Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island The Mystery of the Wreck   By: Janet D. Wheeler

BILLIE BRADLEY ON LIGHTHOUSE ISLAND

OR

THE MYSTERY OF THE WRECK

BY

JANET D. WHEELER

AUTHOR OF "BILLIE BRADLEY AND HER INHERITANCE," "BILLY BRADLEY AT THREE TOWERS HALL," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY PUBLISHERS

BILLIE BRADLEY SERIES BY JANET D. WHEELER

12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

Billie Bradley and Her Inheritance Or The Queer Homestead at Cherry Corners

Billie Bradley at Three Towers Hall Or Leading a Needed Rebellion

Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island Or The Mystery of the Wreck

CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY Publishers New York

Copyright, 1920, CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island PRINTED IN U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE I Lost 1 II The Hut in the Woods 9 III Ferns and Mystery 17 IV At the School Again 25 V Much Ado About Nothing 33 VI Found One Album 41 VII Strange Actions 49 VIII An Invitation 57 IX Amanda Again 63 X Two of a Kind 71 XI At Home 79 XII Preparing for the Trip 86 XIII Pleasure Draws Near 95 XIV The Light on Lighthouse Island 102 XV Connie's Mother 110 XVI Clam Chowder and Salt Air 118 XVII Fun and Nonsense 125 XVIII Uncle Tom 133 XIX Paul's Motor Boat 141 XX Out of the Fog 150 XXI The Boys are Interested 158 XXII The Fury of the Storm 166 XXIII Fighting for Life 174 XXIV Three Small Survivors 182 XXV The Mystery Solved 191

BILLIE BRADLEY ON LIGHTHOUSE ISLAND

CHAPTER I

LOST

Splash! went a big drop just on the exact tip of Laura Jordon's pretty, rather upturned nose. She put her hand to the drop to be sure she had not been mistaken, then turned in dismay to her companions.

"Girls," she cried, "it's raining!"