Contents 1
A FEW WORDS TO BEGIN 1
1.Aunt Polly Decides Her Duty 1
2.Strong Desires—Wise Action 6
3.Tom as an Army Officer—Delightful Sadness 10
4.Going to Sunday School 13
5.In Church 19
6.A Talk of Devils—Happy Hours 23
7.An Agreement Is Made 31
8.Tom Decides What To Do 33
9.Indian Joe Explains 36
10.The Promise—The Result of Fear 41
11.Tom's Troubled Mind 44
12.Tom Shows His Kindness 47
13.The Young Pirates 51
14.Island Life—Tom Quietly Leaves 56
15.Tom Learns What Is Happening 61
16.A Night Surprise 64
17.The Success of Tom's Plan 70
18.Tom's Wonderful Dream 72
19.Tom Tells the Truth 78
20.Becky Has a Problem 80
21.Old Muff's Friends 83
22.Days of Delight and Nights of Fear 91
23.Dead People and Spirits 92
24.Sleeping Spirits—A Box Full of Gold 98
25.Doubts 104
26.Number Two—Huck as Guard 107
27.The Picnic—Indian Joe's Job 109
28.The Old Man Reports—Hope Begins to Weaken 114
29.Lost in the Cave—Found But Not Saved 119
30.Tom Tells The Story of Their Escape 124
31.What Happened to Indian Joe—A Return to the Cave 127
32.Mr.Jones's Surprise Fails 132
33.New Adventures Planned 135
A FEW WORDS TO END 139
GLOSSARY 140