Chapter I: Front Matter

_THE GO-AHEAD SERIES._

TOM NEWCOMBE;

OR,

THE BOY OF BAD HABITS.

BY

HARRY CASTLEMON,

AUTHOR OF “THE GUN-BOAT SERIES,” “THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN
SERIES,” ETC.

THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO.
PHILADELPHIA
CHICAGO TORONTO

FAMOUS CASTLEMON BOOKS.

GUNBOAT SERIES. By HARRY CASTLEMON. 6 vols. 12mo.

FRANK THE YOUNG NATURALIST. FRANK ON A GUNBOAT.
FRANK IN THE WOODS. FRANK BEFORE VICKSBURG.
FRANK ON THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI. FRANK ON THE PRAIRIE.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERIES. By HARRY CASTLEMON. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

FRANK AMONG THE RANCHEROS. FRANK AT DON CARLOS’ RANCH.
FRANK IN THE MOUNTAINS.

SPORTSMAN’S CLUB SERIES. By HARRY CASTLEMON. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

THE SPORTSMAN’S CLUB IN THE SADDLE.
THE SPORTSMAN’S CLUB AFLOAT.
THE SPORTSMAN’S CLUB AMONG THE TRAPPERS.

FRANK NELSON SERIES. By HARRY CASTLEMON. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

SNOWED UP. FRANK IN THE FORECASTLE. THE BOY TRADERS.

BOY TRAPPER SERIES. By HARRY CASTLEMON. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

THE BURIED TREASURE. THE BOY TRAPPER. THE MAIL-CARRIER.

ROUGHING IT SERIES. By HARRY CASTLEMON. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

GEORGE IN CAMP. GEORGE AT THE WHEEL. GEORGE AT THE FORT.

ROD AND GUN SERIES. By HARRY CASTLEMON. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

DON GORDON’S SHOOTING BOX. ROD AND GUN CLUB.
THE YOUNG WILD FOWLERS.

GO-AHEAD SERIES. By HARRY CASTLEMON. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

TOM NEWCOMBE. GO-AHEAD. NO MOSS.

FOREST AND STREAM SERIES. By HARRY CASTLEMON. 3 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

JOE WAYRING. SNAGGED AND SUNK. STEEL HORSE.

WAR SERIES. By HARRY CASTLEMON. 5 vols. 12mo. Cloth.

TRUE TO HIS COLORS. RODNEY THE PARTISAN.
RODNEY THE OVERSEER. MARCY THE BLOCKADE-RUNNER.
MARCY THE REFUGEE.

_Other Volumes in Preparation._

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1868, by

R. W. CARROLL & CO.,

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

COPYRIGHT, 1896, BY CHARLES A. FOSDICK.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE

I. TOM’S HABITS, 5

II. THE FISHER-BOY, 20

III. TOM GOES TO SEA, 31

IV. LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE, 47

V. HOMEWARD BOUND, 63

VI. TOM GOES INTO BUSINESS, 81

VII. HOW TOM SUCCEEDED, 94

VIII. TOM MAKES NEW BARGAINS, 103

IX. THE MYSTERY IN A STORM, 116

X. TOM’S GAME CHICKENS, 126

XI. TOM DECIDES TO BE A FARMER, 138

XII. TOM’S NEW HOME, 152

XIII. LIFE ON A FARM, 163

XIV. THE “NIGHT-HAWKS,” 177

XV. THE NIGHT-HAWKS IN ACTION, 190

XVI. THE MILITARY SCHOOL, 208

XVII. TOM WANTS TO BE COLONEL, 226

XVIII. TOM HAS AN IDEA, 238

XIX. THE CONSPIRATORS, 251

XX. PLANS AND ARRANGEMENTS, 267

XXI. THE ESCAPE, 280

XXII. THE PURSUIT COMMENCED, 297

XXIII. THE CRUISE OF THE SWALLOW, 309

XXIV. A CHANGE OF COMMANDERS, 321

XXV. CONCLUSION, 332

ILLUSTRATIONS.

TOM LEARNING TO BE A SAILOR. Frontispiece

TOM CAPTURED BY THE SQUIRE. 205

THE ESCAPE FROM THE ACADEMY. 286

TOM NEWCOMBE;

OR,

THE BOY OF BAD HABITS.