NAUTILUS
BY
LAURA E. RICHARDS
AUTHOR OF "CAPTAIN JANUARY," "MELODY," "MARIE," "QUEENHILDEGARDE," ETC., ETC.
Illustrated
TENTH THOUSAND
BOSTON
ESTES AND LAURIAT
1895
Copyright, 1895,
BY ESTES AND LAURIAT
All rights reserved
Entered at Stationers' Hall, London.
Typography and Printing by
C.H. Simonds & Co.
Electrotyping by Geo. C. Scott & Sons
Boston, U.S.A.
TO MY DEAR FRIENDS,
THE MEMBERS OF THE
HOWE CLUB,
OF GARDINER, MAINE,
THIS STORY IS AFFECTIONATELY
DEDICATED.
CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER | Page | |
| I. | THE BOY JOHN | 13 |
| II. | THE SKIPPER | 18 |
| III. | A GREAT EXHIBITION | 33 |
| IV. | ABOARD THE "NAUTILUS | 48 |
| V. | MYSTERY | 56 |
| VI. | MR. BILL HEN | 68 |
| VII. | THE CAPTIVE | 75 |
| VIII. | IN THE NIGHT | 86 |
| IX. | FAMILY MATTERS | 93 |
| X. | IN THE VALLEY OF DECISION | 105 |
| XI. | SAILING | 113 |
NAUTILUS
CHAPTER I.
THE BOY JOHN
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