THE MERSHON COMPANY

CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I. On a Log [1]
II. The Collision [8]
III. The Office Boy [16]
IV. A Message in the Night [22]
V. In Storm and Darkness [29]
VI. “Tell Mother I Am All Right” [36]
VII. A Thrilling Voyage [43]
VIII. The Cipher Telegram [50]
IX. The Translation [57]
X. Farmer Jones [64]
XI. The Value of Courtesy [71]
XII. A Call [78]
XIII. At the Grandin Mansion [85]
XIV. The Conspiracy [93]
XV. An Affray at Night [99]
XVI. The Third Telegram [106]
XVII. Decidedly Mixed [113]
XVIII. Between Two Fires [120]
XIX. Baffled! [127]
XX. Watching and Waiting [134]
XXI. “Lay Low!” [141]
XXII. The Battle of Life [148]
XXIII. Face to Face [155]
XXIV. Startling Discoveries [160]
XXV. In the Nick of Time [169]
XXVI. Conclusion [176]

The Telegraph Messenger Boy

CHAPTER I

ON A LOG