| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | [Life on the Ocean Wave] | 1 |
| II. | [The Railroad Wreck] | 9 |
| III. | [A Queer Old Man] | 17 |
| IV. | [Off to the Coast] | 25 |
| V. | [Caught in a Squall] | 33 |
| VI. | [The Race] | 41 |
| VII. | [“There She Blows!”] | 53 |
| VIII. | [After the Whale] | 61 |
| IX. | [Towed to Sea] | 68 |
| X. | [The Whale Escapes] | 74 |
| XI. | [Adrift on the Ocean] | 82 |
| XII. | [Almost Run Down] | 90 |
| XIII. | [Noddy Nixon Turns Up] | 98 |
| XIV. | [A Bath House Mystery] | 107 |
| XV. | [Looking for Bill] | 114 |
| XVI. | [Landing a Shark] | 124 |
| XVII. | [The Abandoned Vessel] | 132 |
| XVIII. | [Aboard the Wreck] | 140 |
| XIX. | [Adrift in the Storm] | 148 |
| XX. | [Noddy’s Companion] | 156 |
| XXI. | [A Race with Noddy] | 164 |
| XXII. | [Overhearing a Plot] | 172 |
| XXIII. | [The Motor Boat Missing] | 182 |
| XXIV. | [The Secret of the Cove] | 189 |
| XXV. | [At the Lighthouse] | 197 |
| XXVI. | [Held Prisoners] | 206 |
| XXVII. | [Trying to Escape] | 215 |
| XXVIII. | [Jess to the Rescue] | 223 |
| XXIX. | [The Right Lights] | 231 |
| XXX. | [Jessica’s Father—Conclusion] | 239 |
THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE ATLANTIC
[CHAPTER I]
LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE
“Oh! It’s yo heave ho! and never let go, while the stormy winds do blow! blow! blow!”
“Is that you, Jerry Hopkins?” asked a youth, without looking up from a box he was hammering, in the yard back of his home.
“Aye, aye, my hearty! Shiver my timbers messmate, but we’re in for a spell of bad weather!” and Jerry walked up to where Bob Baker was trying to drive a nail straight into a piece of board.
“Why this sudden nautical turn?” asked Bob, aiming a hard blow, in hope of correcting a certain wobbly tendency on the part of the nail. “Is there—Wow! Jimminy crickets!” and Bob began dancing about on one foot, while his thumb was stuck in his mouth.
“What’s the matter, Chunky?” asked Jerry, giving Bob the nickname he sometimes was called because of his general fleshiness. “Did you hit your finger?”