How the wealthy youth happened to be marooned there, an account of how he got his yacht, how he foiled the plans of the kidnappers and his uncle Ezra Larabee, how the wrong young man was spirited away, how Dick gave chase, and the surprising rescue at sea--all this you will find set down in the present book, and I venture to hope that you will like it. Thanking you for the appreciation you have accorded my previous books, I remain, Yours sincerely, HOWARD R. GARIS. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I DICK'S COMPANY WINS 1 II MR. HAMILTON'S LETTER 8 III DICK'S STEAM YACHT 18 IV UNCLE EZRA'S PLOT 28 V DICK IS SHADOWED 45 VI DICK ENTERS THE TRAP 56 VII THE ESCAPE 65 VIII THE FIGHT IN THE DARK 74 IX OUT TO SEA 78 X UNCLE EZRA'S OFFER 90 XI PLUM DUFF FALLS OVERBOARD 97 XII SAVED FROM THE SEA 105 XIII THE MERMAID'S SONG 112 XIV JUST IN TIME 119 XV TIM MULDOON DISAPPEARS 127 XVI UNCLE EZRA AS A SAILOR 136 XVII WIDDY HEARS A VOICE 143 XVIII THE PRINCESS PASSES 149 XIX AT HAVANA 157 XX OFF TO SANTIAGO 163 XXI THE KIDNAPPERS 171 XXII THE WRONG CAPTIVE 178 XXIII DICK ON THE TRAIL 186 XXIV OFF FOR STONE ISLAND 192 XXV DICK'S YACHT IS GONE 199 XXVI MAROONED 209 XXVII DICK FINDS HIS RELATIVES 216 XXVIII BUILDING A RAFT 225 XXIX THE RESCUE 234 XXX THE PURSUIT 242 XXXI "MAN OVERBOARD!"--CONCLUSION 249 DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT CHAPTER I DICK'S COMPANY WINS "Halt!" The command rang out sharply, and hundreds of cadets came to a stop, standing as stiff as ramrods, with their eyes staring straight ahead at--absolutely nothing. "Right dress!" Captain Dick Hamilton stepped out the regulation number of paces in front of his company, wheeled on his heel, looked critically over his command, wheeled about again, and stood at attention. Then he awaited the approach of Colonel Masterly, superintendent of the Kentfield Military Academy. "Say, fellows, I hope we're looking all right," whispered Jim Perkins, to his next in line, George Ball. "We want to take first prize, for Dick's sake, and----" "Silence in the ranks!" exclaimed First Lieutenant Paul Drew. "Here come Colonel Masterly and Major Rockford."