# Dick Hamilton's Steam Yacht

Book 3 in the Dick Hamilton series
DICK HAMILTON'S
STEAM YACHT
OR
A YOUNG MILLIONAIRE AND
THE KIDNAPPERS
BY
HOWARD R. GARIS
AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S CADET DAYS," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER, REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER'S GREAT SEARCH," ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1911, by
GROSSET & DUNLAP
Dick Hamilton's Steam Yacht
"HERE GRIT, OLD FELLOW, GIVE IT TO ME! THAT'S A GOOD DOG!"
PREFACE
My Dear Boys:
Perhaps some of you, at one time or another, have had a desire to be cast away on an island in the middle of the ocean, there to have all sorts of adventures, to build a boat, and sail away, maybe; or, at any rate, to have some experience on the great sea.
Something like this fell to the lot of Dick Hamilton, though he was not exactly looking for it, and it is my privilege to give you in this, the third volume of the "Dick Hamilton Series," an account of what happened to the young millionaire when he had purchased a steam yacht, and started out on a cruise with some of his friends.
Dick was marooned on a small island, but, far from that proving a delightful experience, he was very glad to leave, even though it was on a raft, which he and his companions constructed.
How the wealthy youth happened to be marooned there, an account of how he got his yacht, how he foiled the plans of the kidnappers and his uncle Ezra Larabee, how the wrong young ​man was spirited away, how Dick gave chase, and the surprising rescue at sea—all this you will find set down in the present book, and I venture to hope that you will like it. Thanking you for the appreciation you have accorded my previous books, I remain,
Yours sincerely,
Howard R. Garis.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | CHAPTER | PAGE |
| I | Dick's Company Wins | 1 |
| II | Mr. Hamilton's Letter | 8 |
| III | Dick's Steam Yacht | 18 |
| IV | Uncle Ezra's Plot | 28 |
| V | Dick Is Shadowed | 45 |
| VI | Dick Enters the Trap | 56 |
| VII | The Escape | 65 |
| VIII | The Fight in the Dark | 74 |
| IX | Out to Sea | 78 |
| X | Uncle Ezra's Offer | 90 |
| XI | Plum Duff Falls Overboard | 97 |
| XII | Saved from the Sea | 105 |
| XIII | The Mermaid's Song | 112 |
| XIV | Just in Time | 119 |
| XV | Tim Muldoon Disappears | 127 |
| XVI | Uncle Ezra as a Sailor | 136 |
| XVII | Widdy Hears A Voice | 143 |
| XVIII | The Princess Passes | 149 |
| XIX | At Havana | 157 |
| XX | Off to Santiago | 163 |
| XXI | The Kidnappers | 171 |
| XXII | The Wrong Captive | 178 |
| XXIII | Dick on the Trail | 186 ​ |
| XXIV | Off for Stone Island | 192 |
| XXV | Dick's Yacht Is Gone | 199 |
| XXVI | Marooned | 209 |
| XXVII | Dick Finds His Relatives | 216 |
| XXVIII | Building a Raft | 225 |
| XXIX | The Rescue | 234 |
| XXX | The Pursuit | 242 |
| XXXI | "Man Overboard!"—Conclusion | 249 |
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