Front matter

THE LAUNCH BOYS SERIES

THE LAUNCH BOYS ADVENTURES

IN NORTHERN WATERS

THE LAUNCH BOYS SERIES

Timely and fascinating stories of adventure on the water, accurate in detail and intensely interesting in narration.

—BY—

EDWARD S. ELLIS

First Volume

THE LAUNCH BOYS’ CRUISE IN THE DEERFOOT

Second Volume

THE LAUNCH BOYS’ ADVENTURES IN NORTHERN WATERS

The Launch Boys Series is bound in uniform style of cloth with side and back stamped with new and appropriate design in colors. Illustrated by Burton Donnel Hughes.

Price, single volume$0.60

Price, per set of two volumes, in attractive box$1.20

None Suspected the Meaning of What They Saw

THE LAUNCH BOYS SERIES

The

Launch Boys’ Adventures

In Northern Waters

BY

EDWARD S. ELLIS

Author of “The Flying Boys Series,” “Deerfoot Series,” etc., etc.

ILLUSTRATED BY BURTON DONNEL HUGHES

THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY

PHILADELPHIA

Copyright, 1912, by

The John C. Winston Company

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. A Proposal and an Acceptance 9

II. The Scout of the Kennebec 19

III. At the Inlet 29

IV. A STRANGE RACE 40

V. The Loser of the Race 51

VI. A Warm Reception 62

VII. Science versus Strength 72

VIII. The Lone Guest 83

IX. A Break Down 93

X. At Beartown 104

XI. At the Post Office in Beartown 115

XII. Hostesses and Guests 126

XIII. An Incident on Shipboard 137

XIV. “The Night Shall be Filled with Music” 147

XV. A Knock at the Door 155

XVI. Visitors of the Night 166

XVII. “Tall Oaks from Little Acorns Grow” 177

XVIII. A Clever Trick 188

XIX. In the Nick of Time 198

XX. “I Piped and Ye Danced” 208

XXI. How It Was Done 219

XXII. A Startling Discovery 230

XXIII. Through the Fog 242

XXIV. Bad for Mike Murphy 252

XXV. What Saved Mike 263

XXVI. The Good Samaritans 273

XXVII. An Unwelcome Caller 284

XXVIII. Plucking a Brand From the Burning 296

XXIX. “The Beautiful Isle of Somewhere” 307

XXX. A Through Ticket to Home 318

XXXI. Gathering Up the Ravelled Threads 329

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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None Suspected the Meaning of What They Saw Frontispiece

Like a Swallow Skimming Close to the Surface. 233

“Give Me Your Hand on That.” 292

The Launch Boys’ Adventures

in Northern Waters