Reuben Stone's Discovery

THE SHIP AND SHORE SERIES No. 2

OR

THE YOUNG MILLER OF TORRENT BEND

BY

EDWARD STRATEMEYER

AUTHOR OF "RICHARD DARE'S VENTURE," "THE LAST CRUISE OF THE SPITFIRE,"
"OLIVER BRIGHT'S SEARCH," ETC.

NEW YORK
THE MERRIAM COMPANY
67 FIFTH AVENUE

I at once struck out for the sloop and, reaching it, clambered on deck. Page 17.

Copyright, 1895,
By The Merriam Company.

Typography by C. J. Peters & Son.
Boston.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	The Young Miller	7
II.	At the Bank	16
III.	Bad News	26
IV.	Mr. Enos Norton	33
V.	Hot Words	42
VI.	At Rock Island	51
VII.	A Pitched Battle	62
VIII.	A Blow from Behind	69
IX.	The Two Strangers	77
X.	A Surprise	85
XI.	Mr. Norton's Move	93
XII.	A Midnight Crime	100
XIII.	At Squire Slocum's House	108
XIV.	Mr. Norton's Statement	116
XV.	Some Facts in the Case	124
XVI.	A Friend in Need	133
XVII.	Back to the Mill	140
XVIII.	A Moment of Excitement	149
XIX.	Lively Work	157
XX.	We make a Prisoner	165
XXI.	A Storm on the Lake	173
XXII.	An Interesting Conversation	182
XXIII.	Captured	190
XXIV.	In the Woods	198
XXV.	A Miraculous Escape	204
XXVI.	The Chase	212
XXVII.	At the Depot	218
XXVIII.	The Pursuit becomes Perilous	224
XXIX.	Mr. Norton's Accusation	230
XXX.	Norton Bixby	237
XXXI.	A Lucky Find	243
XXXII.	A Welcome Arrival	249
XXXIII.	A Happy Ending	254

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