The Rover Boys on the Ocean
THE ROVER BOYS ON THE OCEAN
OR
A CHASE FOR A FORTUNE
BY
ARTHUR M. WINFIELD
AUTHOR OF "THE ROVER BOYS AT SCHOOL," "THE ROVER
BOYS IN THE JUNGLE," "THE MISSING TIN BOX," "BY
PLUCK, NOT LUCK," "SCHOOLDAYS OF FRED
HARLEY," "POOR BUT PLUCKY," ETC.
NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS
AS THE SHIP CAME CLOSER THEY MADE HER OUT TO BE A BIG "TRAMP" FROM THE SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.—Page 233.
CONTENTS.
I. | 1 |
II. | 10 |
III. | 19 |
IV. | 28 |
V. | 37 |
VI. | 45 |
VII. | 54 |
VIII. | 63 |
IX. | 72 |
X. | 82 |
XI. | 93 |
XII. | 101 |
XIII. | 110 |
XIV. | 119 |
XV. | 129 |
XVI. | 138 |
XVII. | 146 |
XVIII. | 154 |
XIX. | 161 |
XX. | 170 |
XXI. | 179 |
XXII. | 190 |
XXIII. | 196 |
XXIV. | 204 |
XXV. | 212 |
XXVI. | 221 |
XXVII. | 230 |
XXVIII. | 239 |
INTRODUCTION.
My Dear Boys: "The Rover Boys on the Ocean" is a complete tale in itself, but forms a companion volume to "The Rover Boys at School," which preceded it.
In the former volume I tried to give my young readers a glimpse of life as it actually is in one of our famous military boarding schools, with its brightness and shadows, its trials and triumphs, its little plots and counterplots, its mental and physical contests, and all that goes to make up such an existence; in the present tale I have given a little more of this, and also related the particulars of an ocean trip, which, from a small and unpretentious beginning, developed into something entirely unlooked for—an outing calculated to test the nerves of the bravest of American youths. How Dick, Tom, and Sam, and their friends stood it, and how they triumphed over their enemies, I will leave for the story itself to explain. This volume will be followed by another, to be entitled, "The Rover Boys in the Jungle," telling of curious adventures in the heart of Africa.
As the first volume of the series was so well received, my one wish is that the present tale may find equal favor at your hands.
- Affectionately and sincerely yours,
- Arthur M. Winfield.
September 20, 1899.
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