Defending the Island: A story of Bar Harbor in 1758

Otis, James · 1912

CONTENTS I. THE ISLAND II. THE FIRST ASSAULT III. A DAY OF SUSPENSE IV. AN ATTACK V. FIRE VI. THE WRECK Friend or enemy? (See Chapter III.) _Frontispiece_ "'Indians skulking on the harbor island!'" "The stout-hearted girl set about the task" "Susan stood guard at the gateway" "The children had improvised platforms" "Mark saw a canoe put off from the Harbor Island" "'You shall not have the smallest chicken inside this stockade!'" "'Look! Look! A vessel!'" "He returned with a heavy log" "'Do you refuse to surrender?'" "An instant later the entire party was in retreat" "Susan's arm was being rebandaged" "He reëntered the house with a bucket two-thirds full of muddy water" "A…

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