Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power   By: Wyn Roosevelt (1870-)

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FRONTIER BOYS ON THE COAST

OR

IN THE PIRATE'S POWER

BY CAPT. WYN ROOSEVELT

NEW YORK HURST & COMPANY PUBLISHERS

THE FRONTIER BOYS

By CAPT. WYN ROOSEVELT

This series tells the adventures of Jim, Joe, and Tom Darlington, first in their camp wagon as they follow the trail to the great West in the early days. They are real American boys, resourceful, humorous, and but you must meet them. You will find them interesting company. They meet with thrilling adventures and encounters, and stirring incidents are the rule, not exception.

Historically, these books present a true picture of a period in our history as important as it was picturesque, when the nation set its face toward this vast unknown West, and conquered it.

1. Frontier Boys on Overland Trail 2. Frontier Boys in Colorado 3. Frontier Boys in the Rockies 4. Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon 5. Frontier Boys in Mexico 6. Frontier Boys on the Coast 7. Frontier Boys in Hawaii 8. Frontier Boys in the Sierras 9. Frontier Boys in the Saddle 10. Frontier Boys in Frisco. 11. Frontier Boys in the South Seas

Illustrated, 12mo, Cloth Price per Volume, 50 Cents

COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY THE PLATT & PECK CO.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE I. CAPTAIN BILL BROOM 9 II. THE COVE AND THE CAVE 16 III. THE BARBED WIRE 23 IV. PETE'S YARN 30 V. THE FOUR BOYS 37 VI. THE HUNCHBACK 45 VII. FARMER BROOM 53 VIII. THE CAMP IN THE POCKET 60 IX. THE ATTACK 68 X. "HAUL IN" 76 XI. MISSOURI'S MANOEUVRE 82 XII. THE RANCHERO 90 XIII. A NEW FRIEND 100 XIV. THE PURSUIT 109 XV. JIM AND THE SEA EAGLE 118 XVI. THE BOYS PUT ON STYLE 127 XVII. ON BOARD THE SEA EAGLE 135 XVIII. A DAY AT SEA 144 XIX. THE PASSENGER 152 XX. TO THE RESCUE 161 XXI. THE BANDITS 169 XXII. RACE WITH THE TIDE 177 XXIII. THE ENCHANTED ISLE 184 XXIV. IN THE WHITE BOAT 191 XXV. IN PERIL 198 XXVI. TWO LASSOES 206 XXVII. ANOTHER FRIEND 214 XXVIII. A TALE OF YORE 220 XXIX. A WONDERFUL LEAP 232 XXX. IN THE STRAIT 239 XXXI. CONCLUSION 246

FRONTIER BOYS ON THE COAST

CHAPTER I

CAPTAIN BILL BROOM

"What devilment has old Bill got on for tonight, Pete?"

The speaker was seated on an old scarred sea chest in a dimly lighted forecastle.

"I dunno," replied Pete, "maybe he's lookin' fer a wreck."

"I heard the mate say somethin' about a passel of four boys," put in a third man who was laying back in his bunk, "that the skipper was a lookin' for."

"Kidnapping, eh?" said Cales, the first speaker. "Hold 'em for ransom, I suppose. Well, the old man has been in worse games than that. I reckon the kids' parents are rich and are willin' to pay a high price for their darlings."

"You're on the wrong tack, matey," said the man in the bunk. "Cap'n Brinks, who landed in San Diego from a Mexican port put the old man wise. He told him that those fellars had considerable money and a raft of jewels with 'em that they picked up in Mexico."

"Ho, Ho, that's the game, is it," cried Cales, thumping his knee with a gnarled fist, "that ought to be easy then."