Front matter
Reading edition
[Illustration: cover art]
Sea Scouts up-Channel
BLACKIE & SON LIMITED 50 Old Bailey, LONDON 17 Stanhope Street, Glasgow BLACKIE & SON (INDIA) LIMITED Warwick House, Fort Street, Bombay BLACKIE & SON (CANADA) LIMITED 1118 Bay Street, Toronto
[Illustration: "WANT A TOW INTO WEYMOUTH?" Frontispiece, Page 242]
Sea Scouts up-Channel
BY
PERCY F. WESTERMAN
Author of "The Third Officer", "The Salving of the Fusi Yama"
"Sea Scouts All", &c.
Illustrated by C. M. Padday, R.O.I.
BLACKIE & SON LIMITED
LONDON AND GLASGOW
Printed in Great Britain by Blackie & Son, Limited, Glasgow
Contents
Chap.
I. The Guardship
II. Sea Scouts to the Rescue
III. An Involuntary Guest
IV. The Gratitude of Mr. Collinson
V. A Gift worth Having
VI. Visiting Sea Scouts
VII. The Start of the Great Adventure
VIII. Disturbing Influences
IX. Adrift in West Bay
X. The Fouled Propeller
XI. The Semaphore Message
XII. A Misunderstanding Cleared Up
XIII. The Trek
XIV. The Missing Patrol Leader
XV. How Desmond Fared
XVI. The Outboard Motor
XVII. Advantages and Disadvantages of Cement
XVIII. Good Luck in Disguise
XIX. The Fog
XX. Captured
XXI. The Tables Turned
XXII. A Narrow Shave
XXIII. The Rebound of the Joke
XXIV. Refusing a Tow
XXV. And Last
Illustrations
"Want a tow into Weymouth?" Frontispiece
"All clear!" he announced, exhausted and triumphant
Both men tumbled on the cabin-top
"Drop that and give in at once!"