The pump-man’s smile died away.  “Maybe I’m thanking God,” he said softly, “for more than that.”

BOOKS BY JAMES B. CONNOLLY

PUBLISHED BY CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS

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OPEN WATER

Illustrated. $1.20 net.  Postpaid $1.30

A collection of new stories of the same type—­breezy, fresh, vigorous—­as those in his earlier books.

Some are of Gloucester fishermen, some of the men of the navy, some of the smugglers—­in all such is the smack of the salt-laden wind; the rattle and creak of ships’ tackle; the dull boom of pounding surf, or the hissing crash of the breakers.  But there are the other stories of sport and adventure ashore of which Mr. Connolly has shown his complete mastery.

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THE CRESTED SEAS

Illustrated. $1.50

“Tales of daring and reckless deeds which make the blood run quicker and bring an admiration for the hardy Gloucester men who take their lives in their hands on nearly every trip they make.  There are Martin Carr and Wesley Marrs and Tommy Clancy, and others of the brave crew that Connolly loves to write about.”—­Chicago Post.

“The author knows how to make them real and how to carry them through moving and thrilling scenes with unconscious heroism and often with equally unconscious dry drollery.”—­The Outlook.

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OUT OF GLOUCESTER

With illustrations by M.J.  BURNS and FRANK BRANGWYN 12mo, $1.50

“Mr. Connolly has a touch of gay humor in his narratives.  He knows his sea and his sailors well.  He understands how to bring dramatic power and effect into a story.”—­Congregationalist.

“This new volume of six stories of ocean adventure will strengthen Mr. Connolly’s reputation as the best delineator of the actual life of our New England deep-sea fishermen that has yet appeared.”—­Boston Journal.

“His book gives graphic descriptions of life on board of a fisherman, and has the genuine salt-water flavor.  Mr. Connolly knows just what he is writing about, from actual experience, as his book very plainly indicates, and as such it is a valuable addition to sea literature.”—­Gloucester Times.

“That all the romance and adventure has not gone out of New England seafaring is easily demonstrated by Mr. Connolly in this volume of roaring good stories about Gloucester fishermen....  They are capitally told and they put you right into the life they tell about.”—­Providence News.

“Mr. Connolly really knows the sea and the men that sail it, and his love for it is apparent on every page.”—­Leslie’s Weekly.