Produced by Al Haines [Illustration: Cover art] [Frontispiece: THE LASCARS BUNDLED THE BODIES INTO THE LIFEBOAT. _Page_ 52] THE WIRELESS OFFICER BY PERCY F. WESTERMAN Author of "The Third Officer," "Sea Scouts All," &c. &c. Illustrated by W. E. Wigfull BLACKIE & SON LIMITED LONDON AND GLASGOW 1922 By Percy F. Westerman The Bulldog Breed. In Eastern Seas. Standish Loses his Man. Standish Gets his Man. Cadet Alan Carr. Under Fire in Spain. Haunted Harbour. His Unfinished Voyage. Winged Might. Captain Flick. Tireless Wings. His First Ship. The Red Pirate. The Call of the Sea. Standish of the Air Police. Sleuths of the Air. Andy-All-Alone. The Westow Talisman. The White Arab. The Buccaneers of Boya. Rounding up the Raider. Captain Fosdyke's Gold. In Defiance of the Ban. The Senior Cadet. The Amir's Ruby. The Secret of the Plateau. Leslie Dexter, Cadet. A Mystery of the Broads. Rivals of the Reef. Captain Starlight. On the Wings of the Wind. Captain Blundell's Treasure. Unconquered Wings. Pat Stobart in the "Golden Dawn". Ringed by Fire. Midshipman Raxworthy. Chums of the "Golden Vanity". Clipped Wings. Rocks Ahead. King for a Month. The Disappearing Dhow. The Luck of the "Golden Dawn". The Salving of the "Fusi Yama". Winning his Wings. The Good Ship "Golden Effort". East in the "Golden Gain". The Quest of the "Golden Hope". The Wireless Officer. The Submarine Hunters. The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge. With Beatty off Jutland. The Dispatch Riders. The Last of the Buccaneers. A Lively Bit of the Front. The Westerman Omnibus Book Printed in Great Britain by Blackie & Son, Ltd., Glasgow Contents CHAP. I. Good News II. The Eavesdropper III. Reporting for Duty IV. The Greenhorns V. Under Way VI. A Night of Peril VII. "Logged" VIII. The Passengers IX. A Quiet Trick X. The Unheeded SOS XI. The Old Man is Disturbed XII. The Code-Book XIII. Crossing the Line XIV. Mostyn to the Rescue XV. Unpopularity XVI. Hot Work in No. 1 Hold XVII. The Decoy Wireless XVIII. The Difference of a Dot XIX. Peter's Progress XX. An Eventful River Trip XXI. The End of S.S. "West Barbican" XXII. A Night of Horror XXIII. Peter takes Charge of Things XXIV. Tidings from the Sea XXV. Riding it Out XXVI. Mostyn's Watch XXVII. Aground XXVIII. The Island XXIX. Repairs and Renewals XXX. The Voyage is Resumed XXXI. Picked up at Sea XXXII. The Dhow XXXIII. A Fight to a Finish XXXIV. Olive Deals with the Situation XXXV. The End of the Voyage XXXVI. A Round of Surprises XXXVII. How the Steelwork Arrived XXXVIII. The Completion of the Contract Illustrations