The Mercer Boys' Cruise in the Lassie

by Capwell Wyckoff

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Contents

[1. The Finishing Touches] 9 [2. The Marine Bandits] 18 [3. The Start of the Cruise] 25 [4. Stormy Weather] 34 [5. Mystery Island] 45 [6. The Inner Room] 50 [7. Jim Starts Out] 57 [8. The Old Captain] 66 [9. Alone on the Sloop] 75 [10. Blown Out to Sea] 81 [11. The Storage Room] 89 [12. The Beach Party] 98 [13. The Red Lamp] 106 [14. Terry’s Adventure] 114 [15. The River Barge] 126 [16. An Important Clue] 136 [17. Aboard the Wreck] 147 [18. The Ghost of the “Alaskan”] 159 [19. The Escape] 168 [20. The Voyage Resumed] 179 [21. The “Black Mummy”] 185 [22. The Secret of the Freighter] 192 [23. The Chandler’s Shop] 200 [24. The End of the Cruise] 208

THE MERCER BOYS’ CRUISE IN THE LASSIE

1. The Finishing Touches

“Hooray! That finishes it!”

Don Mercer straightened up from the marine motor over which he had been bending and gave a whoop to express his feelings. At the same time a browned face, topped off by a wind-blown mass of brown hair, looked down at him from the companionway of their sloop, the Lassie.