FOR THE FREEDOM
OF THE SEAS
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PURPLE PENNANT SERIES
The Lucky Seventh
The Secret Play
The Purple Pennant
YARDLEY HALL SERIES
Forward Pass For Yardley
Double Play Around the End
Winning His Y Chance Signals
HILTON SERIES
The Half-back For the Honor of the School
Captain of the Crew
ERSKINE SERIES
Behind the Line Weatherby's Innings
Captain of the Crew
THE "BIG FOUR" SERIES
Four in Camp Four Afoot
Four Afloat
THE GRAFTON SERIES
Rivals for the Team Winning His Game
Hitting the Line
BOOKS NOT IN SERIES
For the Freedom of the Seas
Keeping His Course Benton's Venture
The Brother of a Hero The Junior Trophy
Flunker's Field The New Boy at Hilltop
Danforth Plays the Game The Spirit of the School
The Arrival of Jimpson
D. APPLETON & CO., Publishers, New York
"Hands up!" [Page 43]
FOR THE FREEDOM
OF THE SEAS
BY
RALPH HENRY BARBOUR
AUTHOR OF
"KEEPING HIS COURSE," "HITTING THE LINE",
"WINNING HIS GAME," ETC
ILLUSTRATED BY
CHARLES L. WRENN
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
NEW YORK LONDON
1918
Copyright, 1918, by
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
Printed in the United States of America
To
THOMAS LATIMER
of Groton, Connecticut
with the Author's
greetings
CONTENTS
chapter page I. The Way of the Hun1 II. With the Coast Patrol14 III. The Lonely Reef26 IV. A Battle Underground38 V. A Chance Encounter50 VI. On the Thames65 VII. The U. S. S. "Gyandotte"78 VIII. The Raider87 IX. Off for the Other Side95 X. Overboard!106 XI. Twenty Fathoms Down118 XII. In the Submarine "Q-4"133 XIII. "Surface!"148 XIV. In an Irish Mist161 XV. The Mysterious Signals177 XVI. Through the Night193 XVII. Boys in Khaki203 XVIII. Tip, or the "Sans Souci"217 XIX. Off Heligoland235 XX. The Battle in the North Sea247 XXI. Castaways258 XXII. Mart Turns up272 XXIII. The Captain Comes Round284
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
FACING PAGE - "Hands up!"
Frontispiece - Oars dashed at the water and the boat headed away
12 - There was a crash as the shell sped from the gun
93 - The big funnel crashed down upon the boy
112
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