A SEA SCOUT YARN
Reading edition
By
PERCY F. WESTERMAN
Author of "The Mystery of Stockmere School," "Sinclair's Luck," etc.
Illustrated by
G. W. GOSS
{Illustration: logo}
S. W. PARTRIDGE & CO.
4, 5 & 6, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W.1.
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