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CONTENTS
[Chapter I. The Wreck of the Toy.]
[Chapter III. The Girl Witness.]
[Chapter IV. The Dwellers in “Spook Hall.”]
[Chapter VII. The Cadet Midshipman.]
[Chapter VIII. A Rumor Afloat.]
[Chapter XI. The Promise Kept.]
[Chapter XII. A Plot That Failed.]
[Chapter XIII. Stumbling Blocks.]
[Chapter XIV. Facing the Music.]
[Chapter XV. Boarding the Venture.]
[Chapter XVII. Jack Judson’s Memory.]
[Chapter XVIII. Strangely Met.]
[Chapter XXI. Shaking Hands With the Past.]
[Chapter XXII. Disciplining a “Captain.”]
[Chapter XXIII. A Secret Foe.]
[Chapter XXIV. A Secret Friend.]
[Chapter XXV. A Clouded Record.]
[Chapter XXVI. The Telltale Coin.]
[Chapter XXVII. A Double Accusation.]
[Chapter XXVIII. The Story Told.]
[Chapter XXIX. The Alternative.]
[Chapter XXXI. A Swimming Match.]
[Chapter XXXII. The “Water Wizard.”]
[Chapter XXXIII. “Honors Easy.”]
[Chapter XXXIV. A Letter from Home.]
[Chapter XXXV. The Midshipman’s Reverie.]
[Chapter XXXVI. The First Cruise.]
[Chapter XXXVIII. Keeping an Appointment.]
[Chapter XXXIX. The Tell Tale Paper.]
[Chapter XLI. A Life on the Ocean Wave.]
[Chapter XLII. “Man Overboard!”]
[Chapter XLIII. A Debt of Gratitude.]
[Chapter XLIV. The Pilot Midshipman.]
[Chapter XLV. Unexpected Visitors.]
[Chapter XLVI. A Forced Resignation.]
[Chapter XLVII. A Midnight Expedition.]
MIDSHIPMAN MERRILL
“The passengers and crew gave the young hero a rousing cheer as he sped away.” (See [page 45])
