"Huh, I don't think the idea's worth a cent," sniffed Thurman.


CONTENTS

[CHAPTER I. Vacation Days]
[CHAPTER II. "Speedway" vs. "Curlew"]
[CHAPTER III. Captain Simms, of the "Thespis"]
[CHAPTER IV. On Secret Service]
[CHAPTER V. Night Signals]
[CHAPTER VI. In the Dark]
[CHAPTER VII. The Naval Code]
[CHAPTER VIII. A Monkey Interlude]
[CHAPTER IX. Noddy and the Bear]
[CHAPTER X. "What Do You Make of It?"]
[CHAPTER XI. A Swim with a Memory]
[CHAPTER XII. A Tale from the Frozen Lands]
[CHAPTER XIII. A Night Alarm]
[CHAPTER XIV. Jack's Curiosity and Its Results]
[CHAPTER XV. Billy Takes the Trail]
[CHAPTER XVI. A "Ghostess" Abroad]
[CHAPTER XVII. One Mystery Solved]
[CHAPTER XVIII. Bill Sniggers Decides]
[CHAPTER XIX. What a "Hayseed" Did]
[CHAPTER XX. The "Curlew" in Trouble]
[CHAPTER XXI. The End of Jack's Holiday]
[CHAPTER XXII. "The Gem of the Ocean"]
[CHAPTER XXIII. Jack's Big Secret]
[CHAPTER XXIV. The Navy Department "Sits Up"]
[CHAPTER XXV. A Mystery on Board]
[CHAPTER XXVI. A "Flash" of Distress]
[CHAPTER XXVII. A Strange Wreck]
[CHAPTER XXVIII. Cast Away with a Python]
[CHAPTER XXIX. Captured by Radio]
[CHAPTER XXX. Thurman Plots]
[CHAPTER XXXI. The "Suitable Reward"]
[CHAPTER XXXII. The Plotter's Triumph]
[CHAPTER XXXIII. In the Power of the Enemy]
[CHAPTER XXXIV. The Search for Jack]
[CHAPTER XXXV. The Wireless Makes Good]
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["Huh, I don't think the idea's worth a cent," sniffed Thurman.]

[While Billy stood there hesitating, the creature gave another of its alarming growls.]

[The next instant a great lithe, striped body streaked through the air.—]