title: Dr. Horatio vs. the Six-Toed Cat (Tales from the Goose Creek B&B)
author:  Virginia Smith 
description: VIRGINIA SMITH is the bestselling author of twenty-six novels, an illustrated childrens book, and over fifty articles and short stories. An avid reader with eclectic tastes in fiction, Ginny writes in a variety of styles, from lighthearted relationship stories to breath-snatching suspense. Her books have been finalists in ACFWs Carol Award, the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence in Mystery/Suspense, the Maggie Awards, and the National Readers Choice Awards. Two of her novels, A Daughters Legacy (2011) and Dangerous Impostor (2013) received the Holt Medallion Award of Merit
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  # Young Captain Jack
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Horatio Alger
  
  
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  * [PREFACE.](yoja_split_2.html#1_0_2)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER I. THE ENCOUNTER ON THE BRIDGE.](yoja_split_3.html#1_0_3)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER II. DARCY GILBERT'S STORY.](yoja_split_4.html#1_0_4)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER III. A MYSTERY OF THE PAST.](yoja_split_5.html#1_0_5)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER IV. ON BOARD THE WRECK.](yoja_split_6.html#1_0_6)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER V. OLD BEN HAS A VISITOR.](yoja_split_7.html#1_0_7)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER VI. MRS. RUTHVEN'S STORY.](yoja_split_8.html#1_0_8)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER VII. A SETBACK FOR ST. JOHN.](yoja_split_9.html#1_0_9)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER VIII. THE HOME GUARDS OF OLDVILLE.](yoja_split_10.html#1_0_10)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER IX. DR. MACKEY INVESTIGATES.](yoja_split_11.html#1_0_11)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER X. THE PAPERS ON THE WRECK.](yoja_split_12.html#1_0_12)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER XI. MRS. RUTHVEN SPEAKS HER MIND.](yoja_split_13.html#1_0_13)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER XII. THE BOAT RACE