[Illustration: THE CRYSTAL SPRING NOSED HER WAY OUT OF HERRICK’S COVE.] [Illustration: title page] PARTNERS THREE BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR ILLUSTRATED BY CHARLES M. RELYEA [Illustration] M. A. DONOHUE & CO. PUBLISHERS CHICAGO. [Illustration] COPYRIGHT 1913 M. A. DONOHUE & COMPANY CHICAGO CONTENTS Chapter Page I JACK HERRICK, SKIPPER 1 II A RESCUE 11 III A PAIR OF AMATEUR SALTS 23 IV BURIED TREASURE 41 V BEE COMPOSES AN “ODE TO THE SEA” 53 VI BEE PLANS AN EXPEDITION 65 VII ON NOBODY’S ISLAND 79 VIII HAL NAMES THE LAUNCH 91 IX THE EXPEDITION LANDS 109 X BEE DIGS FOR TREASURE 125 XI THE MAN WITH THE GLASS EYE 137 XII THE SUNKEN WRECK 149 XIII MAROONED! 161 XIV BILL GLASS TO THE RESCUE 175 XV A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY 193 XVI THE HOUSE OF MANY CLOCKS 205 XVII THE INVADER’S RETREAT 215 XVIII BEE FINDS A NEW CLUE 223 XIX BILL RETURNS THE CALL 235 XX TRAINED CLAMS 245 XXI “SCHOONER ASHORE!” 257 XXII IN THE TEETH OF THE GALE 267 XXIII THE LIFE-BOAT WINS 277 XXIV OLD VERNY’S WHARF 287 XXV MR. FOLSOM MAKES AN OFFER 301 XXVI THE LETTER IN THE DORY 315 XXVII TREASURE TROVE! 321 Partners Three CHAPTER I Jack Herrick, Skipper