THE SKATE MENDING TOOK A LONG TIME

The
Young Ship Builder

BY SOPHIE SWETT

AUTHOR OF
“A CAPE COD BOY,” “CAPTAIN POLLY,” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN HENDERSON BETTS

THE PENN PUBLISHING COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA
MCMXVIII

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CHAP.	PAGE
I	WE AND THE “ALIENS”	5
II	CYRUS SACRIFICES HIMSELF FOR THE SAKE OF THE “ALIENS”	24
III	A LITTLE ALIEN’S WOES	50
IV	THE FAMILY DISGRACED	72
V	A LADY-LIKE RECREATION	98
VI	LOVEDAY GROWS MYSTERIOUS	123
VII	A LITTLE JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD	149
VIII	A CHANCE MEETING	174
IX	A STUDIO TEA	201
X	BUSINESS EFFORTS AND A DISCOVERY	224
XI	A DIPLOMATIC EFFORT	249
XII	A LUNCHEON WITH UNBIDDEN GUESTS	278
XIII	LOVEDAY MAKES A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT	303
XIV	WE FIND OURSELVES OWN FOLKS AT LAST	326

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