Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE LITTLE FELLOW SMILED IN THE WEATHER-BEATEN FACE.
[_See page 15._
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DORYMATES

A TALE OF THE FISHING BANKS

BY KIRK MUNROE

AUTHOR OF
“WAKULLA” “FLAMINGO FEATHER” “DERRICK STERLING” ETC.

=Illustrated=

NEW YORK AND LONDON
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
1903

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Copyright, 1889, by HARPER & BROTHERS.

CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER PAGE
I. A WAIF OF THE SEA 11
II. ON BOARD THE “CURLEW” 25
III. THE HAULING OF THE SEINE 37
IV. A SUDDEN DISASTER 51
V. SAVED BY ELECTRICITY 64
VI. THE GALE ON GEORGE’S 78
VII. A STRUGGLE FOR A LIFE 92
VIII. A FALSE FRIEND, AND AN OPEN ENEMY 105
IX. KIDNAPPED.--THE PROMISE 119
X. TRAWLS AND WHALES 132
XI. SURROUNDED BY ARCTIC ICE 145
XII. AN ICE CAVE AND ITS PRISONERS 159
XIII. LOST IN THE FOG 172
XIV. THE SECRET OF THE GOLDEN BALL 186
XV. A WONDERFUL MEETING 200
XVI. NAVIGATING THE BRIG 213
XVII. OVERBOARD AND INBOARD 227
XVIII. NEWS FROM HOME 240
XIX. THE DEVIL-FISH OF FLEMISH CAP 253
XX. ON THE COAST OF ICELAND 266
XXI. TEMPTED FROM DUTY 279
XXII. THE STEAM-YACHT “SAGA” 292
XXIII. PONIES AND GEYSERS 306
XXIV. A DORYMATE’S HOME 319
XXV. STARTLING DISCOVERIES 332
XXVI. PROUD OF BEING A YANKEE 345

ILLUSTRATIONS.

THE LITTLE FELLOW SMILED IN THE WEATHER-BEATEN _Frontispiece._
FACE

“I CAME TO YOU FROM THE SEA,” HE SAID, PATTING HER _Faces page_ 28
THIN CHEEKS

“SEEMS TO ME I WOULDN’T FEEL SO BAD ABOUT IT IF I ” ” 44
WAS YOU”

“THAT GENTLEMAN THERE REFUSES TO RETURN A GOLD ” ” 52
BALL AND CHAIN THAT I HANDED HIM FOR
EXAMINATION”

IN ANOTHER MOMENT IT FLASHES FULL IN THE WHITE ” ” 68
FACES OF BREEZE M^cCLOUD AND HIS COMPANIONS

“YOU’RE CRAZY, LAD! YOU CAN’T LIVE A MINUTE IN ” ” 90
SUCH A SEA”

THERE WAS A LONG, FIRM HAND-CLASP BETWEEN THEM ” ” 98

“QUICK, NOW! LET’S GET HIM ABOARD THIS SCHOONER” ” ” 116

A LARGE WHALE ROSE TO THE SURFACE TO BLOW ” ” 140

IN A MINUTE MORE THEY HAD SNATCHED THE BUOY FROM ” ” 150
THE ICE-RAFT

AND THE TWO ATHLETIC YOUNG FELLOWS DREW THE ALMOST ” ” 166
HELPLESS FORM OF THEIR SHIPMATE SLOWLY BUT
STEADILY TO WHERE THEY STOOD

“BLOW, SONNY, BLOW!” CRIED ONE OF THE MEN ” ” 174

NOT A HUMAN BEING WAS TO BE SEEN ON BOARD OF HER, ” ” 198#
NOR DID THEIR HAIL RECEIVE ANY ANSWER

“ME AN’ DE CAP’N, WE’S BEEN HABIN’ A MONS’ROUS ” ” 204
HARD TIME”

“BLESS MY SOUL, IF IT ISN’T BREEZE M^cCLOUD!” ” ” 238

NIMBUS, RAISING HIM CLEAR OF THE DECK, HELD HIM AT ” ” 242
ARM’S-LENGTH ABOVE HIS HEAD

MATEO, WITH A HOWL OF DISMAY, HAD DARTED FORWARD ” ” 260
AND VANISHED IN THE FORECASTLE; WHILE NIMBUS,
WITH A YELL OF AFFRIGHT, HAD ROLLED AFT

THE FIRST VIEW OF ICELAND ” ” 266

THE YACHT CAME DIRECTLY TOWARDS THEM ” ” 288

BREEZE’S WELCOME TO THE ”SAGA” ” ” 292

“YOU OUGHT TO HAVE WORN A DIVING SUIT, NIMBUS,”
SAID BREEZE ” ” 310

THOSE ON BOARD THE GREAT STEAMER GAZED WITH ” ” 326
ADMIRATION AT THE DAINTY YACHT

BREEZE STARED IN AMAZEMENT AT WOLFE’S MOTHER ” ” 332

BREEZE’S WELCOME HOME ” ” 350

_Do you carry a dory, captain?
Do you carry a dory on your deck?
Manned by two bold fishermen,
To save a life or board a wreck._

_Landsmen cry, “Man the life-boat!” captain,
“Man the life-boat off our coast!”
But, captain, man the dory,
The fisherman’s glory,
The Banker’s pride and boast._
BY THE B. H. M.

DORYMATES:

A STORY OF THE FISHING BANKS.