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Title: Smugglers' Reef

Author: John Blaine

Release Date: May 16, 2009 [EBook #28849]

Language: English

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[Illustration: MAP OF SMUGGLERS' REEF AND VICINITY]

A RICK BRANT SCIENCE-ADVENTURE STORY

SMUGGLERS'

REEF

BY JOHN BLAINE

GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS

NEW YORK, N. Y.

COPYRIGHT, 1950, BY

GROSSET & DUNLAP, INC.

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Contents

CHAPTER PAGE

I NIGHT ASSIGNMENT 1

II CAP'N MIKE 11

III THE REDHEADED KELSOS 22

IV A WARNING 33

V THE MYSTERIOUS PHONE CALL 43

VI THE _Albatross_ 53

VII SEARCH FOR A CLUE 63

VIII THE OLD TOWER 70

IX NIGHT WATCH 82

X CAPTURED 93

XI THE HEARING 100

XII THE MISSING FISHERMAN 107

XIII THE TRACKER 118

XIV CAPTAIN KILLIAN 125

XV PLIMSOLL MARKS 137

XVI NIGHT FLIGHT 151

XVII ENTER THE POLICE 162

XVIII BRENDAN'S MARSH 172

XIX THE FIGHT AT CREEK HOUSE 188

XX READ ALL ABOUT IT! 201

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