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FRANK AND ANDY AFLOAT

Or

The Cave on the Island

by

VANCE BARNUM

Author of "Frank and Andy at Boarding School," "Frank and Andy in a
Winter Camp," "The Joe Strong Series."

Whitman Publishing Co.
Racine, Wisconsin
Copyright, 1921, by
George Sully & Company

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I. HIT BY A WHALE II. THE WRECKED MOTOR BOAT III. THE BOY'S RESCUE IV. "WHO ARE YOU?" V. SEEKING THE WRECK VI. CHET SEDLEY'S STYLE VII. A LIVELY CARGO VIII. ANDY IS CAUGHT IX. "THAR SHE BLOWS!" X. A RIVAL CLAIM XI. A FIRE ON BOARD XII. THE STRANGER AGAIN XIII. A MIDNIGHT SCARE XIV. THE WRECK AGAIN XV. ORDERED BACK XVI. ON THE SEARCH XVII. ON CLIFF ISLAND XVIII. "THERE HE IS!" XIX. IN THE CAVE XX. THE RISING TIDE XXI. DEATH IS NEAR XXII. THE STORM XXIII. TO THE RESCUE XXIV. THE ESCAPE XXV. A LUCKY QUARREL XXVI. THE PRISONER XXVII. SEARCHING THE WRECK XXVIII. BUILDING A RAFT XXIX. "SAIL HO!" XXX. THE ACCUSATION—CONCLUSION

FRANK AND ANDY AFLOAT

CHAPTER I

HIT BY A WHALE

"How about a race to the dock, Frank?"

"With whom, Andy?"

"Me, of course. I'll beat you there—loser to stand treat for the icecream sodas. It's a hot day."

"Yes, almost too warm to do any speeding," and Frank Racer, a lad offifteen, with a quiet look of determination on his face, rested on theoars of his skiff, and glanced across the slowly-heaving salt wavestoward his brother Andy, a year younger.

"Oh, come on!" called Andy, with a laugh rippling over his tanned face.
"You're afraid I'll beat you."

"I am, eh?" and there was a grim tightening of the older lad's lips.
"Well, if you put it that way, here goes! Are you ready?"

"Just a minute," pleaded Andy, and he moved over slightly on his seatin order better to trim the boat. He took a tighter grip on the oars,and nodded toward his brother, still with that tantalizing smile on hisface.

"Let her go!" he called a moment later, adding: "I can taste thatchocolate soda now, Frank! Yum-yum!"

"Better save your breath for rowing," counseled Frank good-naturedly,as he bent to the ashen blades with a will.

The two boats—for each of the Racer lads had his own craft—were on aline, and were headed for a long dock that ran out into the quiet inletof the Atlantic which washed the shores of the little settlement knownas Harbor View, a fishing village about thirty miles from New York.

"Wow! Here's where I put it all over you by about six lengths!"boasted Andy Racer, paying no attention to his brother's well-meantadvice, and then the two lads got into the swing of the oars, and theskiffs fairly leaped over the waves that rolled in long swells.

Both boys having spent nearly all their summer vacations at the coastresort, which was something of a residence place for summer colonists,as well as a fishing centre, were expert oarsmen, sturdy and capable oflong exertion. They were nearly matched in strength, too, in spite ofthe difference in their ages. They had taken a long, leisurely rowthat summer morning and were on their way back when Andy propo

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