COPYRIGHT, 1891,

BY

PORTER & COATES.




CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE

I.--NICK, 5

II.--SCHOOL DAYS, 14

III.--A MATHEMATICAL DISCUSSION, 21

IV.--LOST, 29

V.--THE PARTY OF SEARCH, 37

VI.--GROPING IN DARKNESS, 47

VII.--AN ALARMING DISCOVERY, 55

VIII.--STARTLING FOOTPRINTS, 63