CONTENTS.
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | The Man on the Steeple | [7] |
| II. | The Winter Ride | [16] |
| III. | The Life–Saving Station | [26] |
| IV. | The Patrol | [38] |
| V. | Turning the Corner | [49] |
| VI. | The Store | [62] |
| VII. | Standing Firm | [82] |
| VIII. | At the Station | [117] |
| IX. | The Hall Service | [130] |
| X. | The Boat–Race | [156] |
| XI. | The Surf–Boy | [179] |
| XII. | On his Beat | [193] |
| XIII. | Under Fire | [207] |
| XIV. | Two Bad Cases | [220] |
| XV. | The Barney Literary Club | [231] |
| XVI. | An Ugly Night | [249] |
| XVII. | A Soul in Need | [274] |
| XVIII. | Dark Depths Uncovered | [286] |
| XIX. | A Wild Storm | [309] |
| XX. | Christmas | [339] |
FIGHTING THE SEA.
CHAPTER I.
THE MAN ON THE STEEPLE.
“Oh—oh, grandfather! There’s—that—man—on the—steeple—and he—can’t—get—down!”
“Why, yes, he can! He’s got a ladder!” said the old boat–builder, Zebulon Smith, looking up from the boat he had partly framed, and addressing his grandson, who had run excitedly into the shop and was now making an almost breathless appeal.