CONTENTS

I The Wreck of the _Sirdar_
II The Survivors
III Discoveries
IV Rainbow Island
V Iris to the Rescue
VI Some Explanations
VII Surprises
VIII Preparations
IX The Secret of the Cave
X Reality v. Romance--The Case for the Plaintiff
XI The Fight
XII A Truce
XIII Reality v. Romance--The Case for the Defendant
XIV The Unexpected Happens
XV The Difficulty of Pleasing Everybody
XVI Bargains, Great and Small
XVII Rainbow Island Again--and Afterward




CHAPTER I

THE WRECK OF THE _SIRDAR_