The Man In The High-Water Boots
Publisher Description
The story opens with description of men with different personalities, one with mental equipment, heart endowment, self-forgetfulness, and charm the kind of charm that makes you glad when he comes and sorry when he goes. One was a big-chested, straight-backed, clear-eyed, clean-souled sea-dog, with arms of hickory, fingers of steel, and a brain in instant touch with a button marked "Experience and Pluck".