ACKNOWLEDGMENT
In presenting this account of Jack Straw’s latest adventures it has been my good fortune to have the friendly advice of Dr. Raymond Haskell, Superintendent of the Third Light House District, and William H. Moon of the Lighthouse Service. I have also sought for assistance the pages of Commissioner George R. Putnam’s “Beacons of the Sea,” Talbot’s “Light Ships and Lighthouses” and the “Lighthouse Service Bulletin.”
J. I. C.
East Orange,
September, 1915.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I | Jack Receives a Telegram | [1] |
| II | “Hood Island—Ho!” | [13] |
| III | The Runaway | [32] |
| IV | Big O’Brien Gets His Biceps into Action | [48] |
| V | Men of Honor | [64] |
| VI | Winning the Rock | [89] |
| VII | Under Arrest | [107] |
| VIII | Lobster Pirates | [127] |
| IX | The Raid | [145] |
| X | The Chase | [164] |
| XI | Ray’s Find | [188] |
| XII | The Reef’s Toll | [214] |
| XIII | The New Full-Back | [232] |
THE ILLUSTRATIONS
| “Jack and Big O’Brien were the first to ride down to the Lighthouse site on the aërial cable.” | |
| [Frontispiece] | |
| FACING PAGE | |
| “The fight ended there” | [60] |
| “Hit’s a close race, me ‘arties, fer ‘e’s comin’ fast” | [184] |
| “The finest flapjacks that ever were cooked” | [214] |
| DIAGRAM | |
| Sketch of Hood Island and Cobra Reef | [66] |