CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | An Involuntary Visitor | [1] |
| II. | Sidney Harlow | [22] |
| III. | Plans for the Future | [43] |
| IV. | Repairing the Motor Boat | [65] |
| V. | A Close Shave | [84] |
| VI. | The Voyage | [104] |
| VII. | A Lesson on Buoys | [124] |
| VIII. | The Surprises | [143] |
| IX. | The Wreck | [164] |
| X. | The Rescue | [184] |
| XI. | "Sonny's" Outfit | [204] |
| XII. | Mr. Peters' Mishap | [224] |
| XIII. | A Disabled Crew | [244] |
| XIV. | Nurses And Light-Keepers | [264] |
| XV. | Storm-Bound | [285] |
| XVI. | As if from the Grave | [305] |
| XVI. | The Inspector | [325] |
| XVII. | Appendix | [341] |
ILLUSTRATIONS.
| PAGE | |||
| "Look out for this 'ere rope | [Frontispiece] | ||
| "You lubbers!" Captain Eph screamed | [92] | ||
| Cape Elizabeth | [130] | ||
| Mt. Desert Rock | [170] | ||
| Saddle Back Light | [210] | ||
| Boon Island | [250] | ||
| Isle of Shoals | [290] | ||
| Matinicus | [330] | ||
THE LIGHT KEEPERS.
CHAPTER I.
AN INVOLUNTARY VISITOR.
"If that 'ere ain't a boat, Cap'n Eph, I'll agree to eat this buff-skin, an' wash it down with a pint of Uncle Sam's best oil," and Mr. Samuel Peters, first assistant of Carys' Ledge light, flattened his nose against the glass of the lantern as he peered out over the surging waters which surrounded the light-house on every hand.
An odd-looking man was Mr. Peters (better known to his companions in the service as "Sammy"), because of the fact that a bullet from the works of Petersburg had ploughed a deep furrow across his left cheek, and carried away a goodly portion of one ear. Thus indelibly branded as a veteran of the Civil War, Mr. Peters had been glad to accept the position of first assistant keeper of Carys' Ledge light, under the command of his old comrade-in-arms, Captain Ephraim Downs.