THE WRECKING MASTER
"You're working for Jim Wetherly"
THE
WRECKING MASTER
By
RALPH D. PAINE
Author of "A Cadet of the Black Star Line," "The Fugitive
Freshman," "The Head Coach," etc.
ILLUSTRATED BY
GEORGE VARIAN
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
1911
Copyright, 1911, by
Charles Scribner's Sons
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Published September, 1911
CONTENTS
| Chapter | Page | |
| I. | A Skipper in Bad Company | 3 |
| II. | The Resolute Fathoms the Plot | 21 |
| III. | The Race for the Kenilworth | 40 |
| IV. | Wicked Mr. Pringle in Collision | 59 |
| V. | "All Hands Abandon Ship" | 75 |
| VI. | Dan Frazier's Predicament | 93 |
| VII. | A Fat Engineer to the Rescue | 110 |
| VIII. | A Fog of Suspicions | 128 |
| IX. | The Broken Hawser | 149 |
| X. | Dan's Dreams Come True | 168 |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| "You're working for Jim Wetherly" | Frontispiece |
| Facing page | |
| And with Bill McKnight's assistance the derelict was hauled aboard like a large and dripping fish | 6 |
| The Sombrero sailed like a witch in the race | 34 |
| But for once that square-jawed uncle of his had dared too much |
