Boats, Bats and Bicycles DAVID McKAY, Publisher, Philadelphia. * * * * * * Transcriber's note: This story was first serialized in _Golden Hours_ from November 19, 1892 to January 28, 1893. This electronic edition is derived from a later hardcover reprint. The treanscriber added the table of contents. The use of italics for ship names was made consistent. Some inconsistent hyphenation (e.g. "overburdened" vs. "over-burdened") was retained. Some inconsistent capitalization (e.g. "jackie" vs. "Jackie") was retained. Inconsistent spellings of the name "Leech"/"Leach" were retained, as both spellings appear an equal number of times. Page 27, changed "fufilled" to "fulfilled." Page 57, changed "answerd" to "answered." Page 116, removed unnecessary quote at end of third paragraph. Page 124, removed unnecessary quote at end of third paragraph. Page 125, changed "usless" to "useless." Page 132, removed unnecessary quote at start of last paragraph. Page 140, removed unnecessary quote at end of second paragraph. Page 145, added missing quote after "prize number two." Page 159, added missing quote at beginning of page. Page 165, added missing quote before "Murmurings." Page 174, added missing quote at end of first paragraph. Page 190, removed duplicate "the" from "the thickest." Page 192, changed "seamean" to "seamen." Page v, changed "cutivate" to "cultivate" and "wholsome" to "wholesome."