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Title: Sonnie-Boy's People

Author: James B. Connolly

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SONNIE-BOY'S PEOPLE

[Illustration: "Look here, Sonnie-Boy. Here's a man says your papa is
the greatest man ever was in his line."]

SONNIE-BOY'S PEOPLE

BY
JAMES B. CONNOLLY

ILLUSTRATED

CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
NEW YORK :::::::::::::::::::::: 1913

COPYRIGHT, 1913, BY
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

Published September, 1913

CONTENTS

PAGE

SONNIE-BOY'S PEOPLE 1

TIM RILEY'S TOUCH 51

IN THE ANCHOR WATCH 95

CROSS COURSES 123

LEARY OF THE "LIGONIER" 167

HOW THEY GOT THE "HATTIE RENNISH" 199

KILLORIN'S CARIBBEAN DAYS 231

THE BATTLE-CRUISE OF THE "SVEND FOYN" 261

THE LAST PASSENGER 285

ILLUSTRATIONS

"Look here, Sonnie-Boy. Here's a man says your papa
is the greatest man ever was in his line" _Frontispiece_

FACING
PAGE

"And of course your brother is laying great plans to
assure his future?" 6

"That two-faced chairman of yours--he never tipped
me off you could fight any way except with your
hands." 90

The Orion proved to us that she was faster off the wind
t