THE LAUNCH BOYS SERIES

THE LAUNCH BOYS ADVENTURES

IN NORTHERN WATERS

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

None Suspected the Meaning of What They Saw

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

Copyright, 1912, by

The John C. Winston Company

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
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]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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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]

The Launch Boys’ Adventures

in Northern Waters