# The Missing Chums — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Missing Chums by Franklin W. Dixon.

- [The Three Strangers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/i-the-three-strangers.md): Frank and Joe Hardy bid farewell to their friends Chet Morton and Biff Hooper as they prepare for a motorboat trip along the coast. While helping Biff practice navigating Barmet Bay, the boys encounter a mysterious gray 
- [Quick Thinking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/ii-quick-thinking.md): Frank Hardy's quick action at the helm averts a collision with sailboats, and the boys return home as a storm approaches. Later, at the Hardy barn, the chums engage in acrobatics and practical jokes, with Chet Morton's m
- [A Shady Trio](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/iii-a-shady-trio.md): Fenton Hardy reveals he is pursuing the notorious bank robber Baldy Turk, and plans to travel to Chicago to capture him. Frank and Joe, disappointed about missing a motorboat trip with Chet and Biff, promise to look afte
- [The Send-Off](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/iv-the-send-off.md): Chet Morton and Biff Hooper set out on their motorboat trip up the coast, with the Hardy boys and friends gathering to bid them farewell. Despite an overcast sky and signs of a storm, the group sees them off. Frank and J
- [V: No Word from the Chums](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/v-no-word-from-the-chums.md): After surviving a violent storm, Frank and Joe Hardy return home to find their father, Mr. Hardy, departing for Chicago to pursue the criminal Baldy Turk. Mrs. Hardy expresses deep anxiety about the danger of the case. T

> 18 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=the_missing_chums_se_674kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [Missing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/vi-missing.md)
- [Wreckage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/vii-wreckage.md)
- [The Strange Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/viii-the-strange-letter.md)
- [IX: Blacksnake Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/ix-blacksnake-island.md)
- [The Boy on the Deck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/x-the-boy-on-the-deck.md)
- [The Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xi-the-island.md)
- [Into the Cave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xii-into-the-cave.md)
- [The Four Men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xiii-the-four-men.md)
- [The Storm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xiv-the-storm.md)
- [A Startling Announcement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xv-a-startling-announcement.md)
- [The Alarm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xvi-the-alarm.md)
- [Capture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xvii-capture.md)
- [Back to the Cave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xviii-back-to-the-cave.md)
- [XIX: Separated](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xix-separated.md)
- [Seizing the Boats](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xx-seizing-the-boats.md)
- [At the Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xxi-at-the-island.md)
- [The Chase](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xxii-the-chase.md)
- [Home Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_missing_chums_se/chapters/xxiii-home-again.md)

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