Chapter I: Front Matter

The Boy Pilot of the Lakes

Or

Nat Morton's Perils

BY FRANK V. WEBSTER

AUTHOR OF "ONLY A FARM BOY," "BOB THE CASTAWAY," "TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY," "THE YOUNG FIREMEN OF LAKEVILLE," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY PUBLISHERS

BOOKS FOR BOYS

By FRANK V. WEBSTER

12mo. Illustrated. Bound in cloth.

ONLY A FARM BOY, Or Dan Hardy's Rise in Life
TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY, Or The Mystery of a Message
THE BOY FROM THE RANCH, Or Roy Bradner's City Experiences
THE YOUNG TREASURE HUNTER, Or Fred Stanley's Trip to Alaska
BOB THE CASTAWAY, Or The Wreck of the Eagle
THE YOUNG FIREMEN OF LAKEVILLE, Or Herbert Dare's Pluck
THE NEWSBOY PARTNERS, Or Who Was Dick Box?
THE BOY PILOT OF THE LAKES, Or Nat Morton's Perils
TWO BOY GOLD MINERS, Or Lost in the Mountains
JACK THE RUNAWAY, Or On the Road with a Circus

_Cupples & Leon Co., Publishers, New York_

Copyright, 1909, by CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

THE BOY PILOT OF THE LAKES

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I NAT SAVES A BOAT 1
II A CRY FOR HELP 12
III NAT'S BRAVE RESCUE 18
IV GETTING A JOB 26
V NAT IN TROUBLE 35
VI AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY 42
VII NAT HAS AN ACCIDENT 51
VIII IN THE PILOT HOUSE 59
IX A NARROW ESCAPE 67
X SAM SHAW APPEARS 74
XI CAPTAIN MARSHALL IS ANGRY 81
XII THE INVESTIGATION 88
XIII MAKING A CHANGE 95
XIV A BLOW AND A RESCUE 103
XV NAT HEARS SOME NEWS 113
XVI JUST TOO LATE 120
XVII PLANNING A CAPTURE 127
XVIII NAT'S PLUCKY PILOTING 135
XIX THE ACCUSATION 146
XX OFF AGAIN 152
XXI NAT INTERVENES 159
XXII AFTER BUMSTEAD 166
XXIII BUMSTEAD ESCAPES 173
XXIV IN A COLLISION 182
XXV BUMSTEAD'S ARREST--CONCLUSION 192

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"Sam fell into the water." frontispiece "He fell to the floor of the hold" 58 "The storm enveloped the vessel" 142 "Shoot, then!" cried the mate 180

The Boy Pilot of the Lakes