Metta V Victor: 4 books

"That ar' log bobs 'round like the old sea-sarpint," muttered Ben Perkins to himself, leaning forward with his pole-hook and trying to fish it, without getting himself too deep in the water. "Blast the thing! I can't tackle it no how;" and he waded in deeper, climbed on to a floating log, and endeavored again to catch the one which so provokingly evaded him.

Example in this ebook   CHAPTER I. THE CABIN HOME. "That ar' log bobs 'round like the old sea-sarpint," muttered Ben Perkins to himself, leaning forward with his pole-hook and trying to fish it, without getting himself too deep in the water. "Blast the thing! I can't tackle...

An action, adventure, and romance tale set long ago. This was an original 'dime novel' published in the last century. An very moving, action-oacked tale of intrigue and romance.