CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | HIS FIRST SHIP | [1] |
| II. | THE DAILY ROUND | [12] |
| III. | WORK AND PLAY | [30] |
| IV. | THE STRENUOUS LIFE | [50] |
| V. | THE OFFICERS | [67] |
| VI. | 'THE 'ORRIBLE DEN' | [84] |
| VII. | AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART | [101] |
| VIII. | A FAIR SKY | [124] |
| IX. | THE CLOUD | [151] |
| X. | WAR | [171] |
| XI. | BLACK FRIDAY | [191] |
| XII. | H.M.S. 'MARINER' | [212] |
| XIII. | FRITZ THE FRIGHTFUL | [234] |
| XIV. | THE NORTH SEA | [248] |
| XV. | COMINGS AND GOINGS | [271] |
| XVI. | MINOR INCIDENTS | [298] |
| XVII. | THE DAY | [313] |
| XVIII. | CONCLUSION | [338] |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
| PAGE | |
| 'That's 'er.' ''Oo?' | [Frontispiece] |
| 'It was 'is fault! I saw 'im stick 'is foot out!' | [115] |
| 'Gosh! there ain't no bloomin' error abart this 'ere' | [152] |
| Raising his voice, he tried to shout for help | [203] |
| ''Ow do, granfer? Where did yer git that 'at?' | [230] |
| The shooting was very accurate, far too accurate to be pleasant | [310] |
| The dark hulls of the enemy were hidden in the blinding glare of their searchlights | [333] |
PINCHER MARTIN, O.D.
CHAPTER I.
HIS FIRST SHIP.
'There ye are, Martin. That's 'er.'