Oliver Optic

PREFACE.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I. SOME INDICATIONS OF A REBELLION.

CHAPTER II. AN IMPROMPTU RACE BETWEEN THE BEECH HILL BARGES.

CHAPTER III. DORY DORNWOOD ARGUES THE QUESTION.

CHAPTER IV. THE CHESTERFIELDS HANG OUT THEIR BANNERS.

CHAPTER V. JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE.

CHAPTER VI. THE COXSWAIN OF THE WINOOSKI INDULGES IN MORE STRATEGY.

CHAPTER VII. AN UNSATISFACTORY CONFERENCE ON THE WAVES.

CHAPTER VIII. THE CHESTERFIELDS SURRENDER THEIR BANNERS.

CHAPTER IX. A REBELLION IN THE SCHOOLROOM.

CHAPTER X. IMPORTANT TO BOY ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS.

CHAPTER XI. DORY DORNWOOD CONFRONTS THE TOPOVERS.

CHAPTER XII. TOM TOPOVER HAS REASON TO BE ASTONISHED.

CHAPTER XIII. A VICTORY FOR THE TOPOVERS.

CHAPTER XIV. THE PURSUIT IN THE GOLDWING.

CHAPTER XV. THE SKIPPER USES A NAUTICAL LASSO.

CHAPTER XVI. COMMODORE TOM TOPOVER VISITS THE GOLDWING.

CHAPTER XVII. THE CHESTERFIELDS AND THEIR ALLIES RENEW THE BATTLE.

CHAPTER XVIII. DORY DORNWOOD DEALS IN MORAL COURAGE.

CHAPTER XIX. SOMETHING MORE ABOUT THE BEECH HILL REBELLION.

CHAPTER XX. THE VISITING COMMITTEE AT BEECH HILL.

CHAPTER XXI. THE ORATOR OF THE REBELS OBTAINS A HEARING.

CHAPTER XXII. BOLLY EXPLAINS HIS PLANS FOR THE BOAT-HOUSE AND WHARF.

CHAPTER XXIII. VOLLEYS OF QUESTIONS ASKED AND ANSWERED.

CHAPTER XXIV. THE NEW CAPTAIN OF THE SYLPH.

CHAPTER XXV. THE FIRST OFFICER AND PARTY IN BATTLE ARRAY.

CHAPTER XXVI. THE RESULT OF THE BATTLE ON THE CAISSON.

CHAPTER XXVII. THE INTERVIEW BETWEEN THE TWO PRINCIPALS.

CHAPTER XXVIII. SOMETHING ABOUT FRAMING THE BOAT-HOUSE.

CHAPTER XXIX. THE STUDENTS USE THE SQUARE AND COMPASSES.

CHAPTER XXX. THE STUDENTS CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION OF THE BUILDING OF THE HOUSE.

ARMY AND NAVY STORIES

YACHT CLUB SERIES.

The Boat-Builder Series.

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I.
ALL ADRIFT;
OR,
THE GOLDWING CLUB.

II.
SNUG HARBOR;
OR,
THE CHAMPLAIN MECHANICS.

III.
SQUARE AND COMPASSES;
OR,
BUILDING THE HOUSE.

IV.
STEM TO STERN;
OR,
BUILDING THE BOAT.

V.
ALL TAUT;
OR,
RIGGING THE BOAT.

VI.
READY ABOUT;
OR,
SAILING THE BOAT.

"The stem of the Winooski struck the bow of the
Chesterfield barge."—Page 68.

THE BOAT-BUILDER SERIES

SQUARE AND COMPASSES

OR

BUILDING THE HOUSE

BY

OLIVER OPTIC

AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD," "THE GREAT WESTERN
SERIES," "THE ARMY AND NAVY SERIES," "THE WOODVILLE
SERIES," "THE STARRY FLAG SERIES," "THE BOAT-CLUB
STORIES," "THE ONWARD AND UPWARD SERIES,"
"THE YACHT-CLUB SERIES," "THE LAKE-SHORE
SERIES," "THE RIVERDALE SERIES," "ALL
ADRIFT," "SNUG HARBOR," ETC., ETC.

With Illustrations

BOSTON
LEE AND SHEPARD PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK CHARLES T. DILLINGHAM

Copyright,
1884,
By Lee and Shepard.

All Rights Reserved.

SQUARE AND COMPASSES.

TO

MY YOUNG FRIEND,

ROBERT M. BAKER,

THIS BOOK

IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.