CHAP. PAGE
I.Smashed Up[1]
II.A Fresh Start[18]
III.Tarpaulin Island[29]
IV.Midnight Marauders[41]
V.Getting Ready[53]
VI.Trawling for Hake[66]
VII.Shorts and Counters[78]
VIII.Salt-water Gipsies[90]
IX.Fists and Fireworks[102]
X.Rebellion in Camp[114]
XI.Turn of Tide[128]
XII.Pulling Together[138]
XIII.Fog-Bound[150]
XIV.Swordfishing[162]
XV.Midsummer Days[174]
XVI.A Lost Alumnus[186]
XVII.Blown Off[198]
XVIII.Buoy or Breaker[208]
XIX.On the Whistler[221]
XX.Squaring an Account[233]
XXI.Old Friends[243]
XXII.Percy Scores[255]
XXIII.Whittington Grit[269]
XXIV.Crossing the Tape[283]

ILLUSTRATIONS

He Plunged into the Sea and Dragged Himself toward the Rock to which His Father Was Fastened Frontispiece
The Camp at Sprowl's CoveFacing p.[56]
Leaning Against the Mast-hoop that Encircled His Waist, He Lifted the Long Lance and Poised It for the Blow"[166]
Knees Braced Tightly Against the Sides of the Stern, Hands Locked Round the Stout Butt of the Lance, He Foiled Rush after Rush of the Black-finned, White-bellied Pirates"[172]
They Stood Close Together on the Circular Top, Holding on to the Crossed Bails, Waist-high"[222]
"We Need that Sloop and We're Going to Have Her!""[252]

JIM SPURLING
FISHERMAN


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SMASHED UP