Chapter I: Front Matter

THE LAUNCH BOYS SERIES

THE LAUNCH BOYS ADVENTURES IN NORTHERN WATERS

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THE LAUNCH BOYS SERIES

Timely and fascinating stories of adventure on the water, accurate in detail and intensely interesting in narration.

By EDWARD S. ELLIS

First Volume THE LAUNCH BOYS' CRUISE IN THE DEERFOOT

Second Volume THE LAUNCH BOYS' ADVENTURES IN NORTHERN WATERS

The Launch Boys series is bound in uniform style of cloth with side and back stamped with new and appropriate design in colors. Illustrated by Burton Donnel Hughes.

Price, single volume $0.60 Price, per set of two volumes, in attractive box $1.20

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THE LAUNCH BOYS SERIES

THE LAUNCH BOYS' ADVENTURES IN NORTHERN WATERS

By EDWARD S. ELLIS

Author of "The Flying Boys Series," "Deerfoot Series," etc., etc.

Illustrated by BURTON DONNEL HUGHES

The John C. Winston Company Philadelphia

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Copyright, 1912, by The John C. Winston Company

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. A Proposal and an Acceptance 9
II. The Scout of the Kennebec 19
III. At the Inlet 29
IV. A STRANGE RACE 40
V. The Loser of the Race 51
VI. A Warm Reception 62
VII. Science versus Strength 72
VIII. The Lone Guest 83
IX. A Break Down 93
X. At Beartown 104
XI. At the Post Office in Beartown 115
XII. Hostesses and Guests 126
XIII. An Incident on Shipboard 137
XIV. "The Night Shall be Filled with Music" 147
XV. A Knock at the Door 155
XVI. Visitors of the Night 166
XVII. "Tall Oaks from Little Acorns Grow" 177
XVIII. A Clever Trick 188
XIX. In the Nick of Time 198
XX. "I Piped and Ye Danced" 208
XXI. How It Was Done 219
XXII. A Startling Discovery 230
XXIII. Through the Fog 242
XXIV. Bad for Mike Murphy 252
XXV. What Saved Mike 263
XXVI. The Good Samaritans 273
XXVII. An Unwelcome Caller 284
XXVIII. Plucking a Brand From the Burning 296
XXIX. "The Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" 307
XXX. A Through Ticket to Home 318
XXXI. Gathering Up the Ravelled Threads 329

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE NONE SUSPECTED THE MEANING OF WHAT THEY SAW Frontispiece LIKE A SWALLOW SKIMMING CLOSE TO THE SURFACE. 233 "GIVE ME YOUR HAND ON THAT." 292

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THE LAUNCH BOYS' ADVENTURES IN NORTHERN WATERS