The Wireless Operator—With the U. S. Coast Guard

The day succeeding that on which Mr. Sharp found the nail in the field coil was another of those cold, stormy days so typical of the fall. The heavens were gray with threatening...

As usual, Henry found that the captain was up and about when he himself awoke. As he hustled into his clothes he felt ashamed to seem to be such a laggard. He found, however, th...

For two weeks the _Iroquois_ herded the floes of ice. Then the _Oneida_ relieved her and the _Iroquois_ sailed to Halifax, where she renewed her supplies and equipment preparato...

Henry Harper was making his way down the longest street in the world as fast as the jam of traffic would allow. But this longest street in the world, Broadway in New York City,...

Henry awoke early next morning. At first he did not know where he was. Then he remembered all. But life no longer looked sable. Indeed, there was a rosy tinge to it, just as the...

With such a line of evidence against Black, the outcome of the court-martial that quickly followed was a certainty. Black was convicted, dishonorably discharged from the Coast G...

Had Henry but known it, there was no immediate necessity for his return to the _Iroquois_. Indeed, the Coast Guard cutter not only was unable to sail that day, but she did not c...

So confused was Henry that he knew not in which direction to strike out. He could not tell which way was up and which was down. He was afraid to try to swim, lest he drive his b...

The chief electrician was on watch for four hours, and Henry sat with him in the wireless shack, as the radio room on the _Iroquois_ was called, until his watch was ended. Toget...

So overjoyed was Henry at his sudden good fortune that he wanted to throw up his hat and cheer. But he knew that would never do. To hide the emotion that was struggling for expr...

Under other circumstances the captain’s words would have caused Henry to shout with joy. Now there was no sense of jubilation in his heart. He was stunned by the awful catastrop...

Yet Henry, having come to a decision, proceeded with characteristic directness to try to accomplish his purpose. The minute he had an opportunity to speak to the commander alone...

After the discovery of the opium, Captain Hardwick took his sailors back to the _Iroquois_, along with the confiscated drug, leaving the custom inspectors aboard the _Orient_, t...

“Mr. Farley,” said the commander, “there’s a tramp a little farther up the coast that just sent us a wireless for a doctor. Mate’s sick. We’ve told her where to meet us. It will...

Henry gave slight heed to the young operator’s threat. Not for one second did he fear violence from him. Should any physical encounter occur, he was sure he could take care of h...

It was already dusk and night was at hand when the _Iroquois_ was ready to head for Boston. Already those off duty had eaten. The captain, however, still remained on deck. He wa...

The three men in the stateroom were astir early the next morning. Roy had to get back to the _Lycoming_, but before he went, he sought and obtained an interview with Captain Har...

With the call of the _Rayolite_ sounding in his ears, Henry had to leave the nails for later consideration. He swept all the mass of stuff back into his pocket and turned to his...

For a moment the crew of the _Iroquois_ stood as though petrified. In the brilliant beam of the searchlight they could see the dark forms of their comrades as they bobbed up abo...

For a moment Henry was dumbfounded. He could not imagine what had gone wrong. Then it occurred to him that perhaps he had a faulty connection somewhere. He ran his eye and hand...

Slowly the staunch little cutter steamed ahead. Had it not been for the broken rudder, the _Capitol City_ could have gone on her way, unattended, as she was little damaged. But...

Night had come before the captain left the bridge. As he paced back and forth he turned over in his mind the problem of the finishing nail. Black could not have driven the nail...