# The Young Wireless Operator—With the U. S. Secret Service Winning his way in the Secret Service

Author: Theiss, Lewis E. (Lewis Edwin), 1878-1963; Merrill, Frank T., 1848-1923 [Illustrator]

Genre: Category: Children & Young Adult Reading

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62885

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## Summary

The coastwise steamer _Lycoming_ was being warped into her berth along the Hudson River in New York City. A fussy, little tug was pushing against the _Lycoming’s_ bow, while other puffing, bustling tugs butted the great ship astern, in an effort to swing the vessel at right angles to the stream and push her into her dock. On the _Lycoming’s_ lower deck sailors stood ready to cast great hawsers ashore the moment the ship should be within reach of the pier. As motionless as though he were a part of the ship itself, the captain stood on the bridge, silent and watchful, giving occasional orders. The upper decks were alive with passengers, who swarmed to the rail, eagerly scanning the faces of...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/2/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/16/index.md)
- [did. He drove up with an old junk wagon and asked for freight for](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-young-wireless-operator-with-the-u-s-secret-service-winning-d777288a/chapters/13/index.md)