THE RIVAL CAMPERS Or, THE ADVENTURES OF HENRY BURNS By Ruel P. Smith ILLUSTRATED BY A. B. SHUTE BOSTON L. C. PAGE & COMPANY 1905 _Copyright_, _1905_ By L. C. Page & Company (INCORPORATED) _All rights reserved_ Published July, 1905 _Second Impression_ _Third Impression, July, 1906_ _COLONIAL PRESS Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co. Boston. U. S. A._ WITH LOVE TO _Ruel Stevenson Smith_ CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. The Camp 1 II. To the Rescue 17 III. A Surprise 32 IV. A Night with Henry Burns 51 V. A Hidden Cave 72 VI. Jack Harvey Investigates 90 VII. Squire Brackett’s Dog 109 VIII. The Haunted House 125 IX. Setting a Trap 142 X. A Midnight Adventure 160 XI. An Unpleasant Discovery 181 XII. A Cruise Around the Island 199 XIII. Storm Driven 220 XIV. The Man in the Boat 238 XV. Good for Evil 259 XVI. A Treaty of Friendship 278 XVII. The Fire 290 XVIII. The Flight 306 XIX. The Pursuit 324 XX. Among the Islands 343 XXI. The Trial 364 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS