Chapman Allen. Tom Fairfield at Sea: or, The Wreck of the Silver Star
CHAPTER I. STARTLING NEWS
CHAPTER II. TOM TO THE RESCUE
CHAPTER III. A MYSTERIOUS PASSENGER
CHAPTER IV. A PUZZLED CAPTAIN
CHAPTER V. THE WATERSPOUT
CHAPTER VI. SEEN IN THE GLASS
CHAPTER VII. THE STORM
CHAPTER VIII. A BLOW IN THE DARK
CHAPTER IX. TOM GOES OVERBOARD
CHAPTER X. THE DERELICT
CHAPTER XI. ANOTHER PASSENGER
CHAPTER XII. A MUTUAL SURPRISE
CHAPTER XIII. UNDER SAIL
CHAPTER XIV. DREARY DAYS
CHAPTER XV. MAKING A BOAT
CHAPTER XVI. WIND AND WAVE TOSSED
CHAPTER XVII. A HAND IN THE NIGHT
CHAPTER XVIII. TREACHERY
CHAPTER XIX. OFF IN THE BOAT
CHAPTER XX. DAYS OF SUFFERING
CHAPTER XXI “SAIL HO!”
CHAPTER XXII. NEWS OF THE MISSING
CHAPTER XXIII. OFF TO THE ISLAND
CHAPTER XXIV. THE CASTAWAYS
CHAPTER XXV. HOMEWARD BOUND – CONCLUSION
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While the car is speeding back to Elmwood Hall, bearing Tom and his chums, and while our hero is endeavoring to bear up under the strain of the unexpected and bad news that came to him, I will take the opportunity to tell you something more about him and his friends.
As related in the first book of this series, entitled “Tom Fairfield’s Schooldays,” the reason why he went to Elmwood Hall was because his father and mother had to go to Sydney, Australia, to settle some business affairs about a valuable property inheritance. They did not want to take Tom with them, and so break up his schooling, so they picked out Elmwood Hall for him to attend.
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Tom did not pass a very good night, sleeping only a little, and that restlessly, and he was up early. So was Jack, and at the suggestion of the latter they both obtained permission to go into town, and to absent themselves from lectures that day.
“Of course, my dear lads, of course!” exclaimed Doctor Meredith genially, when the case had been explained to him. “Do whatever you think necessary. And I will help you all I can. I sincerely trust that you will find the report unfounded, or, at least, that it is not as bad as it seems.”
