With much ingenuity these boys fit themselves into the wild life of the island they are cast upon in storm. They build various kinds of strongholds and spend most of their time outwitting their enemies. 3. THE MYSTERY OF THE DERELICT Their ship and companions perished in tempest at sea, the boys are adrift in a small open boat when they spy a ship. Such a strange vessel!--no hand guiding it, no soul on board,--a derelict. It carries a gruesome mystery, as the boys soon discover, and it leads them into a series of strange experiences. _Send For Our Free Illustrated Catalogue_ CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY, PUBLISHERS New York THE BOY RANCHERS SERIES BY WILLARD F. BAKER _12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. Jacket in full colors_ Price per volume, 65 cents, postpaid [Illustration] _Stories of the great west, with cattle ranches as a setting, related in such a style as to captivate the hearts of all boys._ 1. THE BOY RANCHERS _or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X_ Two eastern boys visit their cousin. They become involved in an exciting mystery. 2. THE BOY RANCHERS IN CAMP _or The Water Fight at Diamond X_ Returning for a visit, the two eastern lads learn, with delight, that they are to become boy ranchers. 3. THE BOY RANCHERS ON THE TRAIL _or The Diamond X After Cattle Rustlers_ Our boy heroes take the trail after Del Pinzo and his outlaws. 4. THE BOY RANCHERS AMONG THE INDIANS _or Trailing the Yaquis_ Rosemary and Floyd are captured by the Yaqui Indians but the boy ranchers trailed them into the mountains and effected the rescue. 5. THE BOY RANCHERS AT SPUR CREEK _or Fighting the Sheep Herders_ Dangerous struggle against desperadoes for land rights brings out heroic adventures. 6. THE BOY RANCHERS IN THE DESERT _or Diamond X and the Lost Mine_ One night a strange old miner almost dead from hunger and hardship arrived at the bunk house. The boys cared for him and he told them of the lost desert mine. 7. THE BOY RANCHERS ON ROARING RIVER _or Diamond X and the Chinese Smugglers_ The boy ranchers help capture Delton's gang who were engaged in smuggling Chinese across the border. _Send For Our Free Illustrated Catalogue_ CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY, Publishers New York THE WEBSTER SERIES By FRANK V. WEBSTER [Illustration] Mr. WEBSTER'S style is very much like that of the boys' favorite author, the late lamented Horatio Alger, Jr., but his tales are thoroughly up-to-date. Cloth. 12mo. Over 200 pages each. Illustrated. Stamped in various colors. Price per volume, 65 cents, postpaid.