PERCY F. WESTERMAN

Author of "The Mystery of Stockmere School,"
"Sinclair's Luck," etc.

Illustrated by
G. W. GOSS

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MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN

CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE
I. [The Deputy Scoutmaster] 7
II. [A Long Passage] 15
III. ["Let Me out, or——"] 24
IV. [The Mis-spelt Word] 28
V. [The Peril in the Fairway] 32
VI. [To Scuttle his Ship] 39
VII. [Through the Fog Bank] 45
VIII. [The Deserted Steamer] 52
IX. [Towed into Port] 56
X. [A Surprise—and an Arrest] 63
XI. [The Mysterious Visitor] 66
XII. [Adrift—then Aground] 77
XIII. [A Successful Ruse] 82
XIV. [On the Track of the "Puffin"] 87
XV. [The Fishing Expedition] 93
XVI. [Catching a Tartar] 101
XVII. [The Attack on the "Frolic"] 106
XVIII. [Clearing up the Mystery] 112
XIX. [The Ship-Keepers] 115
XX. [The Curmudgeon] 121
XXI. [The Missing Birds] 130
XXII. [Fire!] 136
XXIII. [Caught by the Squall] 141
XXIV. [Overboard!] 149
XXV. [Safe and Sound] 157
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
["DON'T LET IT BUMP ALONGSIDE WHATEVER YOU DO!"] Frontispiece
Facing page
[THE SQUAT LITTLE TUG LOOMED UP, HER CREW AUGMENTED BY SIXTEEN WILDLY EXCITED SEA SCOUTS] 61
[A WELL-DIRECTED THRUST ENABLED BRANDON TO REDUCE THE NUMBER BY ONE] 108
[THE FIERCELY FLOGGING MAINSAIL THREATENED TO SWEEP THE SEA SCOUT FROM HIS PRECARIOUS POSITION] 150

The Boys of the "Puffin"