boys, and Tom’s face lengthened as he realized the hardship...

CHAPTER IX LOST Will Bertram discovered two things as he thrilled to a realization of his true position. Some ten feet away was daylight...

CHAPTER VIII ON THE MARCH Will Bertram’s expressive face must have betrayed to Mr. Hunter that the stowaway was a friend, for that...

CHAPTER VII STRANGE COMPANIONS Will Bertram studied his mother’s face searchingly as he sat down to breakfast that morning. The sad,...

CHAPTER VI THE FIRE Wind and weather or the destructive freak of some careless boy had certainly cut off the one avenue of escape for the...

CHAPTER V A BAD PREDICAMENT The first question asked by the mate of the Golden Moose referred to Will Bertram, as the watching lad had...

CHAPTER IV THE ADVENTURES OF A NIGHT Will uttered a great sigh of relief as the stranger led him towards the anxious throng. “Here’s your...

CHAPTER III A DARING FEAT Will Bertram satisfied himself on two points before he relaxed the rapid pace with which he had left the deck...

CHAPTER II CAPTAIN STEPHEN MORRIS “Look out there!” Will Bertram dodged aside as he was walking along the wharf, near where the Golden...

CHAPTER LXIX She did not stir, she did not speak. The tears brimmed over and rolled down her cheeks, but she kept her place in silence....

CHAPTER LXVIII St. Leon Le Roy lay among the lace-fringed pillows of his luxurious bed that morning alone and lonely. It was a beautiful...

CHAPTER LXVII In five weeks after that tragedy at the seashore Laurel announced her intention of returning to Belle Vue. She had...

CHAPTER LXVI Beatrix did not know how to refuse the mother's prayer. She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did...

CHAPTER LXV And Laurel? Full of wonder and pity and sympathy, they lifted the golden head from Le Roy's breast and bore her away. No one...

CHAPTER LXIV "You have died for me!" the stricken wife repeated, and then, overcome with horror, she knelt down beside the dead man, and...

CHAPTER LXIII Mr. Le Roy and Laurel had indeed gone out upon the shore. He had invited her to do so, and she had complied, for she was...