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Keeping His Course

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By Ralph Henry Barbour
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The narrative follows a resourceful seaside youth who faces petty insults, rivalries, and tests of character while working at a small harbor. Through friendships, boating episodes, and athletic contests he confronts a series of challenges—misunderstood taunts about his appearance, a dangerous launch accident, a theft and pursuit of a stolen boat, and being lost in fog—each episode prompting practical courage and moral choices. Community search efforts, a posted reward, and a daring rescue involving a distress signal lead to reconciliations and decisions about his future, as he matures by asserting responsibility, loyalty, and competence in both sport and seamanship.

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Title: Keeping His Course

Author: Ralph Henry Barbour

Illustrator: Norman Rockwell

Release date: May 5, 2020 [eBook #62027]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Credits: Produced by Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed
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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK KEEPING HIS COURSE ***

KEEPING HIS COURSE

By Ralph Henry Barbour

PURPLE PENNANT SERIES

  • The Lucky Seventh
  • The Secret Play
  • The Purple Pennant

YARDLEY HALL SERIES

  • Forward Pass
  • Double Play
  • Winning His Y
  • For Yardley
  • Around the End
  • Change Signals

HILTON SERIES

  • The Half-back
  • For the Honor of the School
  • Captain of the Crew

ERSKINE SERIES

  • Behind the Line
  • Weatherby’s Inning
  • On Your Mark

THE “BIG FOUR” SERIES

  • Four in Camp
  • Four Afoot
  • Four Afloat

THE GRAFTON SERIES

  • Rivals for the Team
  • Winning His Game
  • Hitting the Line

BOOKS NOT IN SERIES

  • Keeping His Course
  • The Brother of a Hero
  • Finkler’s Field
  • Danforth Plays the Game
  • Benton’s Venture
  • The Junior Trophy
  • The New Boy at Hilltop
  • The Spirit of the School
  • The Arrival of Jimpson

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, Publishers, New York

KEEPING
HIS COURSE

BY

RALPH HENRY BARBOUR

AUTHOR OF
“HITTING THE LINE,” “WINNING HIS GAME,”
“RIVALS FOR THE TEAM,” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY

WALT LOUDERBACK

D. APPLETON & COMPANY
NEW YORK                LONDON
1918

Copyright, 1918, by
D. Appleton and Company

Copyright, 1916, by
The Commercial Advertiser Association

Printed in the United States of America

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I. Toby Resents an Insult 1
II. The Turnover 13
III. Arnold Pays His Debts 26
IV. Friends Afloat 36
V. Shots in the Dark 49
VI. Pursuit and Capture 62
VII. The Stolen Launch 75
VIII. The Hidden Name 88
IX. “Three Hundred Dollars Reward!” 100
X. Toby Blocks the Plate 112
XI. Toby Makes Up His Mind 125
XII. “T. Tucker, Prop.” 143
XIII. Trick for Trick 155
XIV. Toby Is Downhearted 170
XV. Phebe Christens the Knockabout 181
XVI. Lost in the Fog 193
XVII. The Lighted Window 206
XVIII. Mr. Tucker Consents 220
XIX. Toby Accepts a Challenge 230
XX. A Close Call 243
XXI. The Distress Signal 261
XXII. Into Port 273

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

“Hold on! Isn’t that a sort of a light over there?” Frontispiece
  Facing Page
“We’ve gained like anything, Arn!” 66
Toby pegged hard to Tim 122
He consumed a large piece of apple pie 254