Chapter I: Front Matter

THE MOTOR BOYS
ON THE ATLANTIC

Or

The Mystery of the Lighthouse

BY
CLARENCE YOUNG

Author of
“The Racer Boys Series” and “The Jack Ranger Series.”

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

BOOKS BY CLARENCE YOUNG

=THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES=

(_=Trade Mark, Reg. U. S. Pat. Of.=_)

12mo. Illustrated

THE MOTOR BOYS
Or Chums Through Thick and Thin
THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND
Or A Long Trip for Fun and Fortune
THE MOTOR BOYS IN MEXICO
Or The Secret of the Buried City
THE MOTOR BOYS ACROSS THE PLAINS
Or The Hermit of Lost Lake
THE MOTOR BOYS AFLOAT
Or The Stirring Cruise of the Dartaway
THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE ATLANTIC
Or The Mystery of the Lighthouse
THE MOTOR BOYS IN STRANGE WATERS
Or Lost in a Floating Forest
THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE PACIFIC
Or The Young Derelict Hunters
THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE CLOUDS
Or A Trip for Fame and Fortune

=THE JACK RANGER SERIES=

12mo. Finely Illustrated

JACK RANGER’S SCHOOLDAYS
Or The Rivals of Washington Hall
JACK RANGER’S WESTERN TRIP
Or From Boarding School to Ranch and Range
JACK RANGER’S SCHOOL VICTORIES
Or Track, Gridiron and Diamond
JACK RANGER’S OCEAN CRUISE
Or The Wreck of the Polly Ann
JACK RANGER’S GUN CLUB
Or From Schoolroom to Camp and Trail

Copyright, 1908, by
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE ATLANTIC

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE 1
II. THE RAILROAD WRECK 9
III. A QUEER OLD MAN 17
IV. OFF TO THE COAST 25
V. CAUGHT IN A SQUALL 33
VI. THE RACE 41
VII. “THERE SHE BLOWS!” 53
VIII. AFTER THE WHALE 61
IX. TOWED TO SEA 68
X. THE WHALE ESCAPES 74
XI. ADRIFT ON THE OCEAN 82
XII. ALMOST RUN DOWN 90
XIII. NODDY NIXON TURNS UP 98
XIV. A BATH HOUSE MYSTERY 107
XV. LOOKING FOR BILL 114
XVI. LANDING A SHARK 124
XVII. THE ABANDONED VESSEL 132
XVIII. ABOARD THE WRECK 140
XIX. ADRIFT IN THE STORM 148
XX. NODDY’S COMPANION 156
XXI. A RACE WITH NODDY 164
XXII. OVERHEARING A PLOT 172
XXIII. THE MOTOR BOAT MISSING 182
XXIV. THE SECRET OF THE COVE 189
XXV. AT THE LIGHTHOUSE 197
XXVI. HELD PRISONERS 206
XXVII. TRYING TO ESCAPE 215
XXVIII. JESS TO THE RESCUE 223
XXIX. THE RIGHT LIGHTS 231
XXX. JESSICA’S FATHER--CONCLUSION 239

THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE ATLANTIC