681 FIFTH AVE.

E. P. DUTTON & CO

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E. P. DUTTON & CO
1898

CONTENTS.

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I.THE AMATEUR[1]
II.'LISH DAVIS[19]
III.JIP'S REVENGE[36]
IV.SAM THE DETECTIVE[54]
V.TARDY REPENTANCE[73]
VI.AN OBSTINATE DETECTIVE[92]
VII.NEW LODGINGS[ 110]
VIII.JIP COLLINS'S RETREAT[127]
IX.THE UNIFORM[144]
X.AT HEADQUARTERS[161]
XI.SAM'S RETURN[179]
XII.THE PRISONER[196]
XIII.THE LETTER[215]
XIV.THE SUBPŒNA[233]
XV.THE TRIAL[251]
XVI.WINNING A MEDAL[270]
XVII.THE BLOW-OUT[288]
XVIII.THE EXHIBITION DRILL[306]

ILLUSTRATIONS.

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LIFE-SAVING CORPS AT WORK[Frontispiece]
'LISH DAVIS AND SETH[8]
JIP COLLINS AND THE BOYS FROM BROOKLYN[34]
JIP AND THE FIRE-ALARM—Title-Page[40]
SETH CATCHES THE HORSE[68]
SAM GOING TO PHILADELPHIA[136]
THE FIRE-ENGINE GOING OUT[152]
SETH RESCUES THE BABY[272]
THE BLOW-OUT[298]
PRESENTING THE MEDALS[322]