Contents

I. A Friend in Need[9]
II. The Fleet Sets Sail[18]
III. Over the Bar[28]
IV. Dredging Oysters[42]
V. Evening at the Oyster Pier[56]
VI. Overboard in the Dark[67]
VII. A Letter for Alec[78]
VIII. Alec's First Lesson in Oyster-Culture[89]
IX. Under a Cloud[100]
X. Alec's Decision[108]
XI. A Wireless Telephone[118]
XII. Alec Gets a New Job[133]
XIII. An Unlooked-for Friend[150]
XIV. The Corner-Stone that Alec Found[161]
XV. A New Light[168]
XVI. The Planting Season Begins[180]
XVII. A Search for Truth[193]
XVIII. A Long Chase[214]
XIX. Home Again[234]
XX. The Osprey's Nest[247]
XXI. The Great Secret[264]
XXII. The New Captain of the Bertha B[272]
XXIII. Adrift in the Storm[282]
XXIV. Misfortunes Never Come Singly[298]
XXV. The Crisis[309]
XXVI. Victory[318]

The Young Wireless Operator—
With the Oyster Fleet