The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island or, The Old Lumberman's Treasure Box   By: Edward Stratemeyer (1862-1930)

Or

The Old Lumberman's Treasure Box

by

ARTHUR M. WINFIELD

(Edward Stratemeyer)

Author of "The Rover Boys at School," "The Rover Boys on the Ocean," "The Putnam Hall Series," Etc.

Illustrated

[Illustration: JACK AND THE TWINS RESCUE THE INJURED MAN.

Frontispiece Page 46 ]

New York Grosset & Dunlap Publishers

Made in the United States of America

BOOKS BY ARTHUR M. WINFIELD

(Edward Stratemeyer)

THE FIRST ROVER BOYS SERIES

THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL THE ROVER BOYS ON THE OCEAN THE ROVER BOYS IN THE JUNGLE THE ROVER BOYS OUT WEST THE ROVER BOYS ON THE GREAT LAKES THE ROVER BOYS IN THE MOUNTAINS THE ROVER BOYS IN CAMP THE ROVER BOYS ON LAND AND SEA THE ROVER BOYS ON THE RIVER THE ROVER BOYS ON THE PLAINS THE ROVER BOYS IN SOUTHERN WATERS THE ROVER BOYS ON THE FARM THE ROVER BOYS ON TREASURE ISLE THE ROVER BOYS AT COLLEGE THE ROVER BOYS DOWN EAST THE ROVER BOYS IN THE AIR THE ROVER BOYS IN NEW YORK THE ROVER BOYS IN ALASKA THE ROVER BOYS IN BUSINESS THE ROVER BOYS ON A TOUR

THE SECOND ROVER BOYS SERIES

THE ROVER BOYS AT COLBY HALL THE ROVER BOYS ON SNOWSHOE ISLAND

THE PUTNAM HALL SERIES

THE PUTNAM HALL CADETS THE PUTNAM HALL RIVALS THE PUTNAM HALL CHAMPIONS THE PUTNAM HALL REBELLION THE PUTNAM HALL ENCAMPMENT THE PUTNAM HALL MYSTERY

12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, New York Copyright, 1918, by Edward Stratemeyer

INTRODUCTION

My Dear Boys: This book is a complete story in itself, but forms the second volume in a line issued under the general title, "The Second Rover Boys Series for Young Americans."

As mentioned in several volumes of the first series, this line was started a number of years ago with the publication of "The Rover Boys at School," "On the Ocean," and "In the Jungle." In those volumes my young readers were introduced to Dick, Tom and Sam Rover.

The volumes of the first series related the adventures of the three Rover boys while attending Putnam Hall Military Academy, Brill College, and while on numerous outings.

These Rover boys were, of course, growing steadily older. They met three young ladies in whom they became intensely interested, and, after becoming established in business, three happy marriages followed. Presently Dick Rover was blessed with a son and a daughter, as was also his brother Sam, while the fun loving Tom became the proud father of twin boys, who were as full of spirit as their parent had ever been. At first the boys were kept at home, but then it was thought best to send them to a boarding school.

At Colby Hall the young Rovers made a host of friends, and also some enemies. They had to work hard over their studies, but they had a thoroughly good time.

In the present volume the boys are still at Colby Hall, but presently the scene is shifted to Snowshoe Island, where the lads go for a short hunting season. How they ran into a most unusual mystery and helped an old lumberman to establish his claim to the island, I will leave the pages which follow to relate.

In conclusion I wish to thank my numerous readers for the many kind things they have said about these Rover Boys books, and especially about the initial volume in the second series. I trust that all my readers will like Jack, Andy and Randy, and Fred as much as they did Dick, Tom, and Sam Rover.

Affectionately and sincerely yours, EDWARD STRATEMEYER.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I FUN ON THE ICE 1 II SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROVER BOYS 13 III OUT OF PERIL 23 IV OUT HUNTING 33 V UNCLE BARNEY STEVENSON 44 VI DEEP IN THE WOODS 56 VII AN UNEXPECTED MEETING 65 VIII THE SLEIGHING PARTY 76 IX A MISHAP ON THE ROAD 86 X SOMETHING ABOUT TWO GOATS 96 XI THE JOKE ON ASA LEMM 108 XII IN COLONEL COLBY'S OFFICE 119 XIII ASA LEMM IS DISMISSED 132 XIV OVERHEARING A PLOT 143 XV AN ALARM OF FIRE 152 XVI PUTTING OUT THE FLAMES 161 XVII CAUGHT IN THE ACT 168 XVIII HOME AGAIN 177 XIX OFF FOR SNOWSHOE ISLAND 188 XX CAUGHT IN A SNOWSTORM 197 XXI AN ASTONISHING REVELATION 207 XXII THE FIRST NIGHT ON THE ISLAND 216 XXIII UNEXPECTED VISITORS 226 XXIV A WAR OF WORDS 237 XXV FACING THE WOLVES 247 XXVI JACK FREES HIS MIND 258 XXVII THE BLUE TIN BOX 268 XXVIII UNCLE BARNEY'S SECRET 279 XXIX THE DISCOVERY 289 XXX SETTLING ACCOUNTS CONCLUSION 298

THE ROVER BOYS ON SNOWSHOE ISLAND

CHAPTER I

FUN ON THE ICE

"Everybody ready?"