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[Illustration: "THEY SAILED ON, IN THE MOONLIGHT"

(See page 297)]


  The Sandman:

  His Sea
  Stories

  By
  William J. Hopkins

  Author of "The Sandman: His Farm Stories,"
  "The Sandman: More Farm Stories," "The
  Sandman: His Ship Stories," etc.

  With Forty Illustrations by
  Diantha W. Horne

  This special edition is published by arrangement
  with the publisher of the regular edition,
  The Page Company.

  CADMUS BOOKS
  E. M. HALE
  AND COMPANY

  CHICAGO

  _Copyright, 1908_

  BY THE PAGE COMPANY

  _All rights reserved_

  Made in U.S.A.




CONTENTS


                                                           PAGE

  THE SEPTEMBER-GALE STORY                                    1

  THE FIRE STORY                                             31

  THE PORPOISE STORY                                         44

  THE SEAWEED STORY                                          57

  THE FLYING-FISH STORY                                      74

  THE LOG-BOOK STORY                                         85

  THE SHARK STORY                                           102

  THE CHRISTMAS STORY                                       120

  THE SOUNDING STORY                                        139

  THE TEAK-WOOD STORY                                       153

  THE STOWAWAY STORY                                        171

  THE ALBATROSS STORY                                       185

  THE DERELICT STORY                                        194

  THE LIGHTHOUSE STORY                                      210

  THE RUNAWAY STORY                                         222

  THE TRAFALGAR STORY                                       243

  THE CARGO STORY                                           253

  THE PRIVATEER STORY                                       270

  THE RACE STORY                                            291

  THE PILOT STORY                                           310

  THE DRIFTWOOD STORY                                       325




LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS


  "They sailed on, in the moonlight." (See page 297)       _Frontispiece_

  "Sometimes he had to hold on to the fences"                         11

  "They saw all sorts of things going up the river"                   23

  "A great tree that was blown down"                                  29

  "It floated, burning, for a few minutes"                            42

  "They swam in a funny sort of way"                                  48

  "They had more porpoises on deck than you would
  have thought that they could possibly use"                          55

  "The surface of the sea seemed covered with them"                   65

  "They amused themselves for a long time"                            72

  "A school of fish suddenly leaped out of the water"                 78

  "The sailors were having a good time"                               81

  The Hour Glass                                                      90

  "Little Jacob liked to watch Captain Solomon"                       93

  "'Right there,' he said, 'you can see his back fin'"               109

  The Shark                                                          114

  "'Yes, little lad,' he said. 'For you--if you want it'"            129

  Christmas Island, 1st View, bearing N by E                         132

  Christmas Island, 2nd View, bearing SW                             133

 