Both Boys Were Hurled Forward
Frontispiece

CONTENTS

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I. To the Inland Seas [7]
II. The Iron Boys as Cargo [20]
III. A Surprised Skipper [31]
IV. The Boys Stand the Test [42]
V. Trouble in the Stoke Hole [54]
VI. The First Step Upward [63]
VII. The Iron Boys on Deck [70]
VI. The Crash in the Fog [82]
IX. A Tragedy of the Lakes [93]
X. Tossed Up by the Waves [104]
XI. By Pluck Alone [113]
XII. On the Road to Conneaut [122]
XIII. In the Grip of a Giant Shell [129]
XIV. Steve Saves the Captain [135]
XV. At the Wheel [151]
XVI. Through the Rocky Cut [163]
XVII. The Blow in the Dark [172]
XVIII. Visitors on the "Richmond" [181]
XIX. In the Grip of the Waves [190]
XX. An Exciting Rescue [202]
XXI. A New Hand at the Wheel [210]
XXII. Leading a Lively Chase [219]
XXIII. The Wireless Message [223]
XXIV. Conclusion [245]

The Iron Boys on the Ore Boats

CHAPTER I

TO THE INLAND SEAS

"WHAT are we to do?"