"Knives glittered, and the two were in deadly embrace." (Page [68].)

THE SAUCIEST BOY
IN THE SERVICE

A Story of Pluck and
Perseverance

By
W. GORDON-STABLES M.D.; C.M.
(SURGEON ROYAL NAVY)

Author of "In Regions of Perpetual Snow," "The Ivory Hunters,"
"In a Great White Land," etc., etc.

COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS BY HENRY AUSTIN

WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED
LONDON, MELBOURNE AND TORONTO
1911

PREFACE

Boys' books do not really need a preface. I only write a line or two to say my "Sauciest Boy" is a character drawn from real life.