Chapter I: Front Matter

THE MOTOR BOYS
BOUND FOR HOME

OR

Ned, Bob and Jerry on the
Wrecked Troopship

BY

CLARENCE YOUNG

AUTHOR OF “THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES,” “THE JACK
RANGER SERIES,” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

BOOKS BY CLARENCE YOUNG

12mo. Cloth. Illustrated. Colored Jacket.

=THE MOTOR BOYS SERIES=

THE MOTOR BOYS
THE MOTOR BOYS OVERLAND
THE MOTOR BOYS IN MEXICO
THE MOTOR BOYS ACROSS THE PLAINS
THE MOTOR BOYS AFLOAT
THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE ATLANTIC
THE MOTOR BOYS IN STRANGE WATERS
THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE PACIFIC
THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE CLOUDS
THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE ROCKIES
THE MOTOR BOYS OVER THE OCEAN
THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE WING
THE MOTOR BOYS AFTER A FORTUNE
THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE BORDER
THE MOTOR BOYS UNDER THE SEA
THE MOTOR BOYS ON ROAD AND RIVER
THE MOTOR BOYS AT BOXWOOD HALL
THE MOTOR BOYS ON A RANCH
THE MOTOR BOYS IN THE ARMY
THE MOTOR BOYS ON THE FIRING LINE
THE MOTOR BOYS BOUND FOR HOME

=THE JACK RANGER SERIES=

JACK RANGER’S SCHOOLDAYS
JACK RANGER’S WESTERN TRIP
JACK RANGER’S SCHOOL VICTORIES
JACK RANGER’S OCEAN CRUISE
JACK RANGER’S GUN CLUB
JACK RANGER’S TREASURE BOX

COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY

=The Motor Boys Bound for Home=

Printed in U. S. A.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I TURNING BACK 1
II SUSPICIONS 9
III THE LITTLE MAN 18
IV OFF AGAIN 26
V THE NIGHT ATTACK 37
VI A STRANGE ENCOUNTER 45
VII A MIDNIGHT BLAST 52
VIII DISABLED 60
IX THE MYSTERIOUS CABIN 68
X CALLING IN VAIN 76
XI DRIFTING 83
XII THROUGH THE OPEN DOOR 91
XIII A WELL-KNOWN VOICE 101
XIV THE FOG 109
XV THE CRASH 117
XVI A WAIF OF THE SEA 125
XVII NED WONDERS 133
XVIII A QUEER CRAFT 140
XIX A LONE NAVIGATOR 149
XX THREE ON A RAFT 156
XXI REUNITED 165
XXII NED AND PEPPER-POT 175
XXIII MAKING THE BEST OF IT 181
XXIV NED LEARNS SOMETHING 189
XXV THE BOW GUN 198
XXVI LEAKING 208
XXVII THE WIRELESS 214
XXVIII THE SEARCH 222
XXIX “DERELICT AHOY!” 232
XXX ALL’S WELL--CONCLUSION 237

THE MOTOR BOYS,
NED, BOB AND JERRY
BOUND FOR HOME