Front matter

PURPLE PENNANT SERIES

The Lucky Seventh

The Secret Play

The Purple Pennant

YARDLEY HALL SERIES

Forward Pass

Double Play

Winning His Y

For Yardley

Around the End

Change Signals

HILTON SERIES

The Half-back

For the Honor of the School

Captain of the Crew

ERSKINE SERIES

Behind the Line

Weatherby’s Inning

On Your Mark

THE “BIG FOUR” SERIES

Four in Camp

Four Afoot

Four Afloat

THE GRAFTON SERIES

Rivals for the Team

Winning His Game

Hitting the Line

BOOKS NOT IN SERIES

For the Freedom of the Seas

Keeping His Course

The Brother of a Hero

Finkler’s Field

Danforth Plays the Game

Benton’s Venture

The Junior Trophy

The New Boy at Hilltop

The Spirit of the School

The Arrival of Jimpson

D. APPLETON & CO., Publishers, New York

“Hands up!”

FOR THE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS

BY

RALPH HENRY BARBOUR AUTHOR OF “KEEPING HIS COURSE,” “HITTING THE LINE,” “WINNING HIS GAME,” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY CHARLES L. WRENN

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK LONDON 1918

Copyright, 1918, by D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

Printed in the United States of America

To

THOMAS LATIMER

of Groton, Connecticut with the Author’s greetings