Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator

They advanced more cautiously now, with every sense alert to detect the first sign of any lurking savage. They had not proceeded far in this manner when Bert, who was slightly i...

The routine life of shipboard wore quietly on for several days without interruption. The staunch ship held steadily on its course, and the ceaseless vibrations of its engines ca...

"She's all of sixty miles away," he said, looking up from his calculation, "and even under forced draught we can't reach her in less than three hours. Tell her we're coming," he...

One day, about mid-afternoon, Bert was going through his duties in a more or less mechanical fashion, for the day had been warm, and he had been on duty since early morning. For...

They had reached the gateway of Southern China and cast anchor in the harbor of Hong-Kong. It had been a day of great bustle and confusion, and all hands had been kept busy from...

"By George," said Dick, "I have to pinch myself to realize that we're really in China at last. Until a month ago I never dreamed of seeing it. As a matter of course I had hoped...

"Land ho!" shouted the look-out from his airy perch in the crow's nest, and with one accord the passengers of the _Fearless_ rushed on deck to catch the first glimpse of that wo...

The drowsy water front pulsed into sudden life. There was a sound of running feet, of hoarse yells, a shriek of pain and terror as a knife bit into flesh, and a lithe, brown fig...

"Beat this if you can, fellows," said Tom, as, next morning, lazily stretched in his steamer chair on the deck of the _Fearless_, his eyes took in with delight the broad expanse...

Over the quiet ocean so calm that, except for an occasional swelling foam-tipped wave it seemed like a sea of glass, the noon-day sun poured its golden light. It was a perfect d...

The next morning, all was stir and bustle on board the steamer. The great cranes groaned, as they hoisted aboard the last of the freight, and lowered it into the hold, that gape...

The "Fearless" was a smart, staunch ship of about three thousand tons--one of a numerous fleet owned by the line of which Mr. Quinby was the manager. She had been built with spe...

It was a hot day, even for the tropics, and everybody felt the heat intensely. Awnings had been stretched over the deck, and under their inviting shade the passengers tried to f...

"He isn't exactly a beauty," assented Tom, looking after the retreating figure, "but then what Chinaman is? Besides he didn't sign as an Adonis, but as an assistant cook. What d...

The next morning after an early breakfast the "Gray Ghost" was brought around in front of the "Seaside" and the boys began to look her over to make sure that she was in conditio...

The species of shark that inhabits tropical waters is very voracious, and will eat almost anything that has the smell or taste of food about it. Therefore, the sailors were trou...