THE SECOND STRING

BY NAT GOULD

AUTHOR OF "THE DOUBLE EVENT," "A RACECOURSE TRAGEDY," "THE GOLD WHIP," ETC., ETC.

LONDON
R. A. EVERETT & CO., LTD.
42 ESSEX STREET, STRAND, W.C.

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CONTENTS

[CHAPTER I.—THE FAILURE]
[CHAPTER II.—JACK'S RESOLVE]
[CHAPTER III.—A SCHOOL CHUM]
[CHAPTER IV.—AN OLD TIME SKIPPER]
[CHAPTER V.—TOPSY TURVY]
[CHAPTER VI.—TAPPING]
[CHAPTER VII.—WEATHERING THE STORM]
[CHAPTER VIII.—BARRY TUXFORD]
[CHAPTER IX.—IN SHARK'S BAY]
[CHAPTER X.—THE TWO BLACK DIVERS]
[CHAPTER XI.—TURNING TURTLE AND AFTER]
[CHAPTER XII.—JACOB'S YARN]
[CHAPTER XIII.—THE DIVERS AT WORK]
[CHAPTER XIV.—THE BLACK PEARL]
[CHAPTER XV.—A CLEVER THIEF]
[CHAPTER XVI.—JACK DISCOVERS HIS LOSS]
[CHAPTER XVII.—THE PEARL DEALER]
[CHAPTER XVIII.—ON HORSEBACK AGAIN]
[CHAPTER XIX.—A STAB IN THE DARK]
[CHAPTER XX.—THE TRAINER'S SUGGESTION]
[CHAPTER XXI.—BRICKY FINDS A JOB]
[CHAPTER XXII.—BLACK BOY'S OWNER]
[CHAPTER XXIII.—BARRY WAXES ELOQUENT]
[CHAPTER XXIV.—BADLY RIDDEN]
[CHAPTER XXV.—SOMETHING ABOUT WINIFRED]
[CHAPTER XXVI.—A PUZZLE]
[CHAPTER XXVII.—THE SECOND STRING]
[CHAPTER XXVIII.—THE NEW CLAIMS]
[CHAPTER XXIX.—BOUND FOR HOME]
[CHAPTER XXX.—REALISATION]
[SPORTING NOVELS. By NAT GOULD.]