Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustration. See 30138-h.htm or 30138-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30138/30138-h/30138-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/30138/30138-h.zip) THE SEINERS by JAMES B. CONNOLLY Author of "Out of Gloucester," "Jeb Hutton," Etc. [Illustration: IT WAS THE FINEST KIND OF EXCITEMENT, OUR RUNNING TO HARBOR] Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 Copyright, 1904, by Charles Scribner's Sons Published, May, 1904 CONTENTS I. THE NEW VESSEL OF WITHROW'S 1 II. A LITTLE JOG ALONG THE DOCKS 8 III. MINNIE ARKELL 16 IV. LITTLE JOHNNIE DUNCAN STANDS EXAMINATION 27 V. FROM OUT OF CROW'S NEST 35 VI. MAURICE BLAKE GETS A VESSEL 43 VII. CLANCY CROSSES MINNIE ARKELL 51 VIII. THE SEINING FLEET PUTS OUT TO SEA 61 IX. MACKEREL 70 X. WE LOSE OUR SEINE 82 XI. AN OVER-NIGHT BREEZE 87 XII. THE FLEET RUNS TO HARBOR 99 XIII. WESLEY MARRS BRINGS A MESSAGE 119 XIV. A PROSPECT OF NIGHT-SEINING 123 XV. CLANCY TO THE MAST-HEAD 129 XVI. WE GET A FINE SCHOOL 137 XVII. A DRIVE FOR MARKET 144 XVIII. A BRUSH WITH THE YACHTING FLEET 153 XIX. MINNIE ARKELL AGAIN 159 XX. THE SKIPPER PUTS FOR HOME 172 XXI. SEINERS' WORK 175 XXII. ON THE CAPE SHORE 184 XXIII. DRESSING DOWN 193 XXIV. THE WITHROW OUTSAILS THE DUNCAN 202 XXV. TROUBLE WITH THE DOMINION CUTTERS 206 XXVI. THE GOSSIP IN GLOUCESTER 211 XXVII. IN CLANCY'S BOARDING-HOUSE 217 XXVIII. IN THE ARKELL KITCHEN 220 XXIX. MAURICE BLAKE COMES HOME 230 XXX. THE MORNING OF THE RACE 235 XXXI. THE START OF THE RACE 243 XXXII. O'DONNELL CARRIES AWAY BOTH MASTS 250 XXXIII. THE ABLE JOHNNIE DUNCAN 257 XXXIV. MINNIE ARKELL ONCE MORE 265 XXXV.