Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE WRECKING MASTER

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BOOKS BY RALPH D. PAINE

PUBLISHED BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

+Sandy Sawyer, Sophomore.+ Illustrated, 12mo $1.50

+The Stroke Oar.+ Illustrated, 12mo $1.50

+The Fugitive Freshman.+ Illustrated, 12mo $1.50

+The Head Coach.+ Illustrated, 12mo $1.50

+College Years.+ Illustrated, 12mo $1.50

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+The Wrecking Master.+ Illustrated, 12mo $1.25

+A Cadet of the Black Star Line.+ Illustrated, 12mo $1.25

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THE WRECKING MASTER

THE WRECKING MASTER

by

RALPH D. PAINE

Author of "A Cadet of the Black Star Line," "The Fugitive Freshman," "The Head Coach," etc.

Illustrated by George Varian

New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1911

Copyright, 1911, by Charles Scribner's Sons

Published September, 1911

CONTENTS

Chapter Page
I. A Skipper in Bad Company 3

II. The _Resolute_ Fathoms the Plo 21

III. The Race for the _Kenilworth_ 40

IV. Wicked Mr. Pringle in Collision 59

V. "All Hands Abandon Ship" 75

VI. Dan Frazier's Predicament 93

VII. A Fat Engineer to the Rescue 110

VIII. A Fog of Suspicions 128

IX. The Broken Hawser 149

X. Dan's Dreams Come True 168

ILLUSTRATIONS

"You're working for Jim Wetherly" _Frontispiece_

Facing page And with Bill McKnight's assistance the derelict was hauled aboard like a large and dripping fish 6

The _Sombrero_ sailed like a witch in the race 34

But for once that square-jawed uncle of his had dared too much 84

Dan felt a new thrill of surprise and alarm 104

It was a pretty bit of old-fashioned boarding for the prosaic twentieth century 120

"If you are going to call me a liar at the start, you won't get very far!" 132

She looked as if she had laid her bones on the Reef for good and all 150

THE WRECKING MASTER