CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.Captain Bill Broom[9]
II.The Cove and the Cave[16]
III.The Barbed Wire[23]
IV.Pete's Yarn[30]
V.The Four Boys[37]
VI.The Hunchback[45]
VII.Farmer Broom[53]
VIII.The Camp in the Pocket[60]
IX.The Attack[68]
X."Haul In"[76]
XI.Missouri's Manœuvre[82]
XII.The Ranchero[90]
XIII.A New Friend[100]
XIV.The Pursuit[109]
XV.Jim and the Sea Eagle[118]
XVI.The Boys Put on Style[127]
XVII.On Board the Sea Eagle[135]
XVIII.A Day at Sea[144]
XIX.The Passenger[152]
XX.To the Rescue[161]
XXI.The Bandits[169]
XXII.Race with the Tide[177]
XXIII.The Enchanted Isle[184]
XXIV.In the White Boat[191]
XXV.In Peril[198]
XXVI.Two Lassoes[206]
XXVII.Another Friend[214]
XXVIII.A Tale of Yore[220]
XXIX.A Wonderful Leap[232]
XXX.In the Strait[239]
XXXI.Conclusion[246]

FRONTIER BOYS ON THE
COAST


CHAPTER I

CAPTAIN BILL BROOM

"What devilment has old Bill got on for tonight, Pete?"

The speaker was seated on an old scarred sea chest in a dimly lighted forecastle.