The Boy Pilot of the Lakes; Or, Nat Morton's Perils
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By Frank V. Webster 1 Apr, 2020
"There's a rowboat adrift!" exclaimed one of a group of men who stood on the edge of a large pier at Chicago's waterfront. "Yes, and the steamer will sure smash it," added another. "She's headed right for it! It's a wonder folks wouldn't learn to ... Read more
"There's a rowboat adrift!" exclaimed one of a group of men who stood on the edge of a large pier at Chicago's waterfront. "Yes, and the steamer will sure smash it," added another. "She's headed right for it! It's a wonder folks wouldn't learn to tie their boats secure. Whose is it?" "I don't know. It's a good boat, though. Pity to see it knocked into kindling wood." "That's right." The pilot of the big freight steamer, which was approaching her dock after a voyage down Lake Michigan, also saw the drifting boat now, and, doubtless thinking someone was in it, he pulled the whistle wire sharply. A hoarse blast from the steamer's siren came across the water. The signal was one of alarm. Less
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Frank V. Webster was a pseudonym controlled by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, the first book packager of books aimed at children. This pseudonym was used on books for boys from the early 1900s through the...
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