CONTENTS
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| Allen, of the Chesapeake | [ 1] |
| Reuben James, Able Seaman | [ 23] |
| The Men behind the Times | [ 33] |
| The Coward | [ 51] |
| The Scapegoat | [ 87] |
| The Loss of the Vixen | [ 109] |
| In the Harbor of Fayal | [ 125] |
| The Escape of Symington | [ 147] |
| The Narragansett | [ 171] |
| Fighting Stewart | [ 195] |
| Two Duels | [ 215] |
| Dartmoor | [ 235] |
| The Rival Life-Savers | [ 259] |
| Random Adventures | [ 271] |
List of Illustrations
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| "It was Lieutenant Allen!" | [ 18] |
| "Reuben James sprang forward" | [ 30] |
| "'What d'ye mean by attackin' a peaceful whaler?'" | [ 47] |
| "Carefully he lowered away" | [ 79] |
| "'Stay here no longer—though I would have you with me'" | [ 104] |
| "Everything was done that good seamanship could direct" | [ 120] |
| "There was a figure crawling up below him" | [ 141] |
| "She came about like a peg top" | [ 167] |
| "Over fence and hedge" | [ 190] |
| "A discussion that grew more heated every moment" | [ 212] |
| "'I observed it,' said the Lieutenant" | [ 225] |
| "The deadly volley" | [ 258] |
| "'Now we have him, lads!'" | [ 268] |
ALLEN, OF THE CHESAPEAKE
Give a ship an unlucky name, and it will last throughout the whole of her career. A sailor is proverbially superstitious, and he clings jealously to tradition.