Contents
| CHAPTER | PAGE | ||
| I. | The Hurricane | [1] | |
| II. | Saved by the Life Chain | [10] | |
| III. | Abner Peake's Offer | [19] | |
| IV. | The Cabin by the Sea | [29] | |
| V. | An Encounter on the Road | [39] | |
| VI. | Winning His Way | [46] | |
| VII. | The Midnight Alarm | [55] | |
| VIII. | Across the Bay | [63] | |
| IX. | The Signal Rocket | [71] | |
| X. | Jim the Bully | [78] | |
| XI. | A Glorious Prospect | [86] | |
| XII. | The Stolen Traps | [94] | |
| XIII. | Joe's Shotgun Secures a Supper | [102] | |
| XIV. | The Lonely Vigil of the Coast Patrol | [110] | |
| XV. | The Power of Music | [117] | |
| XVI. | Darry Meets with a Rebuff | [124] | |
| XVII. | Abner Tells a Little History | [132] | |
| XVIII. | The Imprisoned Launch | [139] | |
| XIX. | The Part of an Elder Brother | [146] | |
| XX. | Bad Luck and Good | [154] | |
| XXI. | Satisfying the Mortgage | [162] | |
| XXII. | Abner Hears the News | [171] | |
| XXIII. | Darry in the Lifeboat | [179] | |
| XXIV. | The Awakening | [191] | |
| XXV. | Conclusion | [202] |
DARRY, THE LIFE SAVER
CHAPTER I
THE HURRICANE
"Will we ever weather this terrible storm?"
It was a half-grown lad who flung this despairing question out; the wind carried the sound of his voice off over the billows; but there came no answer.