[Illustration: “The fire seemed to be everywhere.” _The Putnam Hall Encampment._ Frontispiece. (_Page 178._)] THE PUTNAM HALL ENCAMPMENT _Or, The Secret of the Old Mill_ BY ARTHUR M. WINFIELD AUTHOR OF “THE PUTNAM HALL CADETS,” “THE PUTNAM HALL RIVALS,” “THE PUTNAM HALL REBELLION,” “ROVER BOYS SERIES,” ETC. _ILLUSTRATED_ NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Copyright, 1910, by EDWARD STRATEMEYER. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. In the Belfry 1 II. Jack in Peril 11 III. Reff Ritter’s Confession 21 IV. Punishing a Bully 32 V. Josiah Crabtree Makes a Find 42 VI. An Announcement of Importance 52 VII. What the Girls Had to Tell 62 VIII. A Remarkable Adventure 72 IX. A Send-off for Josiah Crabtree 82 X. Off for the Encampment 93 XI. On the Trail of the Wagons 103 XII. The Cave in the Woods 114 XIII. The Encampment at Lake Caboy 125 XIV. What Happened During a Swim 136 XV. Hazing a Bully 147 XVI. A Game of Baseball 157 XVII. In Danger of Fire 167 XVIII. The Investigation 177 XIX. Ritter Gives a Feast 187 XX. On Butterfly Island 198 XXI. An Adventure with Snakes 209 XXII. The Missing Launch 217 XXIII. A Wild Goose Chase 225 XXIV. What Happened Underground 233 XXV. Bert Field’s Revelation 241 XXVI. A Story of Interest 249 XXVII. Caught in the Act 257 XXVIII. Captain Putnam Has His Say 265 XXIX. At the Haunted Mill 273 XXX.